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 48 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is other registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing.
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TU is ranked #1,437 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.
TU is also ranked #36 out of 68 schools in Georgia.
Thomas University has a very low acceptance rate of 29%, making it one of the most selective out of all the colleges and universities in the nation. It's probably a good idea to apply to other schools in addition to TU just in case you don't make the cut.
About 52% 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 410 and 630. Math scores were between 370 and 610.
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 39%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Thomas University is 64%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 11% for first-time, full-time students at TU, which is 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 39% of students took out student loans averaging $6,393 a year. That adds up to $25,572 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at TU is 8.0%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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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/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/pages/Thomas-University/150743858319664 |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/ThomasU1950 |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Biology | 37 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 35 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 19 | NA |
| Social Work | 18 | $31,605 |
| Nursing | 15 | $66,955 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 7 | NA |
| Other Psychology | 7 | NA |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 3 | NA |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 3 | $26,341 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 3 | $61,068 |
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 2020-2021, 1,388 students took at least one online class at Thomas University. This is an increase from the 1,302 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,388 | 452 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,302 | 1,302 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,521 | 625 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,310 | 278 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,601 | 152 |
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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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