10-yr median earnings
$53,565
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Merrimack, New Hampshire
Thomas More College of Liberal Arts
Thomas More College of Liberal Arts is a private nonprofit institution in Merrimack, New Hampshire. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $53,565
- 10-yr median earnings
- $18,489
- Avg net price / yr
- 62.2%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Thomas More College of Liberal Arts posts top-quartile former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 24%
- former-student earnings, US
- 62.2%
- 150%-time completion
- +33%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Midsize
Carnegie: Bacc: A&S
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Thomas More College of Liberal Arts profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C
College Value Score
55/100
Thomas More College of Liberal Arts
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings B+
$53,565
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price D
$18,489
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate C
62.2%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$25,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention A-
88.0%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$18,489
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
62.2%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 62.2%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Thomas More College of Liberal Arts vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Thomas More College of Liberal Arts ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Thomas More College of Liberal Arts: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$53,565 Top 24% higher than 76% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Thomas More College of Liberal Arts | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $53,565 | #1203 of 5103 | 76th |
| Average net price | $18,489 | #2786 of 5020 | 45th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 62.2% | #2042 of 4858 | 58th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 97 | #4352 of 5462 | 20th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
97
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
62.2%
150%-time completion
$53,565
10-yr median earnings
88.0%
First-year retention
How Thomas More College of Liberal Arts ranks in New Hampshire
State rank among 24 reporting New Hampshire colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Thomas More College of Liberal Arts | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $53,565 | #9 of 24 | 63rd |
| Average net price | $18,489 | #14 of 26 | 46th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 62.2% | #9 of 25 | 64th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 97 | #23 of 27 | 15th |
Highest former-student earnings in New Hampshire
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dartmouth College | $97,434 | $29,519 |
| 2 | Saint Anselm College | $73,371 | $34,779 |
| 3 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | $66,479 | $23,805 |
| 4 | University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online | $66,479 | $10,864 |
| 5 | University of New Hampshire at Manchester | $66,479 | $9,992 |
| 6 | University of New Hampshire-Franklin Pierce School of Law | $66,479 | - |
| 7 | Plymouth State University | $57,304 | $19,216 |
| 8 | Keene State College | $54,368 | $17,887 |
| 9 | Thomas More College of Liberal ArtsThis school | $53,565 | $18,489 |
| 10 | Franklin Pierce University | $53,353 | $27,154 |
| 11 | Rivier University | $52,248 | $28,082 |
| 12 | Antioch University-New England | $51,541 | - |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Thomas More College of Liberal Arts
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$10,433 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$12,637 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$23,826 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Thomas More College of Liberal Arts - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $30,400 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $30,400 |
| Average Net Price | $18,489 |
44.5%
Pell Grant Rate
82.2%
Federal Loan Rate
$25,000
Median Debt
$265/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Thomas More College of Liberal Arts swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $12,915 to $21,511 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +13.9%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$12,915
Highest year
$21,511
Most recent (2023)
$21,511
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $18,8822023 · $21,511
Over the same years, enrollment went +18.8% (80 → 95 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
56.1%
Female
Outcomes
88.0%
Retention Rate
$40,173
Median Earnings (6yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 62.2% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 88.0% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $40,173 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $53,565 |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $25,000 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $265/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's | 16 | $54,805 | $27,000 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Thomas More College of Liberal Arts? ▼
Thomas More College of Liberal Arts is a private nonprofit institution in Merrimack, New Hampshire. Undergraduate enrollment is 97 students.
How much do Thomas More College of Liberal Arts former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Thomas More College of Liberal Arts who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $53,565 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $40,173.
How much does Thomas More College of Liberal Arts cost? ▼
The average net price at Thomas More College of Liberal Arts is $18,489. In-state tuition is $30,400 and out-of-state tuition is $30,400. Median student debt at graduation is $25,000.
What is the graduation rate at Thomas More College of Liberal Arts? ▼
Thomas More College of Liberal Arts has a 62.2% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 88.0%.
Is Thomas More College of Liberal Arts worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Thomas More College of Liberal Arts is $25,000, while former students earn a median of $53,565 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 47% of those annual earnings. Estimated monthly loan payment is $265.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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