After Tougaloo College: graduation, pay and debt
Tougaloo, Mississippi · Private · 639 undergrads · HBCU
32% of Tougaloo College students finish within six years, the typical student earns $41,624 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $21,131 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$41.6k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
32%
finish within six years.
30%
finish in four years.
83%
of first-years come back for year two.
$21.1k
median federal debt at graduation.
36%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
30%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
32%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
83%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
23%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
37%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
195
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
32%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
31%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
179
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
26%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$31,379
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$41,624
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
39%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$21,131
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$23,098
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$24,241
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$15,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
36%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
42%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
44%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers