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Tougaloo College

Basic Information

Type Private
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%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 38%
Life & Natural Sciences 20%
Business & Economics 13%
Health Sciences 13%
Education 11%
Arts 5%
Computer Science & Math 1%

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 (14th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,683 (64th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (68th pctl)
Muggyness Muggy

Admissions

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

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Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted 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; +1 is one standard deviation above. The emphasized lines at +2 and −2 mark two standard deviations. One chart per macro-category; all charts share a common y-axis.

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Tougaloo College 96 33% / 67% 0% $46,133
Mathematics 1 100% / 0% 0%
Biology 17 12% / 88% 0%
Chemistry 2 0% / 100% 0%
Kinesiology 12 67% / 33% 0%
Economics 12 58% / 42% 0%
English 3 67% / 33% 0%
History 2 +1 50% / 50% 0%
Mass Communication 8 50% / 50% 0%
Political Science 7 14% / 86% 0%
Psychology 12 8% / 92% 0%
Social Work 2 0% / 100% 0%
Sociology 2 0% / 100% 0% $46,133
Biology Education 1 0% / 100% 0%
Elementary Education 8 0% / 100% 0%
Physical Education 2 0% / 100% 0%
Teacher Education, Subject Areas
Music 4 100% / 0% 0%
Music Education 1 100% / 0% 0%