Thomas More College of Liberal Arts
Acceptance rate
89.6%
2021
Peer median 69.4%
Tuition per year
$30,400
$41,400 with room and board
Peer median $33,770
Undergraduates
97
Student-faculty ratio 10:1
Peer median 11 : 1
Graduation rate
70.0%
4-year; 6-year rate 70.0%
Peer median 45.1%
“Peers” are all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 4-year
- Location
- Merrimack, New Hampshire
- Website
- www.thomasmorecollege.edu
- Undergraduates
- 97
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
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- Setting
- Suburb of a midsize city
- Nearest major city
- Boston, about 40 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), about 40 mi
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- President
- William E. Fahey (President)
- Phone
- 603880830818
- City
- Merrimack, New Hampshire
- Address
- 6 Manchester St, Merrimack, NH 03054
Rankings & Admission
Peer median 69.4% · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Acceptance rate by gender, 2021
In 2020: men 92.3%, women 95.2%.
Test Scores
2021 admitted students, 25th–75th percentile · 30% submitted SAT, 5% submitted ACT · SAT/ACT optional: considered if submitted
How Hard Is It to Get In
about 9 in 10
48 applicants in 2021, 89.6% admitted
43 admitted 5 not admitted Yield 46.5%
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
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***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other. | $32,805 |
Students
97 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 46:54 · Freshman retention 88.0%
- Continuing undergraduates 66
- First-year undergraduates 22
- Transfers and others 9
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (97)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
2 in 2025 · 2.3% in 2016
Cost
2025 cost per year
$41,400
- Undergraduate tuition
- $30,400
- Room and board
- $11,000
Peer median tuition + room and board $46,780 · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Tuition rose 49% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 16%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$4.4M
Expenses$3.8M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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Brandeis UniversityWaltham · 32.5 mi
U.S. News #59
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Tufts UniversityMedford · 33.2 mi
U.S. News #31
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Harvard UniversityCambridge · 35.2 mi
U.S. News #3
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Boston CollegeChestnut Hill · 36.3 mi
U.S. News #31
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Wellesley CollegeWellesley · 36.7 mi
Liberal Arts #10
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Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge · 36.8 mi
U.S. News #1
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Boston UniversityBoston · 36.9 mi
U.S. News #34
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Northeastern UniversityBoston · 38.0 mi
U.S. News #42
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College of the Holy CrossWorcester · 42.7 mi
Liberal Arts #22
Peer median 8.9 · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Incidents, 2023–2025
From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.