- The Inkwell
- Maine
- Thomas College
Waterville, METown: remoteZIP 04901Founded 1894
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1894
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1966
- Website
- www.thomas.edu
MainePrivate nonprofit
Thomas College
Thomas College is a private nonprofit college in Waterville, Maine, with 647 undergraduates. It admits 96% of applicants, graduates 58% within six years and costs $23,739 a year after aid.
58%graduate
Admission rate96%
Retention78%
4-year graduation56%
Pell Grant share20%
Federal loans38%
$23,739net price / year
96%admission rate
—average SAT
58%graduate in 6 years
$53,206median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,000median debt
#1,108 of 1,704 for earnings#1,142 of 1,739 for lowest net price#734 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,393 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
- $48,823tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $32,654
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $32,654
- Average net price
- $23,739national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$17,623
$30,001–48,000$18,643
$48,001–75,000$23,021
$75,001–110,000$29,682
$110,001+$35,472
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 96%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college96%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college78%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college58%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college20%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 58%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 56%
- First-year retention
- 78%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 53%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $48,387
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $53,206middle 50%: $40,972–$72,473
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$72,473
Median, Thomas College$53,206
Lower quarter$40,972
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
- 647
- Part-time
- 0.8%
- Women / men
- 46% / 54%
- Average age at entry
- 20.0
- First-generation students
- 38%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 20%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 20 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 51%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,625 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $4,491
- Endowment, end of year
- $25,337,861
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White68%
Hispanic1.7%
Black4.2%
Asian0.9%
Two or more races2.8%
U.S. nonresident7.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown14%
13 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management39%
Education12%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting11%
Psychology8.9%
Computer & information sciences7.7%
Parks, recreation & fitness5.9%
Health professions5.4%
Natural resources & conservation4.2%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 161563. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7788537.