How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
Tougaloo College admits about 59.9% of applicants. The middle range of ACT scores for admitted students falls around 19. Among enrolled undergraduates, 62.7% receive Pell Grants and 29.8% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment accounts for 27.7% of the student body. Azimuth ranks Tougaloo College #260 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects Tougaloo College's commitment to serving students from underrepresented backgrounds. With nearly three-quarters of undergraduates receiving Pell Grants and a substantial first-generation population, the institution enrolls a student body shaped by economic and educational barriers that many peers do not serve at comparable scale. The freshman retention rate stands at 83.2%, and the six-year graduation rate is 33.1%, with 39.8% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Azimuth ranks Tougaloo College #1388 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $30,000 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 5.1 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects what happens when broad access meets meaningful post-graduation outcomes: Tougaloo College serves a student population that begins from significant economic and educational disadvantage, and graduates still achieve earnings that exceed those of similar students at many comparable institutions. This pattern — large numbers of Pell and first-generation students crossing into stable earnings — is the foundation of Tougaloo College's mobility performance.
Tougaloo College admits about 59.9% of applicants. The middle range of ACT scores for admitted students falls around 19. Among enrolled undergraduates, 62.7% receive Pell Grants and 29.8% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment accounts for 27.7% of the student body. Azimuth ranks Tougaloo College #260 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects Tougaloo College's commitment to serving students from underrepresented backgrounds. With nearly three-quarters of undergraduates receiving Pell Grants and a substantial first-generation population, the institution enrolls a student body shaped by economic and educational barriers that many peers do not serve at comparable scale. The freshman retention rate stands at 83.2%, and the six-year graduation rate is 33.1%, with 39.8% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Azimuth ranks Tougaloo College #1388 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $30,000 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 5.1 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects what happens when broad access meets meaningful post-graduation outcomes: Tougaloo College serves a student population that begins from significant economic and educational disadvantage, and graduates still achieve earnings that exceed those of similar students at many comparable institutions. This pattern — large numbers of Pell and first-generation students crossing into stable earnings — is the foundation of Tougaloo College's mobility performance.
Tougaloo College admits about 59.9% of applicants. The middle range of ACT scores for admitted students falls around 19. Among enrolled undergraduates, 62.7% receive Pell Grants and 29.8% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment accounts for 27.7% of the student body. Azimuth ranks Tougaloo College #260 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects Tougaloo College's commitment to serving students from underrepresented backgrounds. With nearly three-quarters of undergraduates receiving Pell Grants and a substantial first-generation population, the institution enrolls a student body shaped by economic and educational barriers that many peers do not serve at comparable scale. The freshman retention rate stands at 83.2%, and the six-year graduation rate is 33.1%, with 39.8% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Azimuth ranks Tougaloo College #1388 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $30,000 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 5.1 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects what happens when broad access meets meaningful post-graduation outcomes: Tougaloo College serves a student population that begins from significant economic and educational disadvantage, and graduates still achieve earnings that exceed those of similar students at many comparable institutions. This pattern — large numbers of Pell and first-generation students crossing into stable earnings — is the foundation of Tougaloo College's mobility performance.
