Thiel College (Greenville, PA) — Cost, Earnings & Admissions

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price: $22,7461,326th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees: $36,8641,553rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees: $36,8641,509th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance: $51,3461,522nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt: $27,0001,604th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $49,7141,082nd highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $40,6861,179th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year): 43.5%1,405th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention: 71.5%1,162nd highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate: 70.6%629th most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT: —
Median ACT: 21703rd highest of 954 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates: 7731,517th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio: 12.0:1794th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share: 39.1%751st highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 163 mi (DTW)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Most Selective Colleges in Pennsylvania#25

Applying

Common App member: Yes
Application fee: Free
Personal essay: Optional / not required
Writing supplement: No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 39 reported programs.

Field	Level	1 yr	2 yr
Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$49,393	$43,922
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness	bachelors	$41,789	$42,086
Special Education and TeachingEducation	bachelors	$35,060	$36,848
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement	bachelors	$33,565	$33,993
Communication and Media StudiesCommunications	bachelors	$30,771	$30,771
SociologySocial Sciences	bachelors	$27,222	$30,409
Psychology, GeneralPsychology	bachelors	$23,803	$21,166
Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studies	bachelors	—	$29,685
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences	bachelors	—	—
Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory TechnicianScience Technologies	bachelors	—	—
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences	bachelors	—	$26,896
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBusiness	bachelors	—	—

Campus facts

Religious affiliation: Evangelical Lutheran Churchsource
Founded in 1866source
Athletic nickname: "Tomcats"source
Competes in Presidents' Athletic Conferencesource
School colors: Blue and Goldsource
Mascot: Tommy Tomcatsource
Motto: "Lux Mundi, Verbum Dei"source
Formerly known as "Thiel Hall" (1866–1870)source
Athletic conference: Presidents' Athletic Conferencesource
Plays for the "Mercer County Cup"source
Notable alum: Fred Rogerssource
Notable alum: Tom Regansource

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0 · Coed $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.