MS
Tougaloo College
3.84 incidents / 1,000 students
Tougaloo, MS · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
Tougaloo College
Across 2022–2024, Tougaloo College reported 12 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, with no net change between the first and last filed year; largest filed category is Burglary.
- 3.84
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,459
- Rank of 2,072
- #27
- MS rank
- 1,301
- Enrolled students
3.84 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Tougaloo College reports 3.84 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 29% below Johnson C Smith University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Johnson C Smith University (13.82/1k); Strayer University-Florida (0.77/1k); University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana (0.00/1k); Oregon State University-Cascades Campus (8.49/1k); California College of the Arts (3.82/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Blue Mountain Christian University (0.00/1k); Millsaps College (15.18/1k); Rust College (27.84/1k); Mississippi University for Women (0.46/1k); Mississippi Valley State University (4.08/1k); Wesley Biblical Seminary (0.00/1k); Southeastern Baptist College (0.00/1k); Delta State University (0.38/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 3.84
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,459
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 70%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 4
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 176406 · Tougaloo College 3.84/1k score rate · #1,459/2,072
RATE-HIGH · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-HIGH 3.84/1k
- RANK-LOWER #1,459/2,072
- ST-MID #27 in state
- PEER-FINISH California College of the · ±0.02
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-FLAT Flat
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-SMALL 1,301
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: California College of the Arts (-0.02/1k)
Tougaloo College sheet RATE-HIGH · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO · peer California College of the Arts. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-HIGH · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is California College of the Arts (-0.02/1k). National rank #1,459 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Tougaloo College reports 3.84 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 29% below Johnson C Smith University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Johnson C Smith University (13.82/1k); Strayer University-Florida (0.77/1k); University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana (0.00/1k); Oregon State University-Cascades Campus (8.49/1k); California College of the Arts (3.82/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Blue Mountain Christian University (0.00/1k); Millsaps College (15.18/1k); Rust College (27.84/1k); Mississippi University for Women (0.46/1k); Mississippi Valley State University (4.08/1k); Wesley Biblical Seminary (0.00/1k); Southeastern Baptist College (0.00/1k); Delta State University (0.38/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Tougaloo College
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Tougaloo on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana · lowest peer 0
University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Strayer University-Florida · near 0.77
Strayer University-Florida — near
0.77 per 1,000 students
- California College of the · near 3.82
California College of the Arts — near
3.82 per 1,000 students
- Tougaloo College · this campus 3.84
Tougaloo College — this campus
3.84 per 1,000 students
- Johnson C Smith University · highest peer
Johnson C Smith University — highest peer
13.82 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Tougaloo College's 3.84/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Tougaloo College was unchanged from 4 to 4 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 17 MS 4-year peers in this comparison, Tougaloo College is larger than 31% and safer-reporting than 25% - the smaller, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
Read the chart as text
- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 88
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 13, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 38, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 63
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 13
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 88
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 88
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 38
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 63, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 88, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Tougaloo College: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
Read the chart as a table
| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern Baptist College | 93 | 0.00 | 0 | 88 |
| Wesley Biblical Seminary | 170 | 0.00 | 6 | 88 |
| Rust College | 467 | 27.84 | 13 | 0 |
| Millsaps College | 593 | 15.18 | 19 | 6 |
| Blue Mountain Christian University | 968 | 0.00 | 25 | 88 |
| Tougaloo College (this campus) | 1,301 | 3.84 | 31 | 25 |
| Mississippi University for Women | 2,193 | 0.46 | 38 | 63 |
| Mississippi Valley State University | 2,205 | 4.08 | 44 | 13 |
| Delta State University | 2,654 | 0.38 | 50 | 69 |
| Alcorn State University | 2,995 | 2.34 | 56 | 38 |
| Mississippi College | 4,164 | 1.92 | 63 | 44 |
| Belhaven University | 4,213 | 0.24 | 69 | 75 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Tougaloo College held level. The total is unchanged, but the mix behind it is not. Rising: Motor Vehicle Theft (0 to 1). Falling over the same period: Burglary (4 to 3).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Tougaloo College
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 3 Clery Act categories here: Burglary, Motor Vehicle Theft and Rape. Burglary accounts for most of them.
The remaining 8 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Aggravated Assault, Arson, Fondling and Incest. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyTougaloo College: Criminal Offenses by year
Stable 0% (4 → 4 incidents)
Read the chart as text
| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondling | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 3 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 3 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Tougaloo College vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
NC
Johnson C Smith University
13.82 incidents / 1,000 students
FL
Strayer University-Florida
0.77 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Tougaloo College sits on price and outcomes
At $17,043, Tougaloo College's reported average net price is cheaper than 63% among 49 Mississippi colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $13,265.
- $17,043
- average net price
- $13,265
- Mississippi median
- 0.9×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $1,028
- reported income-bracket spread
This institution reports an unusual pattern: families under $30,000 record a HIGHER net price ($17,294) than those above $110,000 ($16,266). Fewer than 2% of institutions reporting both brackets show this shape. It can reflect small bracket samples or programme mix rather than aid policy, so treat it as a question to raise with the financial-aid office rather than a finding.
Six-year median earnings of $25,777 run about 1.5 times the annual net price. The margin is real but narrow, so how many years of price a student actually pays matters a great deal here.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $12,407
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $12,407
- Avg Net Price
- $17,043
- Median Debt
- $30,046
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 63%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- ACT Average
- 19
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 33%
- Retention Rate
- 83%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $25,777
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $34,724
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 51%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,271 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Johnson C Smith University
Charlotte, NC · 1,302 enrolled
Safety Score 13.82
Strayer University-Florida
Tampa, FL · 1,303 enrolled
Safety Score 0.77
University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana
Hope, AR · 1,305 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus
Bend, OR · 1,296 enrolled
Safety Score 8.49
California College of the Arts
San Francisco, CA · 1,308 enrolled
Safety Score 3.82
Closest by National Rank
Tougaloo College (national rank #1459) sits near Cleveland State University (#1458) and Oregon State University (#1460) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Tougaloo College, both outside MS so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Johnson C Smith University
Charlotte, NC · 1,302 enrolled
Safety score 13.82
Strayer University-Florida
Tampa, FL · 1,303 enrolled
Safety score 0.77
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus
Bend, OR · 1,296 enrolled
Safety score 8.49
Albion College
Albion, MI · 1,308 enrolled
Safety score 12.23
California College of the Arts
San Francisco, CA · 1,308 enrolled
Safety score 3.82
Washington & Jefferson College
Washington, PA · 1,309 enrolled
Safety score 4.58
Westmont College
Santa Barbara, CA · 1,310 enrolled
Safety score 3.82
Emory & Henry University
Emory, VA · 1,311 enrolled
Safety score 5.34
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR · 37,163 enrolled
Safety score 3.85
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, OH · 14,074 enrolled
Safety score 3.84
Providence College
Providence, RI · 4,666 enrolled
Safety score 3.86
Belmont University
Nashville, TN · 8,803 enrolled
Safety score 3.86
Clark University
Worcester, MA · 3,925 enrolled
Safety score 3.82
Fresno Pacific University
Fresno, CA · 2,879 enrolled
Safety score 3.82
Saint Johns University
Collegeville, MN · 1,572 enrolled
Safety score 3.82
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Tougaloo College safe?
Tougaloo College has a safety score of 3.84 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,459 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Johnson C Smith University (13.82/1k). Same-state same-level set: Blue Mountain Christian University (0.00/1k); Millsaps College (15.18/1k); Rust College (27.84/1k); Mississippi University for Women (0.46/1k); Mississippi Valley State University (4.08/1k); Wesley Biblical Seminary (0.00/1k); Southeastern Baptist College (0.00/1k); Delta State University (0.38/1k).
What crimes are reported at Tougaloo College?
For calendar year 2024, Tougaloo College reported Burglary (3) and Motor Vehicle Theft (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Tougaloo College compare to similar schools?
Tougaloo College reports 29% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Johnson C Smith University. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Johnson C Smith University (13.82/1k); Strayer University-Florida (0.77/1k); University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana (0.00/1k); Oregon State University-Cascades Campus (8.49/1k); California College of the Arts (3.82/1k). Same-state same-level set: Blue Mountain Christian University (0.00/1k); Millsaps College (15.18/1k); Rust College (27.84/1k); Mississippi University for Women (0.46/1k); Mississippi Valley State University (4.08/1k); Wesley Biblical Seminary (0.00/1k); Southeastern Baptist College (0.00/1k); Delta State University (0.38/1k).
Does Tougaloo College have fire safety data?
Yes. Tougaloo College reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. No fires were reported in the most recent year.
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