Thomas University
Thomasville, GA · Private · Town (distant) · TU
Private institution in Thomasville, GA · 813 undergraduates · 43% acceptance rate · $49,716 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 13%Acceptance rate
- Top 18%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 22%Pell Grant share
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
- $19,3131,018th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $11,640731st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $11,640365th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $26,189765th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $21,198786th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $49,7161,076th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,305862nd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 27.8%1,801st highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 63.6%1,488th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 43.2%200th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1037872nd highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 20798th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 8131,478th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 46.8%466th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 197 mi (ATL)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 18 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $66,104 | $60,839 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $60,452 | $64,493 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $46,087 | $38,289 |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $30,554 | $30,228 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | $28,960 | $28,598 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $26,353 | $24,421 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1950source
- School colors: Hunter Greensource
- Athletic nickname: "Night Hawks"source
- Formerly known as "Birdwood Junior College" (1950–1976)source
- Formerly known as "Thomas County Community College" (1976–1986)source
- Formerly known as "Thomas College" (1986–2000)source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
Athletics — 8 sports + curated flag football
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,541,044 (M $890,534 · W $650,510)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Flag Football (women’s, curated)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Women’s flag football is curated (not yet a stable EADA sport filter).
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Thomas University’s 813 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In GA
- Young Harris CollegeYoung Harris, GA · 810 undergrads
- Toccoa Falls CollegeToccoa Falls, GA · 820 undergrads
- Covenant CollegeLookout Mountain, GA · 858 undergrads
- Truett McConnell UniversityCleveland, GA · 768 undergrads
- Life UniversityMarietta, GA · 869 undergrads
- Agnes Scott CollegeDecatur, GA · 898 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Whittier CollegeWhittier, CA · 812 undergrads
- Bryan College-DaytonDayton, TN · 815 undergrads
- Menlo CollegeAtherton, CA · 811 undergrads
- American College of Healthcare SciencesPortland, OR · 810 undergrads
- Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim LubavitzBrooklyn, NY · 810 undergrads
- Ohio Christian UniversityCircleville, OH · 816 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitethomasu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 141167)
- Compare colleges in GARe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in GeorgiaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Young Harris CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Thomas University vs Young Harris CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 8 EADA programs at this school
- Women’s flag football rosterCurated national programs (not yet in EADA filters)
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