Thomas University Overview

Thomas University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Thomasville, Georgia. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Thomasville draws many to the area.

What Is Thomas University Known For?

• The student loan default rate at TU is 3%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• The post-master's certificate is the highest award offered at TU.
• For the <nil> academic year, 35% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from TU makes roughly $44,231 a year. This is 8% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is Thomas University?

Contact details for TU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1501 Millpond Rd, Thomasville, GA 31792
Phone:	800-538-9784
Website:	www.thomasu.edu

How Do I Get Into TU?

You can apply to TU online at: www.thomasu.edu/

Admission Requirements for TU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into TU?

If you plan to apply to TU, make sure you don't wait until the last minute to fill out your application. The school is one of the most selective in the United States and has a low acceptance rate of 29%. If you are admitted, that's something to brag about!

Approximately 56% of accepted students are men and 44% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 39%, and the acceptance rate for women is 22%.

Average Test Scores

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.

TU received ACT scores from 35% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 10 and 29. Math scores were between 8 and 29. Composite scores were between 11 and 29.

Can I Afford Thomas University?

The overall average net price of TU is $27,136. 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. 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 3.0%. 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 University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 763 undergraduate students at TU, with 471 being full-time and 292 being part-time.

There are also 625 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 471 full-time undergraduates at TU, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	8
Black or African American	86
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	153
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	185

Geographic Diversity

Georgia students aren't the only ones who study at Thomas University. At this time, 6 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 31 countries are represented at TU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are United Kingdom, China, and Sweden.

Online Learning at Thomas University

In 2020-2021, 1,388 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 42nd most popular in Georgia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of TU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Thomas University was 72.8%. This is the #504 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at TU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.