Rankings ==
In 2024, U.S. News & World Report ranked Talladega College tied for No.72 out of 131 Regional Universities South, tied for No.55 in Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and tied for No.22 in Regional Universities South Top Performers on Social Mobility.
== Athletics ==
The Talladega athletic teams are called the Tornadoes. The college is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the HBCU Athletic Conference, formerly the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC), since the 2023–2024 academic year. They also competed in the HBCUAC from 1999–2000 to 2001–0 and from 2011–12 to 2020–21. The Tornados previously competed in the Continental Athletic Conference from 2008–09 to 2010–11 and the Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC; formerly known as Georgia–Alabama–Carolina Conference [GACC] until after the 2003–04 school year) from 2021–22 to 2022–23.
Talladega competes in 16 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, …