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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
$21,835
+$217 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.

IPEDS
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.

IPEDS
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

18.9pp gap
Pell recipients
30%66 of 218
Non-Pell (all)
49%130 of 266
Subsidized loan, no Pell
38%37 of 98
No Federal Aid
55%93 of 168

Non-Pell students graduate at a 18.9-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.

FVT/GE

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.

DAPIP
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.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$15,841
$30–48k$17,955
$48–75k$18,429
$75–110k$23,815
$110k+$25,267

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

Avg net price (private)
$21,835
+$217vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs median $21,618
Federal loans
53.1%
In-state tuition
$39,800
Out-of-state
$39,800

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

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
$2,600,120 total
Direct Loans
$7.1M
1,317 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
651 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$971K
71 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.

Cohort Default Rate

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.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs41
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

360 total completions
01Business
16746.4%
02Education
4011.1%
03Parks/Recreation
359.7%
04Liberal Arts
318.6%
05Health Professions
226.1%
06Psychology
226.1%
07Biological Sciences
226.1%
08Communication
71.9%
09English Language
71.9%
10Multi/Interdisciplinary
71.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
2,350
12-mo unduplicated
2,750
Undergraduate
2,444
Graduate
306

Gender split

Men
46%1,270
Women
54%1,480

Race / ethnicity composition

White
73.4%
Black
8.8%
Non-resident
6.2%
Hispanic
4.5%
Two or more
4.4%
Asian
1.2%
Unknown
1.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
575
384 M · 191 W
Women athletes
33.2%
Athletic aid
$2.9M
Total student aid
Budget
$6.4M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.9M
$915K
Recruiting expense
$30K
$16K
Head-coach salaries
$30K
$27K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 14

Football
137 M · —
$1.6M
Soccer
46 M · 40 W
$559K
Lacrosse
37 M · 17 W
$319K
Volleyball
19 M · 25 W
$279K
Track and Field (Indoor)
23 M · 19 W
$62K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
23 M · 19 W
$129K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.51
1 offenses · 1,947 students

3-year trend

0.512 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.51Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
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

Rape
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

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
Drugs03
Liquor00

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.

IPEDS
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.

IPEDS
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$21,835Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Midway University
44%95.1%2,003$29,579Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Asbury University
65%63.4%2,100$21,401Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Union Commonwealth University
32%63.2%1,324$21,311Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Berry College
69%64.0%2,484$22,320Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Bryan College-Dayton
50%51.0%1,701$20,614Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Peer group median47%63.4%2,052$21,618

Institutions like Thomas More

Explore the federal data for institutions in Thomas More's comparison group.

IPEDS

Thomas More Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research and Assessment
Email
elliottr [at] thomasmore.edu
Phone
859-341-5800
Address
333 Thomas More Parkway Crestview Hills, Kentucky 41017

The page for Institutional Research & Assessment at Thomas More University offers links to various sections including applications, donations, and internal portals. There is no specific information about the office's mission, contact details, or head of office provided.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Rebecca Elliott
    Executive Director Institutional Effectiveness, Research

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 $21,835 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.

Who runs Institutional Research at Thomas More University?

Thomas More University's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment.

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.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
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.
U.S. Department of Education
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.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
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.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
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.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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