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Tougaloo College

Tougaloo, Mississippi·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·tougaloo.edu
6-yr Graduation
33%
-7.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
1,301
peer median 625
Avg net price
$15,663
+$179 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
2,334
2,334 candidates competed
Admitted
1,397
59.9% acceptance rate
Enrolled
143
10.2% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
33%-7.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
28%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
33%
Full-time retention
83%

Pell equity

11.0pp gap
Pell recipients
31%
Non-Pell
20%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

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

Of 39 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 38 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
39
Passing
1
2.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

39programs
  • Passing1 · 2.6%
  • No Data38 · 97.4%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
38

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.

1
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+38.5%
$42,121 vs $30,408

Debt vs earnings

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

1
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
96%
$40,250 debt · $42,121 earn

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 Dec 2029

Action history · 7

  1. Dec 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Apr 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Dec 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Dec 2020Removal of Monitoring Status
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Dec 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    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.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$14,824
$30–48k$15,342
$48–75k$21,637
$75–110k$21,470
$110k+$22,070

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

Avg net price (private)
$15,663
+$179vs Baccalaureate median $15,485
Federal loans
58.0%
In-state tuition
$11,398
Out-of-state
$11,398

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 483 students received $3.2M in Pell grants, alongside $5.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
483
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.2M
$3,189,143 total
Direct Loans
$5.2M
974 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.7M
416 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.4M
418 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$199K
15 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.8M
124 loan awards
Grad PLUS$8K
1 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 274 borrowers who entered repayment, 18 (6.5%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
6.5%
+4.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
274
Defaulted
18
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
20.8%
2017
22.1%
2018
14.7%
2019
6.5%
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 Tougaloo College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs27
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

120 total completions
01Social Sciences
2420.0%
02Education
2218.3%
03Biological Sciences
2117.5%
04Parks/Recreation
1411.7%
05Psychology
1210.0%
06History
97.5%
07Communication
86.7%
08Visual/Performing Arts
43.3%
09Physical Sciences
32.5%
10English Language
32.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
1,301
12-mo unduplicated
729
Undergraduate
700
Graduate
29

Gender split

Men
40%289
Women
60%440

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
89.9%
Unknown
5.6%
Hispanic
1.9%
Two or more
1.6%
White
0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Asian
0.1%
Non-resident
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
114
66 M · 48 W
Women athletes
42.1%
Athletic aid
$419K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.2M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$223K
$196K
Recruiting expense
$8K
$6K
Head-coach salaries
$20K
$23K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 5

Basketball
20 M · 20 W
$551K
Soccer
20 M · 15 W
$160K
Baseball
26 M ·
$146K
Cross Country
8 M · 5 W
$80K
Volleyball
· 13 W
$111K

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
5.91
4 offenses · 677 students

3-year trend

6.452 yrs ago5.611 yr ago5.91Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
13
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
9
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
4

By location

4total
  • On campus4

VAWA offenses

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

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons20
Drugs03
Liquor03

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.

Student-to-faculty
9.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
41

Tougaloo College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Tougaloo 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
SubjectTougaloo College
33%1,301$15,663Baccalaureate
Millsaps College
57%43.1%593$25,291Baccalaureate
Rust College
12%48.7%467$8,751Baccalaureate
Centenary College of Louisiana
56%55.7%712$25,159Baccalaureate
Bethany College
47%58.8%640$15,306Baccalaureate
Allen University
13%72.5%610$11,081Baccalaureate
Peer group median40%55.7%625$15,485

Frequently asked questions about Tougaloo College

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

What is the graduation rate at Tougaloo College?

Tougaloo College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 33% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Tougaloo College?

Tougaloo College reports a total enrollment of 1,301 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Tougaloo College?

The average net price at Tougaloo College is $15,663 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Tougaloo College?

Tougaloo College's yield rate is 10.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Tougaloo College located?

Tougaloo College is located in Tougaloo, Mississippi 39174.

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