Thomas More University

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2024 Undergraduate Tuition
$39,025
3.65% growth from 2023
2024 Average Net Price
$22,297
After Financial Aid
2024 Acceptance Rate
90.3%
3,242 Applicants
2024 Enrolled Students
2,350
57.3% Full-Time
2024 Graduation Rate
40.5%
196 Graduates

About

Thomas More University is a higher education institution located in Kenton County, KY. In 2024, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at Thomas More University were General Business Administration & Management (59 degrees awarded), Liberal Arts & Sciences (26 degrees), and Registered Nursing (26 degrees).

In 2024, 353 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Thomas More University. 54.1% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 45.9% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (279 degrees), 15.5 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (18 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Thomas More University is $39,025, which is $13,737 more than the national average for Masters Colleges and Universities ($25,288).

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Costs

In 2024, the median undergraduate tuition at Thomas More University is $39,025, which is $13,737 more than the national average for Masters Colleges and Universities ($25,288).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $22,297.

In 2024, 93% of undergraduate students attending Thomas More University received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 53% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$39,025
2024 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2024, the cost of tuition at Thomas More University was $39,025. The cost of tuition at Thomas More University is $13,737 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Masters Colleges and Universities ($25,288).

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Average Net Price

$22,297
2024 Value
4.61%
1 Year Growth

In 2024 Thomas More University had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $22,297. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Thomas More University grew by 4.61%.

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Other Student Expenses

$8,590
Room and Board
$500
Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Thomas More University was of $8,590 in 2024. The cost of room and board decreased by 5.37% between 2023 and 2024.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $500. The cost of books and supplies increased by Infinityk% during the same period.

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Financial Aid by Income Level

93%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
53%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

93% of undergraduate students at Thomas More University received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a growth of 3.33% with respect to 2023, when 90% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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Admissions

Thomas More University received 3,242 undergraduate applications in 2024, which represents a 7% annual growth. Out of those 3,242 applicants, 2,929 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 90.3% acceptance rate.

There were 2,350 students enrolled at Thomas More University in 2024. 6% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Thomas More University has an overall enrollment yield of 12.5%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

90.3%
Acceptance Rate in 2024
2,929
Accepted Out of 3,242

In 2024, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Thomas More University was 90.3% (2,929 admissions from 3,242 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2023, which was 97%. Between 2023 and 2024, the number of applicants grew by 7%, while admissions declined by 0.374%.

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SAT Scores

6%
Submission Percentage (2024)
21
Scores Submitted (2024)

6% of enrolled first-time students at Thomas More University in 2024 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

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Enrollment

Thomas More University had a total enrollment of 2,350 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Thomas More University is 1,346 students and the part-time enrollment is 1,004. This means that 57.3% of students enrolled at Thomas More University are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Thomas More University, both undergraduate and graduate, is 73.4% White, 6.55% Black or African American, 5.36% Hispanic or Latino, 4.38% Two or More Races, 1.45% Asian, 0.34% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.17% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Students enrolled at Thomas More University in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (39.5%), followed by White Male (33.7%) and Black or African American Male (7.33%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (26.5%), followed by White Male (17.3%) and Black or African American Male (4.08%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

57.3%
Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Thomas More University in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 2,350 students. The full-time enrollment at Thomas More University is 1,346 and the part-time enrollment is 1,004. This means that 57.3% of students enrolled at Thomas More University are enrolled full-time compared with 68.6% at similar Masters Colleges and Universities.

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Retention Rate over Time

67%
2024 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Thomas More University was 67%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Masters Colleges and Universities (74%), Thomas More University had a retention rate lower than its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)
  1. White
    1,725 enrolled students
  2. Black or African American
    154 enrolled students
  3. Hispanic or Latino
    126 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Thomas More University is 73.4% White, 6.55% Black or African American, 5.36% Hispanic or Latino, 4.38% Two or More Races, 1.45% Asian, 0.34% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.17% American Indian or Alaska Native. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Masters Colleges and Universities is 48.8% White, 18.2% Hispanic or Latino, and 13.7% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 18 students (0.766%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

In 2024, 29 more women than men received degrees from Thomas More University. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Thomas More University is white (279 degrees awarded). There were 15.5 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (18 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Thomas More University is General Business Administration & Management (59 degrees awarded), followed by Liberal Arts & Sciences (26 degrees) and Registered Nursing (26 degrees).

In 2024,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Thomas More University, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (22 degrees awarded), History (7 degrees), and Business (123 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Elementary & middle school teachers
Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Thomas More University are Elementary & middle school teachers (1,790,374 people), Accountants & auditors (1,066,612 people), Other managers (936,891 people), Secondary school teachers (624,161 people), and Financial managers (577,122 people).

The most specialized majors at Thomas More University in 2024 are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (22 degrees awarded), History (7 degrees), Business (123 degrees), Education (42 degrees), and Psychology (22 degrees) (as of 2024).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons
Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Thomas More University are Surgeons, Diagnostic medical sonographers, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, Physicians, and Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists

The most specialized majors at Thomas More University are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (22 degrees awarded), History (7 degrees), Business (123 degrees), Education (42 degrees), and Psychology (22 degrees) (as of 2024).

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Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools
Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Thomas More University are Elementary & secondary schools (3,625,162 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (792,533 people), Computer Systems Design (695,887 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (681,158 people), and Construction (513,667 people).

The most specialized majors at Thomas More University are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (22 degrees awarded), History (7 degrees), Business (123 degrees), Education (42 degrees), and Psychology (22 degrees) (as of 2024).

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Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Thomas More University.
General Business Administration & Management
Most Common (2024)
9 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common associates degree concentration at Thomas More University was General Business Administration & Management with 9 degrees awarded.

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Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

162
Degrees Awarded to Men
in 2024
191
Degrees Awarded to Women
in 2024

In 2024, 162 degrees were awarded to men at Thomas More University, which is 0.848 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (191).

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Most Common Male Majors

In 2024, 44 degrees were awarded to men at Thomas More University in General Business Administration & Management, which is 1.83 times more than the 24 female recipients with that same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In 2024, 24 degrees were awarded to men at Thomas More University in General Business Administration & Management, which is 0.545 times less than the 44 male recipients with that same degree.

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Time to Complete

31%
100% Completion Time
44%
150% Completion Time

In 2024, 31% of students graduating from Thomas More University completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 44% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 44% within 200%.

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)
  1. White
    279 degrees awarded
  2. Black or African American
    18 degrees awarded
  3. Two or More Races
    13 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Thomas More University is white (279 degrees awarded). There were 15.5 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (18 degrees).

3.12% of degree recipients (11 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)
  1. White Female
    156 degrees awarded
  2. White Male
    123 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American Male
    13 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Thomas More University is white female (156 degrees awarded). There were 1.27 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (123 degrees).

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Operations

Thomas More University has an endowment valued at nearly $36.5M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 4.52M (12.4%) compared to the 9.96% average return (5.41M on 54.3M) across all Masters Colleges and Universities.

In 2024, Thomas More University had a total salary expenditure of 39.2M. Thomas More University employs 40 Assistant professors, 26 Professors and 18 Associate professors. Most academics at Thomas More University are Male Assistant professor (26), Male Professor (14), and Female Assistant professor (14).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Thomas More University are: Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media, with 34 employees, Management, with 26 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 15 employees.

Endowment

$36.5M
2024 Endowment
9.73%
growth from 2023

Thomas More University has an endowment valued at about $36.5M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Thomas More University grew 9.73% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $17.9M lower than than the median endowment of Masters Colleges and Universities according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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Salary Expenditure

$14.5M
2024 Salaries
0%
growth from 2023

In 2024, Thomas More University paid a median of $14.5M in salaries, which represents 36.9% of their overall expenditure ($39.2M) and a 0% growth from the previous year.

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Instructional Salaries

$5.39M
Instructional Salaries
89
Number of Employees

In 2024, Thomas More University paid a total of $5.39M to 89 employees working as instructors, which represents 37.2% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $1.15M (2.91%) for similar Masters Colleges and Universities.

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Occupations by Share

In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Thomas More University were Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 34 employees, Management with 26 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 15 employees.

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