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Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
6-yr Graduation
71%
—
Total enrollment
1,470
peer median 1,945
Avg net price
$14,104
+$5.2k vs Community College
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About
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a public technical college in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. It offers 26 academic programs for about 1,400 students. It was named for Thaddeus Stevens, a nineteenth-century statesman. The college was founded in 1905 as "Stevens Trade School" and is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Applied
1,456
1,456 candidates competed
Admitted
1,037
71.2% acceptance rate
Enrolled
676
65.2% yield
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Overall completion
71%
Overall completion
71%
Full-time retention
75%
Full-time retention
75%
Pell equity
18.2pp gap
Pell recipients
60%114 of 189
Non-Pell (all)
78%205 of 262
Subsidized loan, no Pell
72%52 of 72
No Federal Aid
81%153 of 190
Non-Pell students graduate at a 18.2-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 24 Title IV programs, 13 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 11 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Total programs
24
Passing
13
54.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national
Pass / fail distribution
24programs
- Passing13 · 54.2%
- No Data11 · 45.8%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
11
No data
11
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Program
Typical
Benchmark
EP gap
Graphic Communications
Associate Degree · Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
$40,117
$35,274
Same-State HS Median
+13.7%
+$4,843
Graphic Communications
Associate Degree · Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
+13.7%
$40,117 vs $35,274
Mason/Masonry
Associate Degree · Construction Trades
$42,956
$35,274
Same-State HS Median
+21.8%
+$7,682
Mason/Masonry
Associate Degree · Construction Trades
+21.8%
$42,956 vs $35,274
Carpenters
Associate Degree · Construction Trades
$46,433
$35,274
Same-State HS Median
+31.6%
+$11,159
Carpenters
Associate Degree · Construction Trades
+31.6%
$46,433 vs $35,274
Woodworking
Associate Degree · Precision Production
$47,571
$35,274
Same-State HS Median
+34.9%
+$12,297
Woodworking
Associate Degree · Precision Production
+34.9%
$47,571 vs $35,274
Building/Construction Finishing Management and Inspection
Associate Degree · Construction Trades
$51,477
$35,274
Same-State HS Median
+45.9%
+$16,203
Building/Construction Finishing Management and Inspection
Associate Degree · Construction Trades
+45.9%
$51,477 vs $35,274
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
$54,615
$35,274
Same-State HS Median
+54.8%
+$19,341
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
+54.8%
$54,615 vs $35,274
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
$54,752
$35,274
Same-State HS Median
+55.2%
+$19,478
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
+55.2%
$54,752 vs $35,274
Architectural Sciences and Technology
Associate Degree · Architecture And Related Services
$55,812
$35,274
Same-State HS Median
+58.2%
+$20,538
Architectural Sciences and Technology
Associate Degree · Architecture And Related Services
+58.2%
$55,812 vs $35,274
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Program
Median debt
Median earnings
Debt burden
Graphic Communications
Associate Degree · Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
$11,841
$40,117
30%
Graphic Communications
Associate Degree · Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
$11,841 debt · $40,117 earn
Woodworking
Associate Degree · Precision Production
$12,000
$47,571
25%
Woodworking
Associate Degree · Precision Production
$12,000 debt · $47,571 earn
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
$9,701
$54,752
18%
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
$9,701 debt · $54,752 earn
Precision Metal Working
Associate Degree · Precision Production
$11,415
$68,071
17%
Precision Metal Working
Associate Degree · Precision Production
$11,415 debt · $68,071 earn
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services Other
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
$8,750
$57,859
15%
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services Other
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
$8,750 debt · $57,859 earn
Carpenters
Associate Degree · Construction Trades
$6,775
$46,433
15%
Carpenters
Associate Degree · Construction Trades
$6,775 debt · $46,433 earn
Heating Air Conditioning Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC HACR HVAC HVACR)
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
$8,321
$61,610
14%
Heating Air Conditioning Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC HACR HVAC HVACR)
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
$8,321 debt · $61,610 earn
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
$8,659
$80,864
11%
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
$8,659 debt · $80,864 earn
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Accredited since 1991Next review Jan 2026
Action history · 4
- Apr 2021Grant Substantive Change: OtherMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Mar 2021Approved for Distance EducationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Jul 2018Grant Substantive Change: OtherMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Jun 2017Renewal of AccreditationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Aid exceeds costFamily pays
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Avg net price
$14,104
+$5,224vs Community College median $8,881
Federal loans
55.7%
In-state tuition
$9,050
Out-of-state
$9,050
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 690 students received $4.1M in Pell grants, alongside $4.0M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients
690
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.1M
$4,099,021 total
Direct Loans
$4.0M
1,128 loan awards
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
1k’20
1k’21
1k’22
1k’23
1k’24
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Subsidized$1.5M
537 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.8M
532 loan awards
Parent PLUS$594K
59 loan awards
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 377 borrowers who entered repayment, 23 (6.1%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate
6.1%
+3.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
377
Defaulted
23
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard
Default rate vs national, by cohort
2016
14.7%+5.4
2017
8.6%-0.6
2018
10.4%+3.4
2019
6.1%+3.8
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at TSCT
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Distinct CIP programs26
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered
Top program families by completions
505 total completions
01Mechanic
14528.7%
01Mechanic
14528.7%
02Precision Production
10019.8%
02Precision Production
10019.8%
03Construction Trades
7013.9%
03Construction Trades
7013.9%
04Engineering
6212.3%
04Engineering
6212.3%
05Engineering Tech
5711.3%
05Engineering Tech
5711.3%
06Computer Sciences
305.9%
06Computer Sciences
305.9%
07Comm. Technologies
173.4%
07Comm. Technologies
173.4%
08Architecture
142.8%
08Architecture
142.8%
09Business
102.0%
09Business
102.0%
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Fall total
1,470
12-mo unduplicated
1,524
Undergraduate
1,524
Graduate
0
Gender split
Men
88%1,346
Women
12%178
Race / ethnicity composition
White
64.3%
Hispanic
16.0%
Black
12.6%
Two or more
4.8%
Asian
1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Unknown
0.4%
Non-resident
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Athletes
146
142 M · 4 W
Women athletes
2.7%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$338K
Total expenses
Men vs women · spending splits
Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$6K
$3K
Men Women
Sport-by-sport · 5
Sport
Men
Women
Expenses
Football
91
—
$140,838
Football
91 M · —
Track and Field (Outdoor)
28
4
$46,318
Track and Field (Outdoor)
28 M · 4 W
Wrestling
17
—
$30,388
Wrestling
17 M · —
Basketball
11
—
$57,753
Basketball
11 M · —
Cross Country
8
1
$12,721
Cross Country
8 M · 1 W
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.69
1 offenses · 1,453 students
3-year trend
0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.69Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0
Criminal offenses by type
Motor vehicle theft
1
By location
1total
- On campus1
VAWA offenses
0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs09
Liquor04
Residence-hall fires
No residence-hall fires reported.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Student-to-faculty
15.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
91
TSCT vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions TSCT selected for federal comparison reporting.
This institutionPeer median
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectThaddeus Stevens College of Technology | 71% | — | 1,470 | $14,104 | Community College |
| — | — | 2,762 | $8,819 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,970 | $16,953 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,927 | $4,565 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,633 | -$274 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,936 | $6,937 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,894 | $13,548 | Community College | |
| — | — | 882 | $5,397 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,046 | $8,325 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,289 | $8,942 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,486 | $13,704 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,312 | $15,979 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,680 | $2,846 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,186 | $13,460 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,694 | $7,931 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,571 | $3,599 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,951 | $13,626 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,938 | $8,325 | Community College | |
| — | — | 641 | $1,739 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,238 | $2,892 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,659 | $17,400 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,028 | $12,347 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,482 | $10,321 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,461 | $14,724 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,192 | $8,044 | Community College | |
| — | 34.8% | 36 | $11,150 | Community College | |
| — | — | 805 | $5,149 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,941 | $9,360 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 71% | 34.8% | 1,945 | $8,881 |
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Common Data Set
TSCT's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Source publications
Reports & documents (3)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- Data definitionInstitutional Performance Measures - Thaddeus Stevens College of TechnologyThaddeus Stevens College of Technology monitors its institutional effectiveness through key performance indicators such as Retention Rate, Graduation Rate, In-Field Placement Rate, Program Satisfaction, Graduate Salary, and Loan Debt, all derived from internal data collections, post-graduate surveys, and external benchmarks like IPEDS and The Chronicle of Higher Education. The college aims to continuously improve and assess its performance against its mission.stevenscollege.edu
- Data dictionaryInstitutional Performance Measures - Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology2026Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology provides a comprehensive overview of its institutional effectiveness through several key performance indicators. These indicators include retention and graduation rates, in-field placement rates, program satisfaction, graduate salaries, and student loan data. The data, sourced from internal collections and post-graduate surveys, aims to assess how well the college is performing against its objectives and to support institutional improvements.stevenscollege.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
Grants & funding (4)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
- opportunityFederal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)U.S. Department of Educationinstitution_site$3,000
- opportunityFederal Pell GrantU.S. Department of Educationinstitution_site
- opportunityPennsylvania State GrantPennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA)institution_site
- opportunityStevens Grantinstitution_site
Frequently asked questions about Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about TSCT.
What is the graduation rate at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology?
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology reports a 6-year graduation rate of 71% per the latest IPEDS.
How many students attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology?
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology reports a total enrollment of 1,470 students per the latest IPEDS.
What is the average net price at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology?
The average net price at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is $14,104 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.
What is the yield rate at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology?
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology's yield rate is 65.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.
Where is Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology located?
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17602-3198.
About the data on this page
Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.
IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →
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