Thomas University
Private College in Thomasville, GA. Six-year graduation rate 28%. Median 10-year earnings $49,716.
Students who entered Thomas University land at a median of $49,716 a decade later, close to what most four-year schools deliver. Only 28% finish within six years, so roughly three in four students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $21,198, neither a bargain nor a burden.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 28% — below national average
Admissions
Thomas University admits 38% of applicants and is genuinely selective — roughly three in five applicants are turned away. The applicant pool is small at 517, which makes year-over-year comparisons unreliable. A 71% yield rate puts this school in the upper range for admits who follow through. The score bands below rest on the 26% of enrolled first-years who submitted an SAT score — a self-selected group, and not a cutoff.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | 500–620 | 37 (26%) |
| SAT Math | 490–600 | |
| ACT Composite | 20–24 | 9 (6%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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A six-year graduation rate of 28% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. 49% first-year retention is low enough to be the defining risk of enrolling here. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. A 12:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. This is a private nonprofit four-year college, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 794 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $17,823 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Net price varies modestly by income — $15,640 at $0–30k against $20,059 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Most students get help: 90% receive grants worth $3,969 on average. Borrowing is widespread: 83% take federal loans.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 133 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $15,640 |
| $30–48k | $19,546 |
| $48–75k | $19,923 |
| $75–110k | $19,934 |
| $110k+ | $20,059 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 657 of these 794 students, totalling $2,300,112 — an average of $3,501 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Thomas County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)