New Hampshire · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's

Thomas More College of Liberal Arts

Merrimack, New Hampshire. 95 undergraduate students. 1 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at Thomas More College of Liberal Arts

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE-44%

100%-time completion

100%-time completion at Thomas More College of Liberal Arts fell 44% between 2021 and 2024 (90.0% → 50.0%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE-31%

150%-time completion

150%-time completion at Thomas More College of Liberal Arts fell 31% between 2021 and 2024 (90.0% → 62.5%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+21%

In-state tuition

In-state tuition at Thomas More College of Liberal Arts rose 21% between 2021 and 2024 ($25.2k → $30.4k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+21%

Out-of-state tuition

Out-of-state tuition at Thomas More College of Liberal Arts rose 21% between 2021 and 2024 ($25.2k → $30.4k).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

The numbers, vs. New Hampshire

Each tile compares this institution to the New Hampshire median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$53,565+33% · 6→10y
New Hampshire median $49,690
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$40,173
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
61.5%+80% · '97→'24
New Hampshire median 58.4%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$22,475+308% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
95+56% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
91.7%+19% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
+18% · '14→'20
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$29,300+204% · '00→'24
out-of-state $29,300
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

5.6%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $22,475 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $53,565 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Ten-plus year arc

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 1996202497
986219962024
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1997202462.5%
90%11%19972024
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020$25,000
$27,000$6,12519972020
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 150% · 19972024+80%

Thomas More College of Liberal Arts · completion · 150% rose

34.8% → 62.5%

COMPLETION · 100% · 19972024+44%

Thomas More College of Liberal Arts · completion · 100% rose

34.8% → 50.0%

RETENTION · 20042024+19%

Thomas More College of Liberal Arts · retention rose

74.0% → 88.0%

IN-STATE TUITION · 20002024+204%

Thomas More College of Liberal Arts · in-state tuition rose

$10,000 → $30,400

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 20002024+204%

Thomas More College of Liberal Arts · out-of-state tuition rose

$10,000 → $30,400

MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020+308%

Thomas More College of Liberal Arts · median debt rose

$6,125 → $25,000

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 20112024-100%

Thomas More College of Liberal Arts · cohort default rate fell

11.1% → 0.0%

PELL SHARE · 20082024+108%

Thomas More College of Liberal Arts · pell share rose

21.4% → 44.5%

FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION

Estimate the financial outcome at Thomas More College of Liberal Arts

Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.

Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.

EARNINGS SUPPRESSED

Federal privacy rules suppressed earnings for Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Bachelor's Degree at Thomas More College of Liberal Arts(cohort below 30 students). The calculator can’t produce a number we’d stand behind, so we don’t.

Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.

CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

Thomas More College of Liberal Arts graduates earn $X” — not “Thomas More College of Liberal Arts makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Thomas More College of Liberal Arts caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.

Methodology →