Le Moyne-Owen College vs Tougaloo College

Le Moyne-Owen College and Tougaloo College, both historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), offer unique educational experiences to their students. Le Moyne-Owen, located in Memphis, Tennessee, has an acceptance rate of 100%, while Tougaloo, situated in Tougaloo, Mississippi, has an acceptance rate of 68%. Le Moyne-Owen's student body is predominantly female (63%), while Tougaloo's is evenly split between male and female students. Both institutions offer a variety of undergraduate programs, with popular majors at Le Moyne-Owen including Business Administration and Management, Social Work, and Education, and popular majors at Tougaloo including Business Administration and Management, Education, and Biological and Biomedical Sciences. While Le Moyne-Owen has a higher graduation rate (38%) compared to Tougaloo's (28%), both colleges provide a supportive and nurturing environment for their students. To help you make an

	Le Moyne-Owen College	Tougaloo College
Overview
Location	Memphis, Tennessee	Tougaloo, Mississippi
Campus setting	City: Large	City: Midsize
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	53.0%	60.0%
Common app member	No	No
Religious affiliation	Protestant	Protestant

Admission
Acceptance rate	97.9%	55.8%
Application fees	$25	Undergraduate: $25 Graduate: $50
SAT range	898 - 1093	790 - 1090
ACT range	13 - 17	16 - 21
Students submitting SAT score	11.0%	11.0%
Students submitting ACT score	79.0%	78.0%
Total number of applicants	283	3,295
Total number of admissions given out	277	1,839
Admitted students who chose to enroll	76	98
Yield rate	27.4%	5.3%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Not required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$22,226	$23,101
Average net price	$6,003	$8,037
Tuition	$10,776	$10,384
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $3,600 Meal plan: $2,500	Room/dormitory: $4,000 Meal plan: $2,400
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	100.0% Average amount $11,209	96.0% Average amount $9,182
Students receiving federal student loan	73.0% Average amount $6,470	56.0% Average amount $3,629
Students taking out private loans	0.0% Average amount $0	0.0% Average amount $0

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	613 Men 35.1% Women 64.9%	687 Men 37.3% Women 62.7%
Graduate students	N/A	26 Men 23.1% Women 76.9%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Very Low	Very Low
Out-of-state students	26.4%	N/A
International students	2.0%	0.7%
Campus local/setting	City: Large	City: Midsize
Dormitory capacity	384	670
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Tennessee Alabama Texas Georgia Arkansas	N/A

Academics
Popular study areas	Business Law Enforcement and Firefighting Multidisciplinary Studies Biological and Biomedical Sciences Public Administration and Social Service	Social Sciences Biological and Biomedical Sciences Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Psychology Education
Students to faculty ratio	11:1	9:1
Institutional accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

Outcome
Graduation rate	18.3%	33.8%
Dropout rate	78.3%	42.2%
Transferred out	N/A	22.1%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	N/A	Sociology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $23,499 Year 2: $22,485 Year 3: $26,798 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $18,771 Year 3: N/A

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Le Moyne-Owen College vs Tougaloo College

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