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University or college · Private nonprofit

Thomas University

Thomasville, GA431 online only

Thomas University is a private nonprofit university in Thomasville, GA, with about 1,152 students on campus.

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Students on campus
1,152
plus 431 studying only online
Admission rate
38%
lower than at 90% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$18,499
lower than at 57% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
28%
lower than at 90% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$49,716
higher than at 71% of U.S. colleges
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Thomas University?

38%

of applicants admitted

About 8 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
500–620
SAT math
490–600
ACT
20–24

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1072.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $23,079 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $11,640Room & board $8,140Books & supplies $2,000Other costs $1,299

After grants, the average family on aid pays $18,499.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$19,923

About $79,692 over 4 years · 14% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
28%
within 6 years · Pell students 41%
Come back for year two
49%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$49,716
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$21,198
about $225 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

6%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$225 a month against about $3,775 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

42%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 43% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$43k
Middle income$30–75k
$59k
Higher incomeover $75k
$65k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Public safety 32%Health professions 13%Education 12%Business 12%Public administration & social work 10%Psychology 7%Everything else 13%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Criminal Justice and Corrections50 graduates a year · typical debt $39,800
$61k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations29 graduates a year · typical debt $22,420
$54k4 yrs out
Social Work24 graduates a year · typical debt $24,250
$41k4 yrs out
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions18 graduates a year · typical debt $18,750
$61k1 yr out
Psychology, General15 graduates a year
$43k4 yrs out
Biology, General13 graduates a year · typical debt $22,755
—not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing11 graduates a year
$92k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods9 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

998 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 34%Hispanic 6%Black 39%Asian 2%International 3%

Women and men

Women 59%Men 41%
12 : 1
students per teacher
55%
get Pell grants (lower income)
83%
take federal loans
41%
undergrads 25 or older
42%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Thomasville

4% of Thomasville’s 18,667 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Thomasville pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Thomas University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

Southern Regional Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Thomasville
3.4 mi3,415 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.