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Tougaloo College
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Information Summary
Ranks 917th overall and 7th in Mississippi
| Overall Score
On StateUniversity.com (about) |
75.8 |
|---|---|
| Total Cost
On-Campus Attendance |
$20,240 |
| Admission
Success rate |
96% |
| ACT / SAT
75 %ile scores |
26 / 1000 |
| Student Ratio
Ratio of students to faculty |
12 : 1 |
| Retention
(Full-Time / Part-Time) |
69% / N/A |
| Enrollment
Total (all students) |
913 |
Demographics – Main Campus and Surrounding Areas
Reported area around or near Tougaloo, MS 39174
| Surrounding community | Midsize city (inside urban area, pop. between 100,000 to 250,000) |
|---|---|
| Total Population | 827 (827 urban / N/A rural) |
| Households | 121 (2.5 people per house) |
| Families | 79 (3.19 people per family) |
| Pop. — African American | 824 |
| Pop. — Asian | 2 |
| Pop. — Pacific Islander | N/A |
| Pop. — American Indian / Alaskan Native | 3 |
| Pop. — White (incl. Hispanic) | 2 |
| Pop. — Other | N/A |
Carnegie Foundation Classification
Baccalaureate Colleges — Arts & Sciences
| Undergraduate | Arts & sciences focus, no graduate coexistence |
|---|---|
| Graduate | N/A |
| Undergraduate Population | Full-time four-year, inclusive |
| Enrollment | Exclusively undergraduate four-year |
| Size & Setting | Very small four-year, highly residential |
General Characteristics
| Highest offering | Bachelor's degree |
|---|---|
| Calendar System | Semester |
| Years of college work required | N/A |
| Variable Tuition |
Special Learning Opportunities
| Distance Learning | |
|---|---|
| ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force | |
| Study Abroad | |
| Weekend College | |
| Teacher Certification |
Student Tuition Costs and Fees
What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Tougaloo College?
Ranks 1569th for total cost of attendance
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FT Undergraduate Tuition | $9,240 | $9,240 | $9,240 |
| FT Undergraduate Required Fees | $470 | $470 | $470 |
| PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour | $385 | $385 | $385 |
| FT Graduate Tuition | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| FT Graduate Required Fees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| PT Graduate per Credit Hour | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus | $20,240 | $20,240 | $20,240 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family | $19,710 | $19,710 | $19,710 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family | $13,910 | $13,910 | $13,910 |
Student Tuition Cost History and Trends
Three year history and trends on the cost of attending
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published Tuition & Fees | $9,460 |
$9,460 |
$9,460 |
| Cost (regardless of residency) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Books & Supplies | $1,300 |
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| On-Campus – Room & Board | $6,220 |
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| On-Campus – Other Expenses | $2,900 |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board | $5,700 |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses | $3,000 |
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| Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board | $2,900 |
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Admission Details
| Application Fee Required | N/A |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate Application Fee | $25 |
| Graduate Application Fee | N/A |
| First Professional Application Fee | N/A |
| Applicants | 1,058 (292 male / 766 female) |
| Admitted | 1,012 (271 male / 741 female) |
| Admission rate | 96% |
| First-time Enrollment | 200 (65 male / 135 female) |
| FT Enrollment | 200 (65 male / 135 female) |
| PT Enrollment | N/A (N/A male / N/A female) |
| Total Enrollment | 913 |
Admission Criteria
What criteria does Tougaloo College use for admissions?
| Open Admissions | |
|---|---|
| Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record | |
| College Prep. Completion | |
| Recommendations | N/A |
| Formal competency demo | N/A |
| Admission test scores | |
| TOEFL | |
| Other tests | N/A |
Admission Credits Accepted
What types of credits does Tougaloo College accept?
| Dual Credit | |
|---|---|
| Life Experience | |
| Advanced Placement (AP) |
Athletics - Association Memberships
| Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships | NAIA |
|---|---|
| NAIA Basketball Conference | Gulf Coast Athletic Conference |
| NAIA Track & Field Conference | Gulf Coast Athletic Conference |
ACT Test Admission
Ranks 473rd for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting ACT results | 93% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | 28 / 31 |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | 23 / 26 |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 21 / 26 |
SAT Test Admission
Ranks 1187th for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting SAT results | 7% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | 450 / 530 |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | 380 / 470 |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 830 / 1000 |
Student Services
| Remedial Services | |
|---|---|
| Academic / Career Counseling | |
| PT Cost-defraying Employment | |
| Career Placement | |
| On-Campus Day Care | |
| Library Facility |
Student Living
| First-time Room / Board Required | |
|---|---|
| Dorm Capacity | 693 |
| Meals per Week | 19 |
| Room Fee | $4,000 |
| Board Fee | $2,330 |
Student Financial Aid Details
How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?
Tougaloo College Ranks 648th for the average student loan amount.
| Average | Users | % of Attendees | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Aid | $4,050 | 187 | |
| State & Local Grant Aid | $500 | 61 | |
| Institutional Grant Aid | $5,200 | 81 | |
| Student Loan Aid | $6,625 | 22 | |
| Any financial aid type | 187 |
Student Enrollment Demographics
How many students are enrolled at Tougaloo College?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Black Non-Hispanic | 284 | 624 | 908 |
Hispanic | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Asian / Pacific Islander | N/A | 1 | 1 |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | N/A | N/A | N/A |
White Non-Hispanic | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Race Unknown | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total | 286 | 627 | 913 |
Student Graduation Demographics
How many students graduated at Tougaloo College?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | 1 | N/A | 1 |
Black Non-Hispanic | 55 | 168 | 223 |
Hispanic | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Asian / Pacific Islander | N/A | N/A | N/A |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | N/A | N/A | N/A |
White Non-Hispanic | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Race Unknown | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total | 56 | 168 | 224 |
Most Popular Fields of Study
The top 5 fields of study completed at Tougaloo College.
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 7 | 21 | |
| 4 | 17 | 21 | |
| 2 | 16 | 18 | |
| 3 | 9 | 12 | |
| 2 | 10 | 12 |
Student Completion / Graduation Demographics
How many students are successful graduates?
Faculty Compensation / Salaries
Tougaloo College Ranks 3134th for the average full-time faculty salary.
| Tenure system | |
|---|---|
| Average FT Salary | $39,154 ($43,141 male / $35,946 female) |
| Number of FT Faculty | 74 (33 male / 41 female) |
| Number of PT Faculty | 22 |
| FT Faculty Ratio | 3 : 1 |
| Total Benefits | $925,480 |
Tougaloo College Summary
The following paragraph provided courtesy of wikipedia.
Tougaloo College is a private, co-educational, liberal arts institution of higher education founded in 1869, in Madison County, on the northern edge of Jackson, Mississippi. Tougaloo College is ranked as one of the Best in the Southeast by Princeton Review (2007 edition) and one of the top 20 liberal arts institutions in the nation by The Washington Monthly (2006). According to the National Science Foundation, Tougaloo College ranks among the top 50 U.S. institutions whose graduates earn PhDs in science and engineering disciplines and among the top 15 historically black colleges and universities in the graduation of females with undergraduate degrees in the physical sciences. Today, more than 40% of Mississippi’s practicing African-American physicians, dentists, other health professionals, and attorneys are graduates of Tougaloo College. Standing in the center of the College campus, The Mansion overlooks the ensemble of buildings forming the College’s historic core. Boddie, a wealthy cotton planter and the centerpiece of his 2,000 acre plantation, The Mansion became the nucleus for Tougaloo College and is the oldest building on the College campus. In September 2004, the National Trust for Historic Preservation awarded Tougaloo College the Ntional Preservatio Honor Award for the restoration of Woodworth Chapel. The building will be renovated as a state-of-the-art museum to provide a much needed home for the College’s extensive art collection, and renamed the Brownlee Museum and Arts Education Center. The College’s prestigious Tougaloo Art Collection was begun in 1963, by a group of prominent New York artists, curators and critics, initiated by Dr. Ronald Schnell, Professor Emeritus of Art, as a mechanism to motiate his art students. The Tougaloo Art Collection is acknowledged as one of the best college art holdings in the United States and includes one of the nation’s most extensive collections of artistic materials documenting the Civil Rights Movement. The Tougaloo Art Colony is another distinctive resource of the College. Begun in 1997 under the leadership of former College trustee, Jane Hearn, the Tougaloo Art Colony affords its participants exposure to and intensive instruction by nationally and internationally renowned artists. Known as the “Cradle of the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi,” Tougaloo College faculty were instrumental in changing the racist mores and practices prevalent in Mississippi. Tougaloo College is home to The Civil Rights Library and Archives, considered to be one of the foremost repositories of the history of the Civil Rights Movement. The home of Mr. Evers and his family was donated to Tougaloo College by his wife and College trustee, Myrlie Evers-Williams, and their children. A major focus is the annual symposium that allows Tougaloo students and students from other institutions to present their research before peers, professors and administrators from Tougaloo College and other institutions.
Tougaloo College Academics
There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Pre-Admission Summer Program, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. Tougaloo College is unique in its study options. In particular, the university has a Accelerated Program, Cross-Registration, Double Major, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, New York Semester, ROTC, Army, ROTC, Navy, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification, Visiting/Exchange Student Program, Washington Semester and Weekend College. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. Moreover, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Personal Counseling, Placement Service and Veterans Counselor can help.
The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Tougaloo College.
- History:
- History – General
- Philosphy and Religion:
- Religion/Religious Studies
- Popular majors:
- thirty-five percent social sciences, twelve percent biology, twelve percent english, nine percent education, nine percent physical sciences, six percent psychology, five percent communications per journalism
- English Language and Literature:
- English, English Language & Literature – General
- Multiple or Interdisciplinary:
- Mathematics/Computer Science
- Mathematics:
- Mathematics – General
- Communications & Journalism:
- Mass Communications/Media Studies
- Education:
- Early Childhood Education, Education – General, Elementary Education, Health Teacher Education, Secondary Education
- School of Visual and Performing Arts:
- Art – General, Music – General
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences:
- Biology
- Physical Sciences:
- Chemistry, Physics
- Social Sciences:
- Economics, Political Science/Government, Sociology
- Psychology:
- Psychology – General
Besides, for international students, the application fee is 25. Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 30th of April.
Tougaloo College Admissions
Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 96%. Remember that this can change at any time. Transfer student are not ignored. For one thing, there were one hundred and ninety-three total number of transfer students who applied and sixty-five total number of transfer students who were admitted. This school did not report their application fee.
For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 30th of April. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 24th of August and It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. The regular application due date was not reported. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 15th of April. Similarly, if you wish to apply with priority status make sure you application is in by the 15th of April.
Tougaloo College Financial Aid
Financial aid distribution is at fifty-eight percent scholarships per grants and forty-two percent loans per jobs. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Athletics and ROTC. Financial aid forms are FAFSA, Institution’s own financial aid form and State aid form. Similarly, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Athletics, Music/Drama, Religious Affiliation and State/District Residency. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school.
Tougaloo College Students
The university is a Private, Liberal Arts College, Four-year, United Christian Mission Society and United Church of Christ, Coed, where 96 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited, College Board member and Historically black. Furthermore, the student body consists of seventy-six percent in-state students, twenty-four percent out-of-state students, seventy percent women, thirty percent men and one hundred percent black per non-hispanic. The school’s size is approximately nine hundred and thirty-four degree-seeking undergrads and two hundred and eight first-time degree-seeking freshmen. Tougaloo College offers Associate and Bachelor’s degrees. Moreover, it is part of an Suburban setting, Large city (250,000 – 499,999) and Residential campus.
This school features the Suburban setting, Large city (250,000 – 499,999) and Residential campus. Moreover, the university has many unique facilites such as largest collection of civil rights legal documents in state, East and West African art and artifacts, collection of Mississippi Civil Rights original prints.
Tougaloo College Athletics
The following sports can be found here:
- Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Intramural Baseball
- Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
- Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
- Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Golf
- Men’s Intramural Soccer
- Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Softball
- Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Track_and_field
- Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Volleyball
















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3 months ago
Shane T Gomes shanegomes801 ((at)) hotmail dot com
I am recent 2009 college graduate. On your charts of STUDENT GRADUATE DEMOGRAPHIC I am the only male who is Hispanic and Pacific Islander to graduate. I am very proud of my degree I travled far to attend Tougaloo, and I would really appreciate to be recognize. Thank You Shane Gomes C/O 2009