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What Thomas College costs

Waterville, Maine · Private · 647 undergrads

Thomas College's sticker price was $48,823 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $23,739 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $17,623.

What does Thomas College cost?

$23,739 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $48,823.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$17,623
$30,000–$48,000$18,643
$48,000–$75,000$23,021
$75,000–$110,000$29,682
over $110,000$35,472

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$17,623
$30,000–$48,000$18,643
$48,000–$75,000$23,021
$75,000–$110,000$29,682
Over $110,000$35,472

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 64% off Thomas College's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Thomas College cost less than University of New England but more than Saint Joseph's College of Maine and University of Maine at Farmington.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Thomas College$23,021$23,739
University of New England$33,013$38,617
Saint Joseph's College of Maine$19,755$29,029
University of Maine at Farmington$14,093$17,158

Public colleges: in-state students.

The sticker price

$32,654
Tuition, 2025-26
$48,823
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
20%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$28,212
average grant for students who got aid.
38%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$21,000
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Thomas College cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $17,623 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $48,823. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Thomas College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Thomas College cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $18,643 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $48,823. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Thomas College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Thomas College cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $23,021 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $48,823. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Thomas College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers