Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Wiley's grants cover 59% of its full price on average, vs. 37% at Tougaloo

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Wiley has 16 pts more Pell recipients than Tougaloo (79% vs. 63%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Tougaloo graduates 13 pts more of its students than Wiley (30% vs. 16%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Wiley has 12 pts more first-gen students than Tougaloo (42% vs. 30%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Wiley costs about $7.6K less per year on average than Tougaloo ($7,959 vs. $15,595, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    Wiley is more diverse (index 0.28 vs. 0.24)

    Diversity index

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%; Wiley doesn't report an acceptance rate.

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

Who's on each campus

Wiley is a bit larger than Tougaloo (712 vs. 639 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Tougaloo639
Wiley712
Pell Grant share
Tougaloo63%
Wiley79%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at Tougaloo, and Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Wiley; Tougaloo has 9 students per faculty member to Wiley's 18.

Students per faculty member
Tougaloo9 to 1
Wiley18 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • TougalooPsychology, General16%
  • WileyMulti-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General22%

What each costs

Wiley costs about $7.6K less a year than Tougaloo on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Tougaloo$15.6K
Wiley$8K
Aid generosity
Tougaloo37%
Wiley59%

What each pays off

Tougaloo's former students earn more, a median $34.7K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 30% at Tougaloo to 16% at Wiley.

Median earnings, 10 years
Tougaloo$34.7K
Wiley$33.2K
Graduation rate
Tougaloo30%
Wiley16%

How each has changed

Applications held steady at Tougaloo, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • TougalooSteady−9%
  • WileyNot reported
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

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