by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Thomas University was awarded 19 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting.
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TU is ranked #1,676 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list.
TU also holds the #45 spot on the Best Colleges in Georgia ranking.
If you're applying to Thomas University you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 46%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
About 47% of students accepted to TU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 450 and 600. Math scores were between 470 and 540.
At TU, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 12 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Thomas University is 22%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a measure of what percentage of first-year, full-time students come back for their sophomore year. The 36% rate at Thomas University is a good bit lower than the national rate of 68%. This could be for a number of reasons, such as students transferring after a year because they changed majors.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at TU is 23%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 732 undergraduates at TU with 413 being full-time and 319 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of TU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At TU, approximately 56% of students took out student loans averaging $3,067 a year. That adds up to $12,268 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for TU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1501 Millpond Rd, Thomasville, GA 31792 |
| Phone: | 800-538-9784 |
| Website: | www.thomasu.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 107 | NA |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 81 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 80 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 58 | $52,991 |
| Business Administration & Management | 32 | $36,436 |
| Nursing | 28 | $74,176 |
| Social Work | 22 | NA |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 18 | $59,675 |
| General Biology | 11 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 8 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 1,531 students took at least one online class at Thomas University. This is an increase from the 1,388 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,531 | 427 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,388 | 452 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,302 | 1,302 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,310 | 278 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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