- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- Thiel College
Greenville, PATown: distantZIP 16125Founded 1866
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1866
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.thiel.edu
PennsylvaniaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Thiel College
Thiel College is a private nonprofit college in Greenville, Pennsylvania, with 788 undergraduates. It admits 72% of applicants, graduates 53% within six years and costs $24,478 a year after aid.
53%graduate
Admission rate72%
Retention73%
4-year graduation44%
Pell Grant share50%
Federal loans80%
$24,478net price / year
72%admission rate
—average SAT
53%graduate in 6 years
$51,676median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#1,187 of 1,704 for earnings#1,193 of 1,739 for lowest net price#916 of 1,738 for graduation rate#609 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $56,463tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $39,900
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $39,900
- Average net price
- $24,478national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$26,603
$30,001–48,000$20,522
$48,001–75,000$23,290
$75,001–110,000$22,893
$110,001+$26,833
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 72%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college72%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college73%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college53%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college50%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 53%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 44%
- First-year retention
- 73%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 41%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,476
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $51,676middle 50%: $36,727–$68,037
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$68,037
Median, Thiel College$51,676
Lower quarter$36,727
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 788
- Part-time
- 0.8%
- Women / men
- 48% / 52%
- Average age at entry
- 20.0
- First-generation students
- 32%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 50%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 67%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,413 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,821
- Endowment, end of year
- $48,858,416
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White79%
Hispanic3.7%
Black11%
Asian0.5%
Two or more races3.9%
U.S. nonresident0.2%
Unknown1.3%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management32%
Health professions13%
Parks, recreation & fitness9.8%
Biological & biomedical sciences8.8%
Education8.3%
English language & literature4.2%
Psychology4.2%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting4.2%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 216357. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7783983.