Private Nonprofit · Crestview Hills, Kentucky

Thomas More University

Thomas More University is a private nonprofit institution in Crestview Hills, Kentucky. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.

$59,384
10-yr median earnings
90.3%
Acceptance rate
$21,835
Avg net price / yr
40.3%
150%-time completion

The verdict

Thomas More University pairs top-quartile former-student earnings with open admission.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

Top 16%
former-student earnings, US
90.3%
acceptance rate
40.3%
150%-time completion
+26%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large Carnegie: Master's (S)
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this Thomas More University 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 ("Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs"), 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

D
College Value Score
44/100
Thomas More University

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 A-
$59,384
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$21,835
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
40.3%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$26,236
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment B+
74.8%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention F
66.8%
First-year students returning for year two
Thomas More University vs. the national benchmark
EarningsNet PriceCompletionDebtRepaymentRetention

Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.

10-yr median earnings

$59,384

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$21,835

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

40.3%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 40.3%

Four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Thomas More University vs peers

Thomas More University positioned by earnings vs cost Two-by-two quadrant chart: x-axis median earnings 10 years after enrollment, y-axis average net price after financial aid. Each dot is a college, colored by completion within 150% of normal time (garnet ≥65%, amber 45-64%, red <45%). Net price increases upward, earnings increase rightward, so: bottom-right = best value (low cost, high earnings); top-right = premium (high cost, high earnings); bottom-left = community college tier (low cost, modest earnings); top-left = cost challenge (high cost, low earnings). Currently plotting 8 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. Thomas More University positioned by earning… Carnegie Classification: Master's (S) Master's (… COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $25K $70K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $5K $31K Avg Net Price ($) Thomas More University (you are here): $59K earn · $22K net · 40% grad You are here - Thomas More Univer… Midway University: $44K earn · $30K net · 43% grad Midway University Centre College: $66K earn · $21K net · 83% grad Centre College Asbury University: $42K earn · $21K net · 65% grad Asbury University University of Pikeville: $48K earn · $20K net · 40% grad University of Pike… Georgetown College: $52K earn · $14K net · 48% grad Georgetown College Berea College: $43K earn · $6K net · 60% grad Ross Medical Education Center-Erlanger: $30K earn · $19K net · 68% grad Grad rate (4yr) ≥65% 45-64% <45%
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

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 University 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 University: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$59,384 Top 16% higher than 84% of 5,103 US colleges

$0–$20,000: 169 US colleges (3%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 2,245 US colleges (44%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 1,897 US colleges (37%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$80,000: 606 US colleges (12%). Above this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 134 US colleges (3%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 39 US colleges (1%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 11 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 2 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. This college $0 $160,000 every US college, bucketed by value

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 University National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $59,384 #829 of 5103 84th
Average net price $21,835 #3424 of 5020 32nd (lower is better)
150%-time completion 40.3% #3637 of 4858 25th
Undergraduate enrollment 1,293 #1920 of 5462 65th

National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.

Quick Facts

1,293
Undergraduate enrollment
90.3%
Acceptance rate
1,180
SAT average
40.3%
150%-time completion
$59,384
10-yr median earnings
66.8%
First-year retention

How Thomas More University ranks in Kentucky

State rank among 70 reporting Kentucky colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.

Metric Thomas More University State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $59,384 #6 of 70 91st
Average net price $21,835 #63 of 79 20th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 40.3% #64 of 75 15th
Undergraduate enrollment 1,293 #33 of 81 59th

Highest former-student earnings in Kentucky

#School10-yr earningsNet price
1Centre College$66,240$20,781
2Bellarmine University$62,069$21,499
3Galen College of Nursing-Louisville$61,480$18,540
4Galen College of Nursing-ARH$61,480$21,164
5Galen Health Institutes-Pikeville$61,480$28,475
6Thomas More UniversityThis school$59,384$21,835
7University of Kentucky$59,025$18,851
8Transylvania University$54,705$21,913
9University of Louisville$53,899$17,988
10Georgetown College$52,074$14,095
11Northern Kentucky University$50,220$8,191
12Spalding University$49,438$25,491

Admissions

Admission Rate 90.3%
SAT Average 1,180
SAT Math (25th-75th) 520 – 620
SAT Reading (25th-75th) 510 – 610
ACT (25th-75th) 21 – 27
0%100%90.4%
Share of applicants admitted

Costs & Financial Aid

Net price by family income at Thomas More University

Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket

net price / yr

What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Thomas More University - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Tuition & Net Price

In-State Tuition $39,800
Out-of-State Tuition $39,800
Average Net Price $21,835
23.1%
Pell Grant Rate
53.1%
Federal Loan Rate
$26,236
Median Debt
$278/mo
Monthly Payment

Net price at Thomas More University swings rather than trends

Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $17,801 to $20,701 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +8.7%, 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
$17,801
Highest year
$20,701
Most recent (2023)
$20,701
Average net price, 2013–2023

11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

2013: $19,0362014: $19,6642015: $18,7502016: $18,8162017: $18,7062018: $17,8282019: $19,1612020: $20,3712021: $19,0252022: $17,8012023: $20,701
2013 · $19,0362023 · $20,701

Over the same years, enrollment went +8.0% (1,208 → 1,305 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

48.0%
Female
36.8%
First Generation

Outcomes

66.8%
Retention Rate
$47,148
Median Earnings (6yr)
75.9%
Earning Over $25K
74.8%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 40.3%
First-year retention First-time, full-time freshmen 66.8%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $47,148
Median earnings 10 years after entry $59,384
Share earning over $25,000 Working, not enrolled 75.9%
Loan repayment rate Completers, 3 years after leaving 74.8%
Median federal student debt At completion $26,236
Estimated monthly payment Standard 10-year plan $278/mo

Programs & Earnings

Field-of-study summary by credential

Credential Programs Award count Avg earnings Top earnings Avg debt
Bachelor's 9 205 $68,249 $82,906 $24,551
Master's 2 64 $104,467 $104,467 $25,320
Associate's 2 23 $79,824 $83,959 $42,000

Top programs at Thomas More University by completer earnings

Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file

median earnings

What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations Master's 60 $104,467 $25,320
Business/Commerce, General Associate's 23 $83,959 $42,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's 66 $82,906 $31,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Bachelor's 25 $82,426 $23,889
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's - $75,689 -
Accounting and Related Services Bachelor's 12 $75,682 $27,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor's 26 $58,853 $19,372
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor's 7 $58,479 -
Biology, General Bachelor's 25 $51,150 $23,596
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Bachelor's 15 - $27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Master's 4 - -
Psychology, General Bachelor's 17 - $20,000
Criminal Justice and Corrections Bachelor's 12 - -

Independent Scorecard matches among reporting colleges — not recommendations from the institution or a counselor.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the acceptance rate at Thomas More University?
Thomas More University is a private nonprofit institution in Crestview Hills, Kentucky. The acceptance rate is 90.3%. The average SAT score is 1,180. Undergraduate enrollment is 1,293 students.
How much do Thomas More University former students earn?
Federally aided former students at Thomas More University who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $59,384 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $47,148.
How much does Thomas More University cost?
The average net price at Thomas More University is $21,835. In-state tuition is $39,800 and out-of-state tuition is $39,800. Median student debt at graduation is $26,236.
What is the graduation rate at Thomas More University?
Thomas More University has a 40.3% 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 66.8%.
Is Thomas More University worth the student debt?
The median student debt at Thomas More University is $26,236, while former students earn a median of $59,384 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 44% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 74.8% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $278.

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.

Where to go next from Thomas More University

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