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Talladega College

Talladega, Alabama·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·talladega.edu
6-yr Graduation
31%
+1.5pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
760
peer median 906
Avg net price
$15,560
+$151 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.

IPEDS
Applied
10,307
10,307 candidates competed
Admitted
8,804
85.4% acceptance rate
Enrolled
244
2.8% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
31%+1.5pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
20%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
31%
Full-time retention
54%

Pell equity

30.4pp gap
Pell recipients
39%79 of 205
Non-Pell (all)
9%6 of 70
No Federal Aid
9%6 of 70

Pell recipients here graduate at a 30.4-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

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

FVT/GE

Of 43 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 41 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
43
Passing
2
4.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

43programs
  • Passing2 · 4.7%
  • No Data41 · 95.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
1
No data
41

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.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

2
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+12.8%
$39,266 vs $34,808
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+30.8%
$45,520 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

1
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
63%
$28,679 debt · $45,520 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1931Next review Dec 2029

Action history · 9

  1. Dec 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Jun 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Warning
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Apr 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Dec 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Dec 2023Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$12,835
$30–48k$14,385
$48–75k$14,680
$75–110k$18,723
$110k+$22,348

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

Avg net price (private)
$15,560
+$151vs Baccalaureate median $15,409
Federal loans
63.5%
In-state tuition
$15,650
Out-of-state
$15,650

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 459 students received $3.0M in Pell grants, alongside $4.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
459
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.0M
$3,023,551 total
Direct Loans
$4.6M
866 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.4M
358 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.5M
352 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$955K
62 loan awards
Parent PLUS$791K
89 loan awards
Grad PLUS$23K
5 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 312 borrowers who entered repayment, 26 (8.3%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
8.3%
+6.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
312
Defaulted
26
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
23.5%
2017
23.0%
2018
17.5%
2019
8.3%
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 Talladega College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs30
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

153 total completions
01Business
8454.9%
02Psychology
2113.7%
03Computer Sciences
149.2%
04Security/Protective
127.8%
05Social Sciences
53.3%
06Visual/Performing Arts
53.3%
07Biological Sciences
42.6%
08Public Admin
32.0%
09Education
32.0%
10Mathematics
21.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
760
12-mo unduplicated
842
Undergraduate
769
Graduate
73

Gender split

Men
55%461
Women
45%381

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
67.3%
Non-resident
14.7%
Hispanic
6.4%
White
5.1%
Unknown
4.4%
Two or more
1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
80
41 M · 39 W
Women athletes
48.8%
Athletic aid
$456K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.8M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$245K
$211K
Recruiting expense
$20K
$10K
Head-coach salaries
$33K
$35K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
41 M · 31 W
$292K
Baseball
40 M · —
$249K
Volleyball
15 M · 20 W
$245K
Soccer
16 M · 14 W
$325K
Basketball
12 M · 16 W
$347K
Softball
— · 15 W
$153K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.19
1 offenses · 837 students

3-year trend

0.832 yrs ago6.641 yr ago1.19Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
8
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
7
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
2

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

3
Domestic violence
2
Dating violence
0
Stalking
5 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs02
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
17.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
39

Talladega College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Talladega College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
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
SubjectTalladega College
31%—760$15,560Baccalaureate
Spring Hill College
52%76.6%919$20,449Baccalaureate
Miles College
16%—1,180$14,271Baccalaureate
Stillman College
25%62.2%731$15,258Baccalaureate
Huntingdon College
48%69.5%892$22,566Baccalaureate
Edward Waters University
28%84.9%1,177$13,649Baccalaureate
Peer group median30%73.0%906$15,409

Institutions like Talladega College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Talladega College's comparison group.

IPEDS

Talladega College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Research
Email
admissions [at] talladega.edu
Phone
256-761-6100
Address
627 West Battle Street, Talladega, Alabama 35160

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Research provides centralization of the college’s self-study and accreditation initiatives, offering means for evaluating long-range goals and objectives while developing strategies to assess programs and services.

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Frequently asked questions about Talladega College

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

What is the graduation rate at Talladega College?

Talladega College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 31% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Talladega College?

Talladega College reports a total enrollment of 760 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Talladega College?

The average net price at Talladega College is $15,560 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Talladega College?

Talladega College's yield rate is 2.8%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Talladega College located?

Talladega College is located in Talladega, Alabama 35160.

Who runs Institutional Research at Talladega College?

Talladega College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Research.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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