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Ranked #932 of 986 for valueBusiness Administration, Management and Operations · 45 graduates
- Earnings 4 yrs after
- $56,140
- Ranked-college median: $64,860
- Median debt
- $27,000
- Ranked-college median: $21,375
Thiel College acceptance rate
Acceptance rate: 71.6% (fall admissions, CollegesRef 2026–27 edition). 1,479 of 1,680 applicants were admitted. Middle 50% test scores: SAT Reading & Writing 480–595, SAT Math 485–570, ACT 17–24. Admissions details
What we know
Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · 2025- Students
- 788
Smaller than 69% of colleges
National median 1,603
Thiel CollegeMiddle half of collegesNational median
Religious affiliation: Evangelical Lutheran Church(U.S. College Scorecard · 2025)
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Thiel College admitted 71.6% of 1,680 applicants.
Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
- Applicants1,680
71.6% of applicants were admitted
- Admitted1,479
16.3% of admitted students enrolled (yield)
- Enrolled (first-year)241
Middle 50% test scores
- SAT Reading & Writing
- 480–595
- 200800
- SAT Math
- 485–570
- 200800
- ACT Composite
- 17–24
- 136
Your chances
Check your chancesYour SAT or ACT against Thiel College- SAT, middle 50%
- 965–1165
- ACT, middle 50%
- 17–24
Cost & financial aid
Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Average net price
$24,478
What students paid per year on average after grants and scholarships. Your price depends on family income.
Published price vs. what students paid
- Tuition & fees
- $39,900
- Average net price
- $24,478
Students receiving Pell Grants
- Pell Grant recipients
- 50.1%
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53.4%
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
73.3%
First-year retention
Students who return for a second year
Median earnings
$51,676
Former students who received federal aid
Where Thiel College ranks
All rankings by majorPrograms at Thiel College
Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard, field of study, 2025
Bachelor's majors where Thiel College is ranked in CollegesRef's value rankings. Earnings are medians 4 years after graduating, for graduates who received federal aid; the tick on each bar marks the median of all ranked colleges in that field.
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Programs A–ZAcademics
Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Total students
788
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate college
A Bachelor’s Degree College with diverse academic fields.
Location & details
Where the campus is, how far it sits from a major city, and other colleges within reach.
Thiel CollegeGreenville, PA, United States
Distances are straight-line miles, not driving distance. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, tiles by OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.
Campus
Thiel College
Greenville, PA, United States
- Private nonprofit
- Baccalaureate college
Fringe town
In a smaller urban cluster away from a large metro area.
- City
- Suburb
- Town (this campus)
- Rural
Nearest major cityCleveland, OH · about 68 mi
In the city250 mi
- Calendar
- Semester
- Website
- thiel.edu
Colleges nearby
Allegheny College20.4 miMeadville
Westminster College-Pennsylvania20.5 miNew Wilmington
Grove City College23.8 miGrove City- Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania29.9 miSlippery Rock
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania34.4 miEdinboro
University of Pittsburgh-Titusville40.1 miTitusville
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CollegesRef editorial
Cost & aid
Affordable
Lower cost than many comparable colleges for a typical family.
Average net price $24,478 a year after aid
Athletics
NCAA Division III · No athletic scholarships; athletes balance sports and academics.
- D-INCAA Division I
- D-IINCAA Division II
- D-IIINCAA Division III (this college)
- NAIANAIA
- NJCAANJCAA
Mission & community
Lutheran
Affiliated with a Lutheran church.
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What is the Thiel College acceptance rate for 2026?
Thiel College admitted 71.6% of 1,680 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, the most recent release. That is the figure colleges report to the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
How much is Thiel College tuition?
Tuition at Thiel College is $39,900 a year before financial aid in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition. The average net price after grants is $24,478 a year.
What is the average net price at Thiel College?
The average net price at Thiel College, what first-time, full-time students paid after grants and scholarships, was $24,478 a year in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition. Your own price depends on family income; the college's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
What is the graduation rate at Thiel College?
53.4% of first-time, full-time students at Thiel College graduate within six years (150% of normal time), according to the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
What colleges are similar to Thiel College?
The closest matches are Muhlenberg College, Susquehanna University, and Gettysburg College, based on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile.
Sources
Last checked Nov 3, 2026
- Admissions
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
- Cost
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
- Outcomes
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
- Enrollment
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
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