Thomas College
Thomas College at a Glance
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About Thomas College
According to Wikipedia, Thomas College is a private college in Waterville, Maine. It offers undergraduate and graduate degrees and is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education. As of Fall 2019 Thomas College currently enrolled 1,949 students; 1,819 were undergraduate students and 130 were graduate students.
Thomas College's Online Degrees
Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Project Management
- Required Credits: 15
- Completion Time: 1-2 years
- Format: Fully online
MBA in Business Administration
Degree Concentrations
- Human Resources
- Required Credits: 36
- Completion Time: 1-2 years
- Format: Fully online
Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Human Resource Management
- Required Credits: 36
- Completion Time: 1-2 years
- Format: Fully online
MBA in Project Management
- Required Credits: 36
- Completion Time: 1-2 years
- Format: Fully online
Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Cybersecurity
- Required Credits: 15
- Completion Time: 1 year
- Format: Fully online
MS in Criminology
- Required Credits: 30
- Completion Time: 1-2 years
- Format: Fully online
MS in Cybersecurity
- Required Credits: 30
- Completion Time: 1-2 years
- Format: Fully online
MBA in Healthcare Management
- Required Credits: 39
- Completion Time: 1-2 years
- Format: Fully online
Thomas College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Annual Applications | Acceptance | Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 853 | 96% | 77% | 58% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Thomas College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $32,654 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $17,623 |
| 30K - 48K | $18,643 |
| 48K - 75K | $23,021 |
| 75K - 110K | $29,682 |
| 110K+ | $35,472 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Thomas College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Thomas College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $53,206 a year, and 92% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Thomas College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads | Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| 1,831 | 1,660 | 171 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Thomas College?
Thomas College is located at 180 W River Rd, Waterville, ME 04901-5097.
How Safe is Thomas College?
No violent or property offenses were reported on Thomas College’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Thomas College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Waterville has a violent crime rate of 0.15% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 3.07%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Thomas College Known For?
Thomas College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Medical
- Criminal Justice
- Business
- Education
- Computer Science
- Psychology
- Communications
- Literature
- Political Science
- Social Work
- Mathematics
Thomas College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Thomas College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Thomas College ranks #465 in the U.S. and #1728 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesThomas College ranks #648 in the U.S. and #1211 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesThomas College ranks #840 in the U.S. and #3197 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesThomas College ranks #869 in the U.S. and #3768 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesThomas College ranks #928 in the U.S. and #4153 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesThomas College ranks #1013 in the U.S. and #2672 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
psychology DegreesThomas College ranks #1257 in the U.S. and #4737 worldwide for influence in Communications.
communications DegreesThomas College ranks #1352 in the U.S. and #4106 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature DegreesThomas College ranks #1658 in the U.S. and #6999 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
political-science DegreesThomas College ranks #1839 in the U.S. and #4880 worldwide for influence in Social Work.
social-work DegreesThomas College ranks #2972 in the U.S. and #10081 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
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