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Thomas More University

Crestview Hills, Kentucky·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·thomasmore.edu
6-yr Graduation
40%
-7.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Total enrollment
2,350
peer median 2,052
Avg net price
$20,701
-$434 vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
3,242
3,242 candidates competed
Admitted
2,929
90.3% acceptance rate
Enrolled
367
12.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
40%-7.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
4-year graduation
30%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
40%
Full-time retention
67%

Pell equity

8.0pp gap
Pell recipients
30%
Non-Pell
38%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 8.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 44 Title IV programs, 8 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 36 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
44
Passing
8
18.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

44programs
  • Passing8 · 18.2%
  • No Data36 · 81.8%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
8
No data
36

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.

8
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+50.2%
$51,150 vs $34,058
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+71.7%
$58,479 vs $34,058
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+72.8%
$58,853 vs $34,058
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+107.1%
$104,467 vs $50,451
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+122.2%
$75,682 vs $34,058
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+122.2%
$75,689 vs $34,058
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+142.0%
$82,426 vs $34,058
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+143.4%
$82,906 vs $34,058

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

7
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
51%
$26,000 debt · $51,150 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
46%
$27,000 debt · $58,479 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
43%
$35,500 debt · $82,906 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
36%
$21,104 debt · $58,853 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
35%
$26,798 debt · $75,689 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
30%
$25,000 debt · $82,426 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
29%
$29,975 debt · $104,467 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1959Next review Jun 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 9

  1. Nov 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Jun 2025Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Jun 2025Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Nov 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Jul 2023Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$14,407
$30–48k$15,773
$48–75k$19,388
$75–110k$21,643
$110k+$23,299

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$20,701
-$433vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs median $21,135
Federal loans
59.7%
In-state tuition
$38,400
Out-of-state
$38,400

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 473 students received $2.6M in Pell grants, alongside $7.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
473
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.6M
$2,597,471 total
Direct Loans
$7.1M
1,319 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.8M
476 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.5M
652 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$984K
72 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.8M
117 loan awards
Grad PLUS$21K
2 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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 524 borrowers who entered repayment, 10 (1.9%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.9%
-0.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
524
Defaulted
10
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
8.4%
2017
6.9%
2018
7.8%
2019
1.9%
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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Thomas More

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs39
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

309 total completions
01Business
12339.8%
02Education
4213.6%
03Health Professions
278.7%
04Liberal Arts
268.4%
05Parks/Recreation
227.1%
06Psychology
227.1%
07Biological Sciences
144.5%
08Visual/Performing Arts
134.2%
09Security/Protective
113.6%
10Communication
92.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
2,350
12-mo unduplicated
2,363
Undergraduate
2,127
Graduate
236

Gender split

Men
46%1,090
Women
54%1,273

Race / ethnicity composition

White
74.1%
Black
8.5%
Non-resident
5.4%
Two or more
4.4%
Hispanic
4.2%
Unknown
2.1%
Asian
1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
609
394 M · 215 W
Women athletes
35.3%
Athletic aid
$2.7M
Total student aid
Budget
$6.2M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.8M
$818K
Recruiting expense
$23K
$10K
Head-coach salaries
$33K
$31K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 14

Football
140 M ·
$1.6M
Soccer
60 M · 46 W
$523K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
24 M · 27 W
$127K
Track and Field (Indoor)
24 M · 27 W
$127K
Lacrosse
26 M · 23 W
$283K
Volleyball
21 M · 23 W
$274K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 1,958 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.511 yr ago0.00Latest
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

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    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
    Drugs010
    Liquor08

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    14.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    89

    Thomas More vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Thomas More selected for federal comparison reporting.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    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
    SubjectThomas More University
    40%2,350$20,701Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Midway University
    44%95.1%2,003$23,863Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Asbury University
    65%63.4%2,100$20,428Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Union Commonwealth University
    32%63.2%1,324$23,906Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Berry College
    69%64.0%2,484$21,568Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Bryan College-Dayton
    50%51.0%1,701$16,494Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Peer group median47%63.4%2,052$21,135

    Frequently asked questions about Thomas More University

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Thomas More.

    What is the graduation rate at Thomas More University?

    Thomas More University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 40% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Thomas More University?

    Thomas More University reports a total enrollment of 2,350 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Thomas More University?

    The average net price at Thomas More University is $20,701 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Thomas More University?

    Thomas More University's yield rate is 12.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Thomas More University located?

    Thomas More University is located in Crestview Hills, Kentucky 41017-3495.

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