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Talladega College: cost, admission and results

Talladega College is a private nonprofit college in Talladega, Alabama. It has about 701 undergraduate students. It admits 85% of applicants. The average net price for students with federal aid is $13,528 a year.

At a glance

  • 85%Admission rate
  • $13,528Net price a year
  • 44%Graduation rate
  • $38,238Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Talladega, Alabama 35160
Type
Private nonprofit
Degrees
Mostly bachelor's degrees (four-year)
Setting
Town some way from a city
Undergraduate students
701
Graduate students
59
Students per teacher
17 to 1
Special character
Historically Black college or university
Accredited by
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Website
talladega.edu

Getting in

Talladega College admits 85% of those who apply, which makes it open to most applicants. The median admission rate of colleges on this site that report one is 77%.

What it costs

Tuition and fees for a year$15,650
Room and meals on campus$6,704
Books and supplies$1,200
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$25,654
Average net price after grants and scholarships$13,528

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off. It is 20% below the median net price of colleges in Alabama on this site ($16,956). International students normally pay the published tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$8,772
$30,001 to $48,000$23,380
$48,001 to $75,000$16,225
$75,001 to $110,000$12,862
Above $110,000$23,774

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeAL medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year54%67%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)44%45%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$38,238$48,418$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$30,297$23,250$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Alabama and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

65% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 55% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 41% women and 59% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 31 of the 37 colleges in Alabama on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 2,151.

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Common questions

What is the acceptance rate of Talladega College?

Talladega College admits 85% of applicants, according to the College Scorecard.

How much is tuition at Talladega College?

Published tuition and fees are $15,650 a year. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Talladega College?

44% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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