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Thomas University

Thomasville, Georgia Private nonprofit 4-year Town

Overview

Located in Thomasville, Georgia, Thomas University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a town setting. It enrolled 1,471 students in fall 2024, including 1,022 undergraduates and 449 graduate students.

Thomas University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 35 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration, Elementary Education and Teaching, and Educational Administration and Supervision, Other. It awarded 388 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

49% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.

Key figures

1,471
Students enrolled
49%
First-year retention
388
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
35
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 35

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Education 11
Health Professions 5
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Business, Management and Marketing 5
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Psychology 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 3
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Visual and Performing Arts 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Communication and Journalism 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
49%
First-year retention, part-time students
25%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
177
Associate degrees
21
Master's degrees
158
Post-master's certificates
32

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,471
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,022
Graduate students, fall 2024
449
Full-time, fall 2024
55%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,883
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,085
Graduate students, 2024-25
798
Full-time, 2024-25
53%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
62%
Men
38%
White
37%
Hispanic or Latino
4%
Black or African American
45%
Asian
2%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
10%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
35
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
98%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Athletic association
NAIA
Athletic conference
The Sun Conference
President
Dr. James Andy Sheppard
Services and opportunities
Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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