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Tougaloo Demographics & Diversity Report

Many schools pride themselves on their diversity, but what does that mean, really? College Factual analyzed the data to find out how diverse the typical college campus really is, taking into account race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they're from. Keep reading the Tougaloo diversity report to see how they stack up against the average.

• Student Population
• Racial/Ethnic Diversity
• Male/Female Diversity
• Location Diversity
• Student Age Diversity

Tougaloo Student Population

How Many Students Attend Tougaloo College?

Tougaloo total enrollment is approximately 775 students. 655 are undergraduates and 2 are graduate students.

Tougaloo Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time Tougaloo undergraduate population is made up of 67% women, and 33% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Tougaloo Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

Race/Ethnicity	Number
Black or African American	631
International	8
Multi-Ethnic	6
Hispanic	3
White	2
Unknown	1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
Asian	0

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Tougaloo Graduate Student Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students

About 100% of full-time grad students are women, and 0% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Tougaloo Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students

Race/Ethnicity	Number
Black or African American	2
Asian	0
Hispanic	0
White	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
International	0
Multi-Ethnic	0
Unknown	0

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

Tougaloo is a Historically Black College or University (HBCU) with a principal mission of serving and educating the black community.

Tougaloo Racial Demographics:

Race/Ethnicity	Number
Black or African American	741
Multi-Ethnic	9
International	8
White	6
Hispanic	4
Unknown	2
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
Asian	0

Low Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

Tougaloo College Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

Ethnicity	Number of Faculty
Black or African American	261
Asian	17
White	15
Hispanic	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
International	0
Multi-Ethnic	0
Unknown	0

Learn more about the faculty at Tougaloo.

Tougaloo Male/Female Diversity

This school is more popular with women than with men.

There are approximately 528 female students and 247 male students at Tougaloo.

Close to Even Balance of Male & Female Teachers

Reporting of the gender of Tougaloo is unknown or unavailable.

There are more female teachers than male teachers at this school.

More about Tougaloo faculty.

There are approximately 186 female teachers and 109 male teachers.

Average Geographic Diversity

Tougaloo ranks 988 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

29.65% of Tougaloo students come from out of state, and 1% come from out of the country.

The undergraduate student body is split among 13 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

Top 5 States

State	Amount
Mississippi	140
Illinois	23
Louisiana	11
Texas	4
Tennessee	4

International Students at Tougaloo

Students from 4 countries are represented at this school, with the majority of the international students coming from Jamaica, Ghana, and Serbia.

Learn more about international students at Tougaloo.

Above Average Student Age Diversity

The age diversity score this school received indicates it is doing a good job attracting students of all ages.

A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At Tougaloo, 66.01% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Student Age Group	Amount
18-19	275
20-21	259
22-24	188
25-29	51
35 and over	21
30-34	13
Under 18	0

Notes and References

Footnotes

*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.

References

• Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

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• Learn more about how College Factual creates their Diversity Rankings.