6 Manchester St.
Merrimack, NH, 03054

The Thomas More College of liberal arts is a four-year school located in Merrimack, New Hampshire, founded in 1978 by Catholic educators. At the core of the New Hampshire School's curriculum is a humanities program, where students study entire texts of the West as opposed to a collection of excerpts. All students at the Thomas More College of liberal arts read the same texts at the same time, which allows freshmen to participate in the same courses as more experienced students and creates a mingling of the student body.

Degrees given by the Thomas More College of Liberal Arts are accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, and through the American Academy for Liberal Education. All theology teachers at the New Hampshire School are required to obtain the Mandatum from the local bishop, which certifies their doctrinal fidelity.

All full-time sophomores at the Thomas More College of Liberal Arts are offered a semester in Rome, where students live in Trastevere and are taught by college faculty. Students in the program follow the New Hampshire School's humanities and writings cycle, plus study theology and the art and architecture of Rome. On the weekends, students can participate in optional day trips. Past tours have included Assisi, Florence, Pompeii, Cerveteri and Ostia. Students from the Thomas More College of Liberal Arts participate in all Holy Week liturgies and attend a general audience with the Pope during their stay in Rome.

Quick Facts:

About 100 students attend the Thomas More College of Liberal Arts, which has a freshman retention rate of more than 80 percent.

Ninety-five percent of students at the New Hampshire school live on campus.

The student-to-faculty ratio at the Thomas More College of Liberal Arts is 8-to-1, with an average class size of 25 students.

Over 95 percent of students at the Thomas More College of Liberal Arts receive financial aid.

Transfer students make up more than 30 percent of the student body at the Thomas More College of Liberal Arts, while international students make up five percent of the student body.

The graduation rate at the Thomas More College of Liberal Arts is 68 percent.

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