Tougaloo College vs South Carolina State University

Tougaloo College and South Carolina State University, both historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), offer unique educational experiences for students seeking a diverse and enriching academic environment. Tougaloo College, a private institution in Mississippi, boasts a smaller student body and a lower acceptance rate compared to South Carolina State University, a public university in South Carolina. While Tougaloo College excels in liberal arts and education majors, South Carolina State University offers a wider range of programs, including engineering, nursing, and business. Explore the detailed comparison table to discover more distinctions between these two esteemed institutions, including student demographics, graduation rates, and additional factors that may influence your college decision.

	South Carolina State University	Tougaloo College
Overview
Location	Orangeburg, South Carolina	Tougaloo, Mississippi
Campus setting	Town: Distant	City: Midsize
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	69.0%	60.0%
Common app member	Yes	No
Religious affiliation		Protestant

Admission
Acceptance rate	87.6%	55.8%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $25 Graduate: $25	Undergraduate: $25 Graduate: $50
SAT range	800 - 1050	790 - 1090
ACT range	15 - 19	16 - 21
Students submitting SAT score	6.0%	11.0%
Students submitting ACT score	9.0%	78.0%
Total number of applicants	2,497	3,295
Total number of admissions given out	2,187	1,839
Admitted students who chose to enroll	586	98
Yield rate	26.8%	5.3%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $31,060 Out of state: $41,750	$23,101
Average net price	$20,901	$8,037
Tuition	In state: $9,528 Out of state: $20,218	$10,384
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $6,600 Meal plan: $3,290	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)	87.0% Average amount $9,737	96.0% Average amount $9,182
Students receiving federal student loan	63.0% Average amount $5,707	56.0% Average amount $3,629
Students taking out private loans	1.0% Average amount $14,500	0.0% Average amount $0

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	2,074 Men 44.7% Women 55.3%	687 Men 37.3% Women 62.7%
Graduate students	300 Men 24.3% Women 75.7%	26 Men 23.1% Women 76.9%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Very Low	Very Low
Out-of-state students	13.2%	N/A
International students	0.1%	0.7%
Campus local/setting	Town: Distant	City: Midsize
Dormitory capacity	1,369	670
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	South Carolina Georgia Florida North Carolina California	N/A

Academics
Popular study areas	Education Health Professions Biological and Biomedical Sciences Business Family and Consumer Sciences	Social Sciences Biological and Biomedical Sciences Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Psychology Education
Students to faculty ratio	15:1	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	30.4%	33.8%
Dropout rate	35.7%	42.2%
Transferred out	30.0%	22.1%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $74,576 Year 3: $81,719 Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $43,798 Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: $53,072 Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $42,160 Year 2: $41,464 Year 3: $45,205 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $28,987 Year 2: $26,353 Year 3: $40,381 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $35,494 Year 2: $32,213 Year 3: $37,475 Marketing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $32,569 Year 3: $36,398 Social Work (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $26,194 Year 2: $27,403 Year 3: $34,308 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $21,752 Year 2: $24,863 Year 3: $34,167 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $17,125 Year 2: $23,340 Year 3: $31,468 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $29,870 Year 2: $20,444 Year 3: $30,521	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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