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Talladega, AL · Private · 701 undergraduates · town

Talladega College

Less selective

Talladega is a historic HBCU liberal-arts college whose campus and institutional story are closely tied to Black higher education in Alabama.

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Institutional profile

Established Solid in mobility, and solid in career outcomes.
Academic Emerging Affordability Steady Career Solid Mobility Solid Experience Emerging
Academic standing Emerging
Affordability Steady
Career outcomes Solid
Mobility Solid
Student experience Emerging
Admission
99.3% admitted

8,900 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
Varies across five income ranges

Compare recent average annual costs by household income

Completion
23.6%

$32,229 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets Talladega College apart

Academic design

Its liberal-arts foundation supports undergraduate study alongside selected graduate and online programs.

Campus pattern

The compact campus mixes historic buildings, green space and newer facilities in a close-knit collegiate setting.

Career & value signal

Talladega's historic campus district gives the college a physical connection to its long role in African American education.

Can I get in?

99.3% admitted

Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.

Recent applicant pool

8,900

About 99 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 99.3%
Entering class

Record over scores

No score range is published for the entering class, so the transcript, the course rigor, and the required materials carry the file.

Testingnot considered
Return for a second year64%
Finish the degree23.6%

In the season card

Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for Talladega College, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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In the season card

What Talladega College weighs when it reads a file

See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.

  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
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What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Its liberal-arts foundation supports undergraduate study alongside selected graduate and online programs.

02

Make institutional fit specific

Talladega is a historic HBCU liberal-arts college whose campus and institutional story are closely tied to Black higher education in Alabama.

03

Use the application route carefully

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.

Regular Decisionrolling
Application routeInstitution application

$25 application fee

Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.

Published annual cost$28,030
Average annual cost after aid$16,000
Affordability profileSteady

In the season card

Average annual cost by household income at Talladega College

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
Open the price by income

Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.

Complete within 8 years23.6%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one64%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$32,229

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Business Administration, Management and Operations

Recent graduates45
Median earnings$45,520

Psychology, General

Recent graduates23
Median earnings

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

Recent graduates21
Median earnings$39,266

Sociology

Recent graduates10
Median earnings

Biology, General

Recent graduates9
Median earnings

What is campus life like?

Talladega College beyond the classroom

The compact campus mixes historic buildings, green space and newer facilities in a close-knit collegiate setting.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Its liberal-arts foundation supports undergraduate study alongside selected graduate and online programs.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

The compact campus mixes historic buildings, green space and newer facilities in a close-knit collegiate setting.

Career & value

Where the degree can lead

Talladega's historic campus district gives the college a physical connection to its long role in African American education.

701 undergraduatesSoutheasttown settingCampus housing available