TOUGALOO COLLEGE J-7

500 West County Line Rd.
Tougaloo, MS 39174
Tel: (601)977-7700; 888-42GALOO; Admissions: (601)977-7765; Fax: (601)977-7739; Web Site: http://www.tougaloo.edu/

Description: Independent, 4-year, coed, affiliated with United Church of Christ. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1869. Setting: 500-acre suburban campus. Endowment: $4.7 million. Research spending 2002-03: $236,232. Total enrollment: 940. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 18:1. 627 applied, 99% were admitted. 14% from top 10% of their high school class, 34% from top quarter, 55% from top half. full-time: 883 students, 69% women, 31% men. Part-time: 57 students, 77% women, 23% men. Students come from 24 states and territories, 1 other country, 14% from out-of-state, 0% Native American, 0% Hispanic, 99% black, 0% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 10% 25 or older, 5% transferred in. Retention: 78% of 2003 full-time freshmen returned. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: social sciences and history; English; psychology. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, honors program, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at Brown University, New York University, Boston University. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army.

Entrance Requirements: Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, early admission. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, SAT I or ACT. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $5. Comprehensive fee: $13,780 includes full-time tuition ($8250), mandatory fees ($450), and college room and board ($5080). College room only: $3310. Part-time tuition: $339 per credit hour.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 8 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities; 30% of eligible men and 35% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: concert choir, Student Government Association, gospel choir, NAACP, Pre-Alumni Club. Major annual events: Founders' Weekend, Humanities Festival, Faculty Recognition Day. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. L. Zenobiz Coleman Library with 137,000 books and 432 serials. 43 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment: See Jackson State University.