500 W. County Line Road
Tougaloo, MS 39174
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1869
Religious Affilation: Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 933
Geographical Setting: Suburban
Admissions
Application Fee: $25
Application Deadline: Rolling
Selectivity: Selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $9,755
Room/Board: $5,270
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing, study skills
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: 30%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 15%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: 10%
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Merrill Lynch, Trustmark Bank, Baptist Hospital System, IBM, Xerox Corporation, Jackson Public Schools, State of Mississippi Government, Jackson City Government, Hinds County Government, Hinds County Public Schools, Memphis Public Schools, Hattiesburg Cit
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 190,258
Number of current serial subscriptions: 221
Number of microforms: 7,371
Number of audiovisuals: 696
Number of ebooks: 40,848
Other library facilities: The library is online with several electronic databases including JSTOR, EBSCO Academic Search Premier database, Chemical Society database,Newsbank NewsFile Collection, ERIC, and NetLibrary; special collections in the library include the Civil Rights Library and Archives (considered to one of the foremost repositories of the history of the Civil Rights Movement, includes works of Fannie Lou Hamer, Medgar Evers, Martin Luther King, Jr. among others); other notable writers, poets and blues great, B.B. King have donated original papers to the collection
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Medgar Wiley Evers Museum (home of Evers and family and where he was assassinated) is owned and maintained by the College
Technology
Is a computer course required? – Yes
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 200
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 24
Classrooms: N/A
Labs: 80
Other areas: 30
Is there a wireless network? – No
Where is wireless available? –
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity:
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 75%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – No
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 65%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 20%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 20%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 50%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 65%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: women’s dorms (55%), men’s dorms (45%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 10%
Doubles: 60%
Triples or Suites: 30%
Apartments: N/A
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 30
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 100%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 75%
Campus Size: 500 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Jackson (5), Gulfport/Biloxi (110)
Nearest train station: Jackson (3)
Nearest bus station: Jackson (3)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 30%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – No
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 10%
Average undergraduate wage: 3,000
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – Yes
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Jackson State University)
Navy ROTC N/A
Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Jackson State University)
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – No
Other policies: class attendance mandatory, class attendance policies set by individual instructors, dress/hair code, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Founders’ Week, Humanities Festival, Tougaloo Art Colony, UNCF Masquerade Ball, Two Rivers Gala