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Tougaloo was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
Tougaloo College has an acceptance rate of 56%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for Tougaloo.
About 11% of students accepted to Tougaloo submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 380 and 550. Math scores were between 410 and 540.
The student to faculty ratio at Tougaloo is an impressive 9 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Tougaloo College is 74%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Tougaloo College this rate is 60%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 27% for first-time, full-time students at Tougaloo, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Tougaloo College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 762 undergraduates at Tougaloo with 655 being full-time and 107 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,980 | $16,419 | $18,984 | $19,041 | $21,784 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Tougaloo, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Tougaloo, approximately 56% of students took out student loans averaging $3,629 a year. That adds up to $14,516 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Tougaloo is 14.7%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
Get more details about the location of Tougaloo College.
Contact details for Tougaloo are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 500 W County Line Rd, Tougaloo, MS 39174 |
| Phone: | 601-977-7700 |
| Website: | www.tougaloo.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/tougaloocollege |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/tougaloocollege |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Economics | 19 | NA |
| General Biology | 19 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 15 | NA |
| General Psychology | 14 | NA |
| Sociology | 13 | $23,499 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 11 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 9 | NA |
| Political Science & Government | 8 | NA |
| Chemistry | 7 | NA |
| Computer Science | 6 | NA |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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