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
21.4%
Racial/Ethnic
Black
92%
International
3%
Native American
2%
Hispanic
2%
Mixed
1%
Asian
0%
White
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 33.3% 33.3%
2012 Men: 32.1% 32.1%
2013 Men: 32.0% 32.0%
2014 Men: 33.5% 33.5%
2015 Men: 36.4% 36.4%
2016 Men: 35.8% 35.8%
2017 Men: 36.2% 36.2%
2018 Men: 32.2% 32.2%
2019 Men: 36.8% 36.8%
2020 Men: 31.9% 31.9%
2021 Men: 49.0% 49.0%
2022 Men: 39.1% 39.1%
2023 Men: 41.1% 41.1%
2024 Men: 37.8% 37.8%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2011 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Asian: 0.4% 0.4%
2015 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2011 Black: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Black: 99.6% 99.6%
2013 Black: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Black: 99.2% 99.2%
2015 Black: 97.4% 97.4%
2016 Black: 98.0% 98.0%
2017 Black: 98.0% 98.0%
2018 Black: 96.7% 96.7%
2019 Black: 98.0% 98.0%
2020 Black: 99.4% 99.4%
2021 Black: 100.0% 100.0%
2022 Black: 99.0% 99.0%
2023 Black: 99.5% 99.5%
2024 Black: 98.0% 98.0%
2011 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 Hispanic: 0.9% 0.9%
2016 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Hispanic: 0.5% 0.5%
2018 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6%
2021 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 Hispanic: 0.5% 0.5%
2024 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2011 White: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 White: 0.4% 0.4%
2013 White: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 White: 0.4% 0.4%
2015 White: 1.7% 1.7%
2016 White: 2.0% 2.0%
2017 White: 1.5% 1.5%
2018 White: 1.6% 1.6%
2019 White: 1.3% 1.3%
2020 White: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 White: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 White: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 White: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 White: 0.0% 0.0%
2011 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 International: 1.6% 1.6%
2019 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 International: 1.0% 1.0%
2023 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 International: 2.0% 2.0%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2023 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2025 Native: 2.2% 2.2%
2020 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2022 Asian: 0.2% 0.2%
2023 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Asian: 0.2% 0.2%
2025 Asian: 0.4% 0.4%
2020 Black: 97.6% 97.6%
2021 Black: 95.8% 95.8%
2022 Black: 95.3% 95.3%
2023 Black: 87.1% 87.1%
2024 Black: 89.6% 89.6%
2025 Black: 91.6% 91.6%
2020 Hispanic: 0.3% 0.3%
2021 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6%
2022 Hispanic: 0.2% 0.2%
2023 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7%
2024 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3%
2025 Hispanic: 1.5% 1.5%
2020 White: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 White: 0.5% 0.5%
2022 White: 0.9% 0.9%
2023 White: 0.5% 0.5%
2024 White: 0.6% 0.6%
2025 White: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 International: 2.1% 2.1%
2021 International: 1.5% 1.5%
2022 International: 0.9% 0.9%
2023 International: 0.2% 0.2%
2024 International: 0.2% 0.2%
2025 International: 3.2% 3.2%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Tougaloo College
99
38% / 62%
2%
$47,086
40
94%
Computer Science
4 —
100% / 0%
0%
—
—
—
Chemistry
4 —
50% / 50%
0%
$47,972
43
—
Mathematics
2 —
100% / 0%
0%
$56,737
65
—
Biology
10 —
20% / 80%
0%
$46,996
40
—
Kinesiology
6 —
33% / 67%
0%
$46,499
38
—
Economics
14 —
64% / 36%
7%
$58,410
68
—
English
3 —
0% / 100%
0%
$43,885
30
—
History
3 —
33% / 67%
0%
$44,584
32
—
Mass Communication
9 —
33% / 67%
0%
$42,000
25
—
Political Science
7 —
43% / 57%
14%
$47,255
40
—
Psychology
16 —
19% / 81%
0%
$43,595
29
—
Social Work
6 —
33% / 67%
0%
$45,417
35
—
Sociology
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$45,597
35
94%
Biology Education
— —
—
—
$46,346
38
—
Elementary Education
9 —
22% / 78%
0%
$46,633
39
—
History Teacher Education
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
—
—
—
Physical Education
— —
—
—
$46,477
38
—
Teacher Education, Subject Areas
— —
—
—
$46,918
39
—
Music
4 —
50% / 50%
0%
$36,145
12
—
Music Education
— —
—
—
$46,878
39
—
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$13,275
ROI Percentile
40th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
83%
4-Year Graduation Rate
28%
6-Year Graduation Rate
33%
Transfer-Out Rate
26%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 48.3% 48.3%
2012 Graduated: 51.4% 51.4%
2013 Graduated: 49.5% 49.5%
2014 Graduated: 52.7% 52.7%
2015 Graduated: 41.6% 41.6%
2016 Graduated: 41.9% 41.9%
2017 Graduated: 50.0% 50.0%
2018 Graduated: 35.4% 35.4%
2019 Graduated: 50.3% 50.3%
2020 Graduated: 40.5% 40.5%
2021 Graduated: 33.8% 33.8%
2022 Graduated: 30.8% 30.8%
2023 Graduated: 32.3% 32.3%
2024 Graduated: 33.1% 33.1%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 44.3% 44.3%
2012 Men: 46.5% 46.5%
2013 Men: 35.4% 35.4%
2014 Men: 46.8% 46.8%
2015 Men: 29.9% 29.9%
2016 Men: 36.1% 36.1%
2017 Men: 39.7% 39.7%
2018 Men: 24.4% 24.4%
2019 Men: 38.8% 38.8%
2020 Men: 33.9% 33.9%
2021 Men: 21.4% 21.4%
2022 Men: 18.1% 18.1%
2023 Men: 23.2% 23.2%
2024 Men: 26.1% 26.1%
2011 Women: 50.0% 50.0%
2012 Women: 53.5% 53.5%
2013 Women: 56.3% 56.3%
2014 Women: 55.7% 55.7%
2015 Women: 47.4% 47.4%
2016 Women: 45.2% 45.2%
2017 Women: 55.1% 55.1%
2018 Women: 40.6% 40.6%
2019 Women: 55.8% 55.8%
2020 Women: 43.8% 43.8%
2021 Women: 40.8% 40.8%
2022 Women: 38.0% 38.0%
2023 Women: 37.3% 37.3%
2024 Women: 36.2% 36.2%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Black: 48.3% 48.3%
2012 Black: 51.7% 51.7%
2013 Black: 49.5% 49.5%
2014 Black: 52.8% 52.8%
2015 Black: 42.2% 42.2%
2016 Black: 42.3% 42.3%
2017 Black: 50.5% 50.5%
2018 Black: 36.6% 36.6%
2019 Black: 51.3% 51.3%
2020 Black: 40.7% 40.7%
2021 Black: 33.8% 33.8%
2022 Black: 30.2% 30.2%
2023 Black: 32.0% 32.0%
2024 Black: 33.8% 33.8%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
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
⇅
Humanities & Social Sciences
45.5%
45
27% / 73%
2%
$44,218
31
94%
Business & Economics
14.1%
14
64% / 36%
7%
$58,410
68
—
Education
10.1%
10
30% / 70%
0%
$46,633
39
—
Life & Natural Sciences
10.1%
10
20% / 80%
0%
$46,996
40
—
Health Sciences
6.1%
6
33% / 67%
0%
$46,499
38
—
Physical Sciences & Math
6.1%
6
67% / 33%
0%
$50,894
51
—
Arts
4.0%
4
50% / 50%
0%
$36,145
12
—
Computer Science
4.0%
4
100% / 0%
0%
—
—
—
Research
R3
⇅
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.
Admissions
Uses Common App
No
Acceptance Rate
42%
Yield (Unbound)
10%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
42%
42%
42%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 35.0% 35.0%
2012 Acceptance: 37.4% 37.4%
2013 Acceptance: 35.5% 35.5%
2014 Acceptance: 40.3% 40.3%
2015 Acceptance: 39.1% 39.1%
2016 Acceptance: 51.8% 51.8%
2017 Acceptance: 74.7% 74.7%
2018 Acceptance: 91.5% 91.5%
2019 Acceptance: 70.7% 70.7%
2020 Acceptance: 71.2% 71.2%
2021 Acceptance: 55.8% 55.8%
2022 Acceptance: 49.3% 49.3%
2023 Acceptance: 53.2% 53.2%
2024 Acceptance: 59.9% 59.9%
2011 Yield: 19.0% 19.0%
2012 Yield: 19.9% 19.9%
2013 Yield: 16.2% 16.2%
2014 Yield: 16.5% 16.5%
2015 Yield: 17.0% 17.0%
2016 Yield: 17.0% 17.0%
2017 Yield: 11.8% 11.8%
2018 Yield: 8.6% 8.6%
2019 Yield: 8.8% 8.8%
2020 Yield: 10.7% 10.7%
2021 Yield: 5.3% 5.3%
2022 Yield: 9.6% 9.6%
2023 Yield: 12.3% 12.3%
2024 Yield: 10.2% 10.2%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
1,250
2,500
3,750
5,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 3,075 3,075
2012 Applicants: 3,261 3,261
2013 Applicants: 2,661 2,661
2014 Applicants: 2,551 2,551
2015 Applicants: 2,321 2,321
2016 Applicants: 2,284 2,284
2017 Applicants: 2,227 2,227
2018 Applicants: 1,934 1,934
2019 Applicants: 2,020 2,020
2020 Applicants: 1,844 1,844
2021 Applicants: 3,295 3,295
2022 Applicants: 2,817 2,817
2023 Applicants: 1,976 1,976
2024 Applicants: 2,334 2,334
2011 Admitted: 1,075 1,075
2012 Admitted: 1,220 1,220
2013 Admitted: 945 945
2014 Admitted: 1,028 1,028
2015 Admitted: 908 908
2016 Admitted: 1,183 1,183
2017 Admitted: 1,664 1,664
2018 Admitted: 1,769 1,769
2019 Admitted: 1,428 1,428
2020 Admitted: 1,313 1,313
2021 Admitted: 1,839 1,839
2022 Admitted: 1,389 1,389
2023 Admitted: 1,051 1,051
2024 Admitted: 1,397 1,397
2011 Enrolled: 204 204
2012 Enrolled: 243 243
2013 Enrolled: 153 153
2014 Enrolled: 170 170
2015 Enrolled: 154 154
2016 Enrolled: 201 201
2017 Enrolled: 196 196
2018 Enrolled: 152 152
2019 Enrolled: 125 125
2020 Enrolled: 141 141
2021 Enrolled: 98 98
2022 Enrolled: 133 133
2023 Enrolled: 129 129
2024 Enrolled: 143 143
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
600
800
1000
1200
1400
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 620 620
2012 25th: 795 795
2013 25th: 722 722
2014 25th: 713 713
2015 25th: 710 710
2016 25th: 850 850
2017 25th: 870 870
2018 25th: 790 790
2019 25th: 740 740
2020 25th: 740 740
2021 25th: 790 790
2011 75th: 990 990
2012 75th: 880 880
2013 75th: 984 984
2014 75th: 993 993
2015 75th: 950 950
2016 75th: 1180 1180
2017 75th: 1180 1180
2018 75th: 1100 1100
2019 75th: 990 990
2020 75th: 990 990
2021 75th: 1090 1090
SAT Math
300
400
500
600
700
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 300 300
2012 25th: 390 390
2013 25th: 357 357
2014 25th: 368 368
2015 25th: 360 360
2016 25th: 430 430
2017 25th: 440 440
2018 25th: 380 380
2019 25th: 360 360
2020 25th: 360 360
2021 25th: 410 410
2011 75th: 500 500
2012 75th: 435 435
2013 75th: 447 447
2014 75th: 490 490
2015 75th: 500 500
2016 75th: 600 600
2017 75th: 600 600
2018 75th: 550 550
2019 75th: 490 490
2020 75th: 490 490
2021 75th: 540 540
SAT Reading & Writing
300
400
500
600
700
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 320 320
2012 25th: 405 405
2013 25th: 365 365
2014 25th: 345 345
2015 25th: 350 350
2016 25th: 420 420
2017 25th: 430 430
2018 25th: 410 410
2019 25th: 380 380
2020 25th: 380 380
2021 25th: 380 380
2011 75th: 490 490
2012 75th: 445 445
2013 75th: 537 537
2014 75th: 503 503
2015 75th: 450 450
2016 75th: 580 580
2017 75th: 580 580
2018 75th: 550 550
2019 75th: 500 500
2020 75th: 500 500
2021 75th: 550 550
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0%
2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2021 Submitted: 89.0% 89.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
