BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofitHBCU

Stillman College

Tuscaloosa, Alabama·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·stillman.edu
6-yr Graduation
25%
-4.5pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
731
peer median 906
Avg net price
$12,272
-$2.8k vs Baccalaureate
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
3,094
3,094 candidates competed
Admitted
1,926
62.2% acceptance rate
Enrolled
148
7.7% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
25%-4.5pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
13%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
25%
Full-time retention
53%

Pell equity

20.0pp gap
Pell recipients
25%
Non-Pell
45%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 20.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 19 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 19 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
19
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

19programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data19 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
19

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1953Next review Jun 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 3

  1. Sep 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Dec 2016Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Aug 2014Change in Agency recognition
    National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation · Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$11,789
$30–48k$12,252
$48–75k$11,214
$75–110k$13,001
$110k+$17,500

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$12,272
-$2,816vs Baccalaureate median $15,088
Federal loans
69.1%
In-state tuition
$11,392
Out-of-state
$11,392

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 583 students received $4.1M in Pell grants, alongside $4.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
583
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.1M
$4,133,213 total
Direct Loans
$4.4M
1,027 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.8M
479 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.8M
467 loan awards
Parent PLUS$766K
81 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 329 borrowers who entered repayment, 24 (7.2%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
7.2%
+4.9pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
329
Defaulted
24
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
23.1%
2017
22.0%
2018
17.7%
2019
7.2%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Stillman College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs17
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

120 total completions
01Business
2722.5%
02Psychology
2621.7%
03Liberal Arts
2016.7%
04Biological Sciences
1512.5%
05Education
1310.8%
06Security/Protective
97.5%
07Visual/Performing Arts
43.3%
08Communication
21.7%
09English Language
21.7%
10History
21.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
731
12-mo unduplicated
904
Undergraduate
904
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
43%385
Women
57%519

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
85.8%
White
7.5%
Non-resident
3.5%
Unknown
2.5%
Hispanic
0.5%
Asian
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
136
74 M · 62 W
Women athletes
45.6%
Athletic aid
$382K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.3M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$191K
$191K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$14K
$16K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Baseball
35 M ·
$216K
Basketball
16 M · 14 W
$527K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
16 M · 7 W
$119K
Softball
· 21 W
$167K
Cross Country
10 M · 8 W
$87K
Bowling
7 M · 5 W
$53K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
14.78
11 offenses · 744 students

3-year trend

8.432 yrs ago9.621 yr ago14.78Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
24
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
4
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
5
Robbery
3
Aggravated assault
3

By location

11total
  • On campus9
  • Public property2

Includes 7 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 3 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
13.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
46

Stillman College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Stillman College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectStillman College
25%731$12,272Baccalaureate
Huntingdon College
48%69.5%892$21,401Baccalaureate
Spring Hill College
52%76.6%919$19,514Baccalaureate
Talladega College
31%85.4%760$13,461Baccalaureate
Miles College
16%1,180$14,514Baccalaureate
Livingstone College
28%59.2%936$15,662Baccalaureate
Peer group median30%73.0%906$15,088

Frequently asked questions about Stillman College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Stillman College.

What is the graduation rate at Stillman College?

Stillman College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 25% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Stillman College?

Stillman College reports a total enrollment of 731 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Stillman College?

The average net price at Stillman College is $12,272 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Stillman College?

Stillman College's yield rate is 7.7%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Stillman College located?

Stillman College is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401.

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