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Tougaloo College

Basic Information

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

Total Undergraduates 681
Men / Women 42% / 58%
Black 78%
Mixed 2%
International 2%
Native American 1%
Hispanic 1%
White 1%
Asian 0%
From State 76%
From Region 6%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 38%
Life & Natural Sciences 18%
Business & Economics 13%
Health Sciences 13%
Education 11%
Arts 5%
Physical Sciences & Math 3%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $12,407
Est. Cost of Attendance $24,239
10-Year ROI $72,000
ROI Percentile 11th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

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

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 42%
Yield (Unbound) 10%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $3M #348
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #416
Engineering, Computing & Math $0M #490

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy blind

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).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Tougaloo College 96 33% / 67% 0% $42,364 94%
Chemistry 2 0% / 100% 0% $42,587 29
Mathematics 1 100% / 0% 0% $49,106 48
Biology 17 12% / 88% 0% $41,109 25
Kinesiology 12 67% / 33% 0% $40,867 24
Economics 12 58% / 42% 0% $54,988 63
English 3 67% / 33% 0% $40,373 23
History 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $40,679 24
Mass Communication 8 50% / 50% 0% $38,071 17
Political Science 7 14% / 86% 0% $41,620 26
Psychology 12 8% / 92% 0% $39,710 21
Social Work 2 0% / 100% 0% $42,070 28
Sociology 2 0% / 100% 0% $40,136 22 94%
Biology Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $41,542 26
Elementary Education 8 0% / 100% 0% $42,053 28
Physical Education 2 0% / 100% 0% $41,528 26
Teacher Education, Subject Areas $42,183 28
Music 4 100% / 0% 0% $35,009 11
Music Education 1 100% / 0% 0% $43,231 31