Thomas University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Thomas University

Thomas University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Thomasville, Georgia (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 998 students of which 1,027 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Thomas University is categorized as “19” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 38.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,072 and an ACT midpoint of 20. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $18,499, with published in-state tuition of $11,640 and a Pell grant recipient share of 55.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,198, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 27.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 49.3%. Graduates earn a median of $49,716 ten years after enrolling, compared with $45,305 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 57500.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 63.3% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.