College Overview
Type: |
Private institution |
Year Founded: |
1869 |
Religious Affiliation: |
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
Academic Calendar: |
Semester |
Undergrad Student Body: |
933 |
Local Setting: |
Suburban |
Endowment: |
$N/A |
Application Deadline: |
Rolling |
Application Fee: |
$25 |
Selectivity: |
Selective |
Tuition Costs: |
$9,755 |
Room & Board Costs: |
$5,270 |
Extracurricular Activites
Student Activities: |
choral groups, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, student government, student newspaper, student film society, yearbook |
Student Organizations: |
52 |
Honor Societies: |
Alpha Chi National Honor Scholarship Society, Alpha Kappa Delta International Sociology Honor Society, Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society, Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society |
Religious Organizations: |
(Appears as submitted by school) Tougaloo United Church of Christ |
International Organizations: |
N/A |
Other Organizations: |
(Appears as submitted by school) Concert Choir, Women's Choral Ensemble, Men's Choral Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, Gamma Phi Delta Business Sorority, Gospel Choir, Cheerleaders, Dancing Divas, NAACP, Pre-Alumni Council, Student Government Association, Future Leaders of America, Computer Science Club, Pre-Law Society |
Student Papers: |
(Appears as submitted by school) The Harambee (bi-weekly) |
Number of Fraternities: |
4 |
Fraternity Chapter Houses |
0 |
Percent Fraternity Members: |
20% |
Number of Sororities: |
4 |
Sorority Chapter Houses |
0 |
Percent Sorority Members: |
20% |
College Services
Basic: |
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance |
Remedial: |
reading, math, writing, study skills |
Counseling: |
minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, religious |
Career: |
co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training |
Local Hiring Firms: |
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: |
Yes |
# of Library Books: |
190,258 |
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 |
Medgar Wiley Evers Museum (home of Evers and family and where he was assassinated) is owned and maintained by the College |
Computers Available: |
200 |
Computers At: |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
Wired Classrooms |
N/A |
Wired Labs: |
80 |
On-Campus Wireless Network: |
No |
Wireless Areas: |
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Wireless Capacity: |
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Online Registration: |
No |
Campus Safety: |
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
Offers Housing: |
Yes |
Campus Housing: |
Yes |
Off Campus Assistance: |
Yes |
Housing Types Available: |
women's dorms (55%), men's dorms (45%) |
Sprinkler System: |
100% |
Fire Alarms: |
100% |
Campus Size: |
500 acres |
Nearest Airports (miles): |
Jackson (5), Gulfport/Biloxi (110) |
Nearest Train Stations(miles) |
Jackson (3) |
Nearest Bus Stations (miles): |
Jackson (3) |
Cars Permittedt: |
Yes |
Army ROTC |
Offered at cooperating institution (Jackson State University) |
Navy ROTC: |
N/A |
Airforce ROTC: |
Offered at cooperating institution (Jackson State University) |
Alcohol Permitted: |
No |
Additional Policies: |
class attendance mandatory, class attendance policies set by individual instructors, dress/hair code, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited |
Popular Events: |
Founders' Week, Humanities Festival, Tougaloo Art Colony, UNCF Masquerade Ball, Two Rivers Gala |
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