Thomas College Overview

Thomas College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waterville, Maine. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

What Is Thomas College Known For?

• The 4% student loan default rate at Thomas College is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Thomas College.
• For the <nil> academic year, 51% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Thomas College bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $41,735 a year. That's about 2% more than their peers at other schools.
• The average Thomas College student graduates in 4.2 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Thomas College?

Contact details for Thomas College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	180 W River Rd, Waterville, ME 04901-5097
Phone:	207-859-1111
Website:	www.thomas.edu

How Do I Get Into Thomas College?

You can apply to Thomas College online at: https://apply.thomas.edu/portal/UG

Can I Afford Thomas College?

The overall average net price of Thomas College is $36,274. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Thomas College, approximately 85% of students took out student loans averaging $8,032 a year. That adds up to $32,128 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Thomas College is 4.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Thomas College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,304 undergraduate students at Thomas College, with 673 being full-time and 631 being part-time.

There are also 90 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 673 full-time undergraduates at Thomas College, 51% are male and 49% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Thomas College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	6
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	565
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	51

Geographic Diversity

Maine students aren't the only ones who study at Thomas College. At this time, 14 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 11 countries are represented at Thomas College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Bermuda, China, and France.

Online Learning at Thomas College

In 2020-2021, 539 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Thomas College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 11th most popular in Maine for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Nightscream under License

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