Quad

Head-to-head

Stillman
Tougaloo

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Stillman has 14 pts more Pell recipients than Tougaloo (76% vs. 63%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  2. 2

    Stillman has 11 pts more first-gen students than Tougaloo (41% vs. 30%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Tougaloo is more diverse (index 0.24 vs. 0.21)

    Diversity index
  4. 4

    Tougaloo graduates 3 pts more of its students than Stillman (30% vs. 26%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Tougaloo's yield is 3 pts higher than Stillman's

    Yield rate
  6. 6

    Stillman's grants cover 39% of its full price on average, vs. 37% at Tougaloo

    Aid generosity

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Tougaloo admits 60%, Stillman 62%; Tougaloo's yield is higher, at 10%.

Acceptance rate
Stillman62%
Tougaloo60%
Quad's selectivity
  • StillmanOpen
  • TougalooAccessible
SAT middle 50%
StillmanTest-blind
TougalooTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • StillmanGPA and school record required
  • TougalooGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Stillman is a bit larger than Tougaloo (706 vs. 639 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Stillman706
Tougaloo639
Pell Grant share
Stillman76%
Tougaloo63%

Majors and faculty

Business/Commerce leads at Stillman, and Psychology at Tougaloo; Tougaloo has 9 students per faculty member to Stillman's 13.

Students per faculty member
Stillman13 to 1
Tougaloo9 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • StillmanBusiness/Commerce, General24%
  • TougalooPsychology, General16%

What each costs

Stillman and Tougaloo cost about the same a year on average; Stillman's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Stillman$16.3K
Tougaloo$15.6K
Aid generosity
Stillman39%
Tougaloo37%

What each pays off

Stillman's former students earn more, a median $35.4K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 30% at Tougaloo to 26% at Stillman.

Median earnings, 10 years
Stillman$35.4K
Tougaloo$34.7K
Graduation rate
Stillman26%
Tougaloo30%

How each has changed

Applications held steady at Tougaloo but fell at Stillman; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • StillmanShrinking−28%
  • TougalooSteady−9%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why