Thiel College: Review & Facts

Overall Rating:Overall Ranking - Below AverageQuality:Education Quality Rating - OustandingSafety:Capmus Safety Rating - PoorCosts:Tuition & Fees Cost Rating - Poor

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Thiel College is a small four-year, private not-for-profit school with 910 students enrolled. This college was founded in 1866 and is the only school located in Greenville, Pennsylvania.

Thiel College is affiliated with Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Academic Offerings

At Thiel College you can get your associate's degree, bachelor's degree, or master's degree.

Majors
Offered
48
Thiel College implements a semester-based curriculum calendar system and offers 48 majors. The most popular concentrations are Management, Business, Medical, Biology, and Psychology. Read the details about Majors offered at this college and see program Ratings.

It is worthwhile to know student retention and graduation rates before you apply to a school to get your diploma or to engage in a long-term study; high retention and graduation rates are usually a positive sign. Nevertheless, if you would like to transfer out or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

The rate of student retention at Thiel College is fair at 71% (close to Pennsylvania average). Taking this statistic into consideration, apparently students like their stay at this school.

Student Retention
71%
Fair
The graduation rate at Thiel College is low - 49%.

Student to faculty ratio at Thiel College is good: 11:1. Learn more details regarding instruction at this college in the Faculty & Salaries report.

Tuition and Loans

Average tuition cost is extremely high - $33,700 annually. The additional fees at Thiel College (not included in tuition costs) are roughly $1,900; this makes it a total of $35,600 a year.

Read the details about Thiel College additional charges as well as availability of loans and likelihood of repaying them upon graduation in the Tuition & Loans report for this college.

Admissions Information

Acceptance
Rate
82%
Easy
According to recent data, 1,878 applications were submitted and 1,546 were accepted, so it is easy to enroll at this school.

The college will consider accepting dual credits, credits for life experience, and advanced placement credits for admission.

Read the details about admissions as well applicants' SAT and ACT test scores at Thiel College in the Admissions and Tests report for this college.

Opportunities and Services

Dormatory
Annual Price
$6,700
Medium
Thiel College offers a distance education program and study abroad programs.

There are options for on-campus part-time employment at Thiel College, which allows students to cover some of the tuition expenses.

Safety
Grade
D+
Unsafe
Thiel College offers on-campus housing. Dormitory capacity at this college accommodates about 1,000 students, which provides a viable on-campus housing option. The room price is reasonable, roughly $6,700 a year.

Based on the college crime numbers, Thiel College appears to be a relatively dangerous school. Read the details in the Campus Crime report for this college.

Thiel College Location and Address

Postal Address:
Thiel College
75 College Ave
Greenville, Pennsylvania
16125-2181, USA
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