- The Inkwell
- Mississippi
- Tougaloo College
Tougaloo, MSCity: midsizeZIP 39174Founded 1869
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1869
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.tougaloo.edu
MississippiHBCUReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Tougaloo College
Tougaloo College is a private nonprofit college in Tougaloo, Mississippi, with 639 undergraduates. It admits 60% of applicants, graduates 58% within six years and costs $20,702 a year after aid.
58%graduate
Admission rate60%
Retention83%
4-year graduation42%
Pell Grant share36%
Federal loans33%
$20,702net price / year
60%admission rate
—average SAT
58%graduate in 6 years
$41,624median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,131median debt
#1,532 of 1,704 for earnings#920 of 1,739 for lowest net price#735 of 1,738 for graduation rate#366 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $27,020tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $12,628
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $12,628
- Average net price
- $20,702national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$20,340
$30,001–48,000$20,628
$48,001–75,000$20,789
$75,001–110,000$21,916
$110,001+$22,098
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 60%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college60%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college83%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college58%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college36%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 58%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 42%
- First-year retention
- 83%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 37%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $31,379
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $41,624middle 50%: $25,491–$59,953
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,131
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$59,953
Median, Tougaloo College$41,624
Lower quarter$25,491
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 639
- Part-time
- 5.8%
- Women / men
- 58% / 42%
- Average age at entry
- 21.2
- First-generation students
- 30%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 36%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 95%
- Average faculty salary
- $4,012 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $5,291
- Endowment, end of year
- $28,917,674
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
Hispanic1.6%
Black87%
Asian0.2%
Two or more races0.9%
U.S. nonresident2.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.6%
Unknown7.8%
13 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Social sciences24%
Psychology14%
Biological & biomedical sciences13%
Education11%
Communication & journalism7.6%
Computer & information sciences5.1%
Parks, recreation & fitness5.1%
Public administration & social service5.1%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 176406. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6603941.