Tougaloo College Teaching Programs

Tougaloo College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tougaloo, Mississippi. Tougaloo is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is 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

Admission Requirements for Tougaloo

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Tougaloo?

Tougaloo has a fairly low acceptance rate of 49%, which makes it more selective than most schools. Take time to make sure you submit all the requested materials and you prepare the application in full. You don't want to get denied right off the bat due to an incomplete application!

Approximately 27% of accepted students are men and 72% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 48%, and the acceptance rate for women is 58%.

Can I Afford Tougaloo College?

The overall average net price of Tougaloo is $13,648. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. 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.

Tougaloo College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 687 undergraduate students at Tougaloo, with 594 being full-time and 93 being part-time.

There are also 26 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 594 full-time undergraduates at Tougaloo, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Tougaloo College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	0
Black or African American	565
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Geographic Diversity

Mississippi students aren't the only ones who study at Tougaloo College. At this time, 15 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 4 countries are represented at Tougaloo. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Jamaica, Ghana, and Serbia.

Tougaloo College Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	0	10	10
Early Childhood Education	1	0	1
General Special Education	0	0	0
TOTAL	1	10	11

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By MS Dept of Archives and History under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.