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Tougaloo scholarships and merit aid

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Posted price$22,562per year · 2026-2027 · cost of attendance
Yours?depends on the rules below

The short answer

Tougaloo may be worth checking, but its awards do not follow a simple grades-and-scores chart. Start with the published scholarships below.

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Published scholarships

These amounts and requirements come from the school’s own published pages. Open an award to see who qualifies and how to keep it.

Where does your student land?

  1. Presidential Academic ScholarshipFull Tuition + Room & BoardNot automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Presidential Academic Scholarship

    Full Tuition + Room & Board

    Published coverage or packageNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    3.5+
    SAT
    1220+
    ACT
    27+
    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Presidential Academic Scholarship

    Who qualifies

    Submit Scholarship Application through the Scholarship Portal; be fully accepted; complete FAFSA; meet deadline (Fall: March 15 / Spring: December 16); agree to the Scholarship Policy.

    How to keep it

    3.5 GPA, 15+ hrs, Good Conduct, Renewal Contract

  2. Eagle Academic ScholarshipFull TuitionNot automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Eagle Academic Scholarship

    Full Tuition

    Published coverage or packageNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    3.25+
    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Eagle Academic Scholarship

    Who qualifies

    Valedictorian or Salutatorian; scholarship application, full acceptance, FAFSA, deadline, Scholarship Policy agreement.

    How to keep it

    3.25 GPA, 15+ hrs, Good Conduct, Renewal Contract

  3. Servant Leader Academic ScholarshipHalf TuitionNot automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Servant Leader Academic Scholarship

    Half Tuition

    Published coverage or packageNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    3.0+
    SAT
    1050+
    ACT
    21+
    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Servant Leader Academic Scholarship

    Who qualifies

    Scholarship application, full acceptance, FAFSA, deadline, Scholarship Policy agreement.

    How to keep it

    3.0 GPA, 15+ hrs, Good Conduct, Renewal Contract

  4. Community College Graduate Academic ScholarshipHalf Tuition (15-18 hrs)Not automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Community College Graduate Academic Scholarship

    Half Tuition (15-18 hrs)

    Published coverage or packageNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    3.0+
    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Community College Graduate Academic Scholarship

    Who qualifies

    30+ transfer hrs & Community College Graduate.

    How to keep it

    3.0 GPA, 15+ hrs, Good Conduct, Renewal Contract

    Worth knowing

    Transfer-merit track.

  5. Early College High School Scholarship (ECHS)Full Tuition (15-18 hrs) + Waived FeesNot automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Early College High School Scholarship (ECHS)

    Full Tuition (15-18 hrs) + Waived Fees

    Published coverage or packageNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    3.0+
    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Early College High School Scholarship (ECHS)

    Who qualifies

    ECHS Graduate.

    How to keep it

    3.0 GPA, 15+ hrs, Good Conduct, Renewal Contract; covers 2 remaining years only.

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The fine print

Renewal rulePresidential Academic Scholarship: renewal floor that quietly knocks awards out

3.5 GPA, 15+ hrs, Good Conduct, Renewal Contract A single rough term can end a four-year award here without warning if the GPA floor isn't met cumulatively.

What makes Tougaloo different

Tougaloo publishes a clean three-tier freshman grid topping out at full tuition plus room & board (3.5 GPA / 27 ACT), plus full-tuition tracks for valedictorians/salutatorians and Early College High School grads — all gated by a March 15 application deadline and a 15-hour renewal load.

Merit tiers5See who qualifies
Research checkedJul 2026By our research team

Selection beyond grades and scores

Start with the selection process.

These awards are not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read each award's selection rules, application steps and dates. Meeting a minimum is not an award offer.

  1. Read the selection rules

    Look for the school's stated criteria and whether an additional application is needed.

  2. Check the application dates

    Confirm the current admission and scholarship deadlines directly with the school.

  3. Know what happens next year

    Check renewal, credit requirements and how other aid affects the award.

The fine print / Three questions to carry forward

Before you count on it.

Does it apply to us? Confirm the entering year, residency and every eligibility condition.

Can we keep it? Check renewal GPA, credits and how long the award lasts.

Can we combine it? Ask how outside scholarships and other school awards change the offer.

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What families often miss

  1. The checklist requires submitting a Scholarship Application through the Scholarship Portal, full acceptance, FAFSA, all materials 'by deadline: Fall: March 15; Spring: December 16,' and agreement to the Scholarship Policy. Nothing is automatic.

  2. 'Complete FAFSA' is a required checklist item for freshman and transfer academic scholarships.

  3. Every merit award's renewal requires '15+ hrs' plus the tier GPA (3.5 Presidential / 3.25 Eagle / 3.0 others), good conduct, and a signed Renewal Contract — 12 credits is full-time but will not renew the scholarship.

  4. The Early College High School Scholarship 'covers 2 remaining years only.'

  5. Fees are not listed in the Presidential benefit (only the ECHS award says 'Waived Fees'), and the cost page shows general/residential/technology fees and book charges billed separately from tuition, room, and board.

  6. Eagle requires 'Valedictorian or Salutatorian' standing, not just the 3.25 GPA.

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Who this school may work for

High-stat students who file the scholarship application on time — especially valedictorians/salutatorians, community-college graduates (half tuition), and Early College High School grads (full tuition + waived fees for their two remaining years).

Published yearly cost: Approximately $22,562 for 2026-2027. Source

Cost and graduation facts

Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at Tougaloo, what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.

Average annual net price by family income at Tougaloo, academic year 2021-22
Family incomeAverage net price paid
$0–$30,000$17,294
$30,001–$48,000$17,523
$48,001–$75,000$17,744
$75,001–$110,000$14,396
$110,001+$16,266
All income levels (average)$17,043

Sticker price vs. what students actually pay

Published tuition & fees, AY 2022-23
$12,407
Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22
$17,043

That works out to roughly a 30% discount below the federal AY 2021-22 average cost of attendance of $24,239 (College Scorecard — a separate, federally reported figure, not the published cost of attendance shown above).

Outcomes for students who enrolled here

Graduation rate (150% of normal time), 2016 cohort
33%
First-year retention rate, 2021 cohort
83%
Median debt at completion, 2020–2021 completers
$30,046 (~$319/mo on a 10-yr plan)
Median earnings, 10 years after entry (measured 2020-21)
$34,724
Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22
76%
Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22
49%
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Other Tougaloo scholarships worth checking

These awards can be harder to find. Each one has its own rules.

AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityAwarded at discretion of Athletic Department

Contact 601-977-7700.

Source

AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityAwarded at discretion of Music Department

Contact 601-977-7896.

Source

AmountVariesEligibilityVarying criteria; separate application

Administered by Institutional Advancement; see donor-sponsored scholarships page.

Source

AmountVariesEligibilitySet up a profile at uncf.org

External UNCF programs promoted by Tougaloo.

Source

AmountAmount not publishedEligibilitySee watactc.org/scholarships; PDF application on tougaloo.edu

Third-party scholarship hosted on the Tougaloo site.

Source

Tougaloo merit aid FAQ

  • What is the scholarship deadline?

    All materials must be submitted by March 15 for fall entry and December 16 for spring entry, per the Freshman and Transfer Academic Scholarships Applicant Checklist.

  • What stats do the freshman scholarships require?

    Presidential (Full Tuition + Room & Board): 3.5+ GPA and ACT 27+/SAT 1220+. Eagle (Full Tuition): 3.25+ GPA and valedictorian or salutatorian. Servant Leader (Half Tuition): 3.0+ GPA and ACT 21+/SAT 1050+.

  • What does Tougaloo cost for 2026-27?

    Traditional tuition is $496/credit hour ($5,943/semester at full-time). Annual direct-cost totals on the Estimated Costs page run from $12,928 (commuter) to $26,042 (single room in Branch/Renner Hall); a standard double in Branch/Renner Hall totals $22,562 including tuition, room, board, and fees.

  • What keeps the scholarship each year?

    The tier GPA (3.5/3.25/3.0), 15+ credit hours, good conduct, and a signed Renewal Contract.

  • Is there transfer merit aid?

    Yes — Community College Graduate Academic Scholarship: half tuition (15-18 hrs) for community-college graduates with 30+ transfer hours and a 3.0+ GPA, renewable at 3.0 GPA/15+ hrs.

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How Tougaloo compares

  • 665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.

    Tougaloo is one of them. The cohort minority (84 schools) only awards one-year scholarships, which means the four-year value families assume on a brochure quote isn't guaranteed at every school.

Sources used on this page

Every claim is checked against Tougaloo’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.

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