Tougaloo College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation United Church of Christ & Disciples of Christ
Population 400,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 90 (14%) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,683 (64%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (68%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 714
Men / Women 41% / 59%
From State 76%
From Region 6%
Athletes 122 (20.3%)

Racial/Ethnic

Black 92%
International 3%
Native American 2%
Hispanic 2%
Mixed 1%
Asian 0%
White 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Tougaloo College 99 38% 0% 0% 94% 1% 2% $52,468 2 -1.27 47 95%
Computer Science 4 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $78,082 4 -1.37 86 — — — — —
Chemistry 4 — 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $59,314 7 -1.19 63 — — — — —
Mathematics 2 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $64,558 18 -0.78 72 — — — — —
Biology 10 — 20% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $53,688 6 -1.48 50 — — — — —
Kinesiology 6 — 33% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $49,343 4 -1.45 38 — — — — —
Economics 14 — 64% 0% 0% 93% 0% 7% $70,243 9 -1.04 79 — — — — —
English 3 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $44,124 10 -1.01 24 — — — — —
History 3 — 33% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $45,017 5 -1.16 27 — — — — —
Mass Communication 9 — 33% 0% 0% 78% 11% 0% $44,838 3 -1.59 26 — — — — —
Political Science 7 — 43% 0% 0% 71% 0% 14% $57,072 9 -1.11 58 — — — — —
Psychology 16 — 19% 0% 0% 94% 0% 0% $45,139 3 -1.51 27 — — — — —
Social Work 6 — 33% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $46,798 14 -0.77 31 — — — — —
Sociology 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $47,433 8 -0.86 33 95% — — — —
Biology Education — — — — — — — — $45,656 3 -1.16 28 — — — — —
Elementary Education 9 — 22% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $44,689 9 -1.13 26 — — — — —
History Teacher Education 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $45,727 2 -1.62 28 — — — — —
Physical Education — — — — — — — — $46,013 5 -1.45 29 — — — — —
Teacher Education, Subject Areas — — — — — — — — $45,263 10 -1.15 27 — — — — —
Music 4 — 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $32,621 4 -1.52 6 — — — — —
Music Education — — — — — — — — $45,590 45 -0.12 28 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $13,275
ROI Percentile 47th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 83%
4-Year Graduation Rate 28%
6-Year Graduation Rate 33%
Transfer-Out Rate 26%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 39.4% 39 28% 0% 0% 87% 3% 3% $47,525 3 -1.32 33 95% —
Business & Economics 14.1% 14 64% 0% 0% 93% 0% 7% $70,243 26 -1.04 79 — —
Education 10.1% 10 30% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $44,793 5 -1.18 26 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 10.1% 10 20% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $53,688 4 -1.48 50 — —
Health Sciences 6.1% 6 33% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $49,343 0 -1.45 38 — —
Humanities 6.1% 6 17% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $44,571 4 -1.09 25 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 6.1% 6 67% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $61,062 6 -1.05 66 — —
Arts 4.0% 4 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $32,621 1 -1.52 6 — —
Computer Science 4.0% 4 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $78,082 6 -1.37 86 — —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $2.2M #253 100% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.9M #370 100% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.2M #456 100% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.1M #388 100% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Total $3.5M #428 100% $0 — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 28 $144K $149K -$5K
Basketball 20 $304K $297K $7K
Soccer 18 $81K $81K $0
Cross Country 8 $44K $44K $0
Total 70 $575K $573K $1K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 18 $81K $81K $0
Basketball 17 $260K $259K $1K
Volleyball 14 $114K $114K $0
Cross Country 6 $38K $38K $0
Total 52 $495K $494K $1K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Basketball 37 $565K $557K $8K
Soccer 36 $163K $163K $0
Baseball 28 $144K $149K -$5K
Cross Country 14 $83K $83K $0
Volleyball 14 $114K $114K $0
Total 122 $1.3M $1.3M $7K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 60%
Yield (non-ED) 10%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 60% 60% 60%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy blind