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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Lutheran (ELCA)
Location Greenville, PA
Population 100,000
Website https://www.thiel.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,021 (3% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 213 (9% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 795
Men / Women 52% / 48%
From State 58%
From Region 25%
Athletes 58.6%

Racial/Ethnic

White 79%
Black 11%
Hispanic 4%
Mixed 4%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%
International 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 55.8% 55.8% 2012 Men: 53.7% 53.7% 2013 Men: 51.2% 51.2% 2014 Men: 59.3% 59.3% 2015 Men: 65.0% 65.0% 2016 Men: 63.9% 63.9% 2017 Men: 59.3% 59.3% 2018 Men: 58.9% 58.9% 2019 Men: 52.8% 52.8% 2020 Men: 48.0% 48.0% 2021 Men: 60.6% 60.6% 2022 Men: 48.2% 48.2% 2023 Men: 54.8% 54.8% 2024 Men: 55.1% 55.1%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2013 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2016 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2017 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2018 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2019 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2011 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2012 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2013 Asian: 2.8% 2.8% 2014 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Asian: 3.7% 3.7% 2016 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2017 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2019 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2020 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2021 Asian: 2.4% 2.4% 2022 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2024 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2011 Black: 3.3% 3.3% 2012 Black: 7.1% 7.1% 2013 Black: 6.9% 6.9% 2014 Black: 12.0% 12.0% 2015 Black: 8.1% 8.1% 2016 Black: 6.8% 6.8% 2017 Black: 11.6% 11.6% 2018 Black: 11.7% 11.7% 2019 Black: 7.9% 7.9% 2020 Black: 10.7% 10.7% 2021 Black: 12.6% 12.6% 2022 Black: 24.2% 24.2% 2023 Black: 21.0% 21.0% 2024 Black: 24.6% 24.6% 2011 Hispanic: 0.5% 0.5% 2012 Hispanic: 1.4% 1.4% 2013 Hispanic: 0.8% 0.8% 2014 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3% 2015 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2% 2016 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0% 2017 Hispanic: 2.4% 2.4% 2018 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7% 2019 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3% 2020 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9% 2021 Hispanic: 2.4% 2.4% 2022 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5% 2023 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8% 2024 Hispanic: 4.7% 4.7% 2011 White: 38.2% 38.2% 2012 White: 64.1% 64.1% 2013 White: 70.8% 70.8% 2014 White: 64.4% 64.4% 2015 White: 72.0% 72.0% 2016 White: 59.8% 59.8% 2017 White: 78.2% 78.2% 2018 White: 73.2% 73.2% 2019 White: 69.6% 69.6% 2020 White: 79.3% 79.3% 2021 White: 74.9% 74.9% 2022 White: 68.2% 68.2% 2023 White: 67.7% 67.7% 2024 White: 63.1% 63.1% 2011 International: 3.5% 3.5% 2012 International: 4.1% 4.1% 2013 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2014 International: 3.8% 3.8% 2015 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2016 International: 2.3% 2.3% 2017 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2018 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 International: 0.0% 0.0%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2021 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2023 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2024 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2025 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2021 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2022 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2023 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2024 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2025 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2020 Black: 15.4% 15.4% 2021 Black: 15.7% 15.7% 2022 Black: 11.6% 11.6% 2023 Black: 11.3% 11.3% 2024 Black: 10.9% 10.9% 2025 Black: 11.3% 11.3% 2020 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4% 2021 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2022 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2023 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6% 2024 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2% 2025 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9% 2020 White: 73.0% 73.0% 2021 White: 70.3% 70.3% 2022 White: 75.1% 75.1% 2023 White: 76.9% 76.9% 2024 White: 79.3% 79.3% 2025 White: 78.6% 78.6% 2020 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2025 International: 0.4% 0.4%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Thiel College 167 51% / 49% 0% $54,736 39 98%
Computer Science 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $74,808 80 —
Data Analytics 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $72,179 77 —
Information Sciences 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $70,608 75 —
Chemistry 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $61,232 57 —
Mathematics — — — — $63,855 63 —
Biochemistry 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $57,753 48 —
Biology 7 — 29% / 71% 0% $57,809 48 100%
Biotechnology — — — — $56,933 46 —
Conservation Biology 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $49,109 23 —
Neuroscience 3 +6 33% / 67% 0% $57,041 46 —
Environmental Science 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $49,445 24 —
Communication Disorders 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $56,007 43 —
Exercise Science 19 +1 47% / 53% 0% $50,874 28 —
Health Professions 12 +3 58% / 42% 0% $58,377 50 —
Nursing 9 — 22% / 78% 0% — — —
Occupational Safety and Health 5 — 80% / 20% 0% $76,057 82 —
Accounting 5 +3 40% / 60% 0% $65,588 67 96%
Business Administration 44 +4 68% / 32% 0% $54,139 38 99%
Corporate Communications 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
International Business — — — — $64,890 65 —
Communication 6 — 67% / 33% 0% $47,399 18 —
Communication and Media Studies — — — — $47,384 18 95%
Creative Writing 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $46,631 17 —
English 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $45,524 15 —
General Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
History 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $47,943 20 —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — $49,255 23 —
Philosophy — +2 — — $45,661 15 —
Political Science 1 +2 100% / 0% 0% $54,714 39 —
Professional Writing — +1 — — $46,302 16 —
Psychology 8 +2 12% / 88% 0% $47,510 19 95%
Religious Studies — +1 — — $47,686 19 —
Sociology — +3 — — $50,555 27 91%
Youth Ministry 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Early Childhood Special Education 14 — 21% / 79% 0% $51,669 30 100%
English Education — — — — $52,511 33 —
History Teacher Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,817 34 —
Criminal Justice — — — — $50,004 25 96%
Criminal Justice 7 — 71% / 29% 0% — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $40,961
ROI Percentile 39th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 73%
4-Year Graduation Rate 40%
6-Year Graduation Rate 49%
Transfer-Out Rate 34%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 38.9% 38.9% 2012 Graduated: 32.3% 32.3% 2013 Graduated: 34.4% 34.4% 2014 Graduated: 36.0% 36.0% 2015 Graduated: 42.8% 42.8% 2016 Graduated: 42.2% 42.2% 2017 Graduated: 47.4% 47.4% 2018 Graduated: 48.3% 48.3% 2019 Graduated: 53.5% 53.5% 2020 Graduated: 48.9% 48.9% 2021 Graduated: 46.9% 46.9% 2022 Graduated: 43.3% 43.3% 2023 Graduated: 43.5% 43.5% 2024 Graduated: 48.7% 48.7%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 33.6% 33.6% 2012 Men: 28.1% 28.1% 2013 Men: 27.9% 27.9% 2014 Men: 27.4% 27.4% 2015 Men: 40.5% 40.5% 2016 Men: 38.8% 38.8% 2017 Men: 46.6% 46.6% 2018 Men: 39.4% 39.4% 2019 Men: 45.2% 45.2% 2020 Men: 45.8% 45.8% 2021 Men: 41.0% 41.0% 2022 Men: 38.4% 38.4% 2023 Men: 37.3% 37.3% 2024 Men: 37.4% 37.4% 2011 Women: 46.6% 46.6% 2012 Women: 37.3% 37.3% 2013 Women: 43.9% 43.9% 2014 Women: 46.5% 46.5% 2015 Women: 46.0% 46.0% 2016 Women: 48.0% 48.0% 2017 Women: 48.5% 48.5% 2018 Women: 58.7% 58.7% 2019 Women: 62.2% 62.2% 2020 Women: 53.5% 53.5% 2021 Women: 57.5% 57.5% 2022 Women: 52.0% 52.0% 2023 Women: 52.6% 52.6% 2024 Women: 64.9% 64.9%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black White
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 35.7% 35.7% 2012 Black: 26.9% 26.9% 2013 Black: 12.0% 12.0% 2014 Black: 10.5% 10.5% 2015 Black: 40.9% 40.9% 2016 Black: 20.8% 20.8% 2017 Black: 32.6% 32.6% 2018 Black: 25.7% 25.7% 2019 Black: 41.7% 41.7% 2020 Black: 20.0% 20.0% 2021 Black: 15.4% 15.4% 2022 Black: 13.4% 13.4% 2023 Black: 25.6% 25.6% 2024 Black: 15.5% 15.5% 2011 White: 44.8% 44.8% 2012 White: 45.7% 45.7% 2013 White: 37.4% 37.4% 2014 White: 50.0% 50.0% 2015 White: 49.7% 49.7% 2016 White: 45.2% 45.2% 2017 White: 51.4% 51.4% 2018 White: 55.5% 55.5% 2019 White: 64.5% 64.5% 2020 White: 54.5% 54.5% 2021 White: 51.6% 51.6% 2022 White: 52.9% 52.9% 2023 White: 51.6% 51.6% 2024 White: 63.8% 63.8%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 29.9% 50 66% / 34% 0% $55,307 41 98%
Health Sciences 29.3% 49 45% / 55% 0% $56,786 45 —
Humanities & Social Sciences 12.6% 21 38% / 62% 0% $47,749 19 95%
Life & Natural Sciences 10.2% 17 47% / 53% 0% $56,125 44 100%
Education 9.6% 16 25% / 75% 0% $51,746 30 100%
Professional 4.2% 7 71% / 29% 0% — — —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.8% 3 67% / 33% 0% $49,445 24 —
Computer Science 1.8% 3 100% / 0% 0% $72,532 78 —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.6% 1 0% / 100% 0% $61,232 57 —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 88%
Yield (Unbound) 11%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 88% 88% 88%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 63.7% 63.7% 2012 Acceptance: 65.2% 65.2% 2013 Acceptance: 65.5% 65.5% 2014 Acceptance: 69.5% 69.5% 2015 Acceptance: 61.5% 61.5% 2016 Acceptance: 74.2% 74.2% 2017 Acceptance: 62.9% 62.9% 2018 Acceptance: 76.1% 76.1% 2019 Acceptance: 79.4% 79.4% 2020 Acceptance: 83.5% 83.5% 2021 Acceptance: 88.0% 88.0% 2022 Acceptance: 82.3% 82.3% 2023 Acceptance: 70.6% 70.6% 2024 Acceptance: 71.5% 71.5% 2011 Yield: 22.6% 22.6% 2012 Yield: 19.7% 19.7% 2013 Yield: 18.4% 18.4% 2014 Yield: 16.3% 16.3% 2015 Yield: 14.7% 14.7% 2016 Yield: 18.4% 18.4% 2017 Yield: 14.0% 14.0% 2018 Yield: 17.0% 17.0% 2019 Yield: 17.1% 17.1% 2020 Yield: 17.8% 17.8% 2021 Yield: 16.3% 16.3% 2022 Yield: 14.8% 14.8% 2023 Yield: 14.1% 14.1% 2024 Yield: 11.4% 11.4%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 2,596 2,596 2012 Applicants: 2,316 2,316 2013 Applicants: 2,519 2,519 2014 Applicants: 2,465 2,465 2015 Applicants: 2,275 2,275 2016 Applicants: 2,033 2,033 2017 Applicants: 2,144 2,144 2018 Applicants: 1,820 1,820 2019 Applicants: 1,827 1,827 2020 Applicants: 1,680 1,680 2021 Applicants: 1,680 1,680 2022 Applicants: 1,878 1,878 2023 Applicants: 2,197 2,197 2024 Applicants: 2,903 2,903 2011 Admitted: 1,654 1,654 2012 Admitted: 1,510 1,510 2013 Admitted: 1,650 1,650 2014 Admitted: 1,713 1,713 2015 Admitted: 1,399 1,399 2016 Admitted: 1,509 1,509 2017 Admitted: 1,348 1,348 2018 Admitted: 1,385 1,385 2019 Admitted: 1,450 1,450 2020 Admitted: 1,403 1,403 2021 Admitted: 1,479 1,479 2022 Admitted: 1,546 1,546 2023 Admitted: 1,551 1,551 2024 Admitted: 2,077 2,077 2011 Enrolled: 373 373 2012 Enrolled: 298 298 2013 Enrolled: 303 303 2014 Enrolled: 280 280 2015 Enrolled: 206 206 2016 Enrolled: 277 277 2017 Enrolled: 189 189 2018 Enrolled: 236 236 2019 Enrolled: 248 248 2020 Enrolled: 250 250 2021 Enrolled: 241 241 2022 Enrolled: 229 229 2023 Enrolled: 219 219 2024 Enrolled: 236 236

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 900 1000 1100 1200 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 840 840 2012 25th: 840 840 2013 25th: 870 870 2014 25th: 860 860 2015 25th: 830 830 2016 25th: 800 800 2017 25th: 880 880 2018 25th: 860 860 2019 25th: 890 890 2020 25th: 920 920 2021 25th: 965 965 2011 75th: 1030 1030 2012 75th: 1080 1080 2013 75th: 1060 1060 2014 75th: 1060 1060 2015 75th: 1030 1030 2016 75th: 1050 1050 2017 75th: 1110 1110 2018 75th: 1100 1100 2019 75th: 1150 1150 2020 75th: 1140 1140 2021 75th: 1165 1165

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 430 430 2012 25th: 420 420 2013 25th: 440 440 2014 25th: 430 430 2015 25th: 420 420 2016 25th: 400 400 2017 25th: 440 440 2018 25th: 420 420 2019 25th: 440 440 2020 25th: 460 460 2021 25th: 485 485 2011 75th: 520 520 2012 75th: 550 550 2013 75th: 540 540 2014 75th: 530 530 2015 75th: 520 520 2016 75th: 530 530 2017 75th: 560 560 2018 75th: 560 560 2019 75th: 570 570 2020 75th: 570 570 2021 75th: 570 570

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 410 410 2012 25th: 420 420 2013 25th: 430 430 2014 25th: 430 430 2015 25th: 410 410 2016 25th: 400 400 2017 25th: 440 440 2018 25th: 440 440 2019 25th: 450 450 2020 25th: 460 460 2021 25th: 480 480 2011 75th: 510 510 2012 75th: 530 530 2013 75th: 520 520 2014 75th: 530 530 2015 75th: 510 510 2016 75th: 520 520 2017 75th: 550 550 2018 75th: 540 540 2019 75th: 580 580 2020 75th: 570 570 2021 75th: 595 595

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0% 2021 Submitted: 33.0% 33.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.