St. Thomas Aquinas College
About
St. Thomas Aquinas College (STAC) is a private college in Sparkill, New York, United States. The college is named after the medieval philosopher and theologian Thomas Aquinas. It was founded by the Dominican Sisters of Sparkill, whose headquarters are in the town. The college offers 35 majors across three schools: Arts and Sciences, Business, and Education.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 29.9-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 53 Title IV programs, 9 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 44 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing9 · 17.0%
- No Data44 · 83.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Programmatic accreditations · 1
Action history · 3
- Aug 2023Grant Substantive Change: OtherMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Jul 2018Grant Substantive Change: OtherMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Jun 2017Renewal of AccreditationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 436 students received $2.6M in Pell grants, alongside $7.3M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 327 borrowers who entered repayment, 8 (2.4%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at St. Thomas Aquinas College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 12
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus3
Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
St. Thomas Aquinas College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions St. Thomas Aquinas College selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectSt. Thomas Aquinas College | 54% | — | 2,037 | $19,994 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
| 33% | — | 516 | $15,245 | Baccalaureate | |
| 52% | 63.3% | 1,396 | $41,832 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 65% | 77.0% | 786 | $22,386 | Baccalaureate | |
| 77% | 64.0% | 1,841 | $31,563 | Baccalaureate | |
| 67% | 88.7% | 1,200 | $20,519 | Baccalaureate | |
| 58% | 68.1% | 1,366 | $24,338 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 73% | 83.0% | 3,091 | $22,277 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 49% | 82.6% | 1,601 | $36,861 | Baccalaureate | |
| 65% | 88.9% | 2,491 | $25,522 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 67% | 70.6% | 1,960 | $23,130 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 67% | 81.6% | 2,752 | $27,074 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 79% | 54.3% | 1,991 | $28,651 | Baccalaureate | |
| 52% | 84.3% | 4,567 | $18,129 | Baccalaureate | |
| 51% | 73.4% | — | $23,819 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| — | 97.5% | 1,069 | $16,636 | — | |
| 57% | 85.1% | 3,774 | $21,696 | Baccalaureate | |
| 91% | 18.6% | 2,462 | $39,343 | Baccalaureate | |
| Peer group median | 65% | 79.3% | 1,960 | $23,475 |
Institutions like St. Thomas Aquinas College
Explore the federal data for institutions in St. Thomas Aquinas College's comparison group.
- BaccalaureateNew York
Boricua College
Grad rate33%Admit rate—Enrollment516Net price$15,245View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalNew York
Dominican University New York
Grad rate52%Admit rate63.3%Enrollment1,396Net price$41,832View data - BaccalaureateNew York
Elmira College
Grad rate65%Admit rate77.0%Enrollment786Net price$22,386View data - BaccalaureateNew York
Hobart William Smith Colleges
Grad rate77%Admit rate64.0%Enrollment1,841Net price$31,563View data - BaccalaureateNew York
Houghton University
Grad rate67%Admit rate88.7%Enrollment1,200Net price$20,519View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsNew York
Keuka College
Grad rate58%Admit rate68.1%Enrollment1,366Net price$24,338View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsNew York
Le Moyne College
Grad rate73%Admit rate83.0%Enrollment3,091Net price$22,277View data - BaccalaureateNew York
Marymount Manhattan College
Grad rate49%Admit rate82.6%Enrollment1,601Net price$36,861View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsNew York
Mount Saint Mary College
Grad rate65%Admit rate88.9%Enrollment2,491Net price$25,522View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsNew York
Roberts Wesleyan University
Grad rate67%Admit rate70.6%Enrollment1,960Net price$23,130View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsNew York
St Bonaventure University
Grad rate67%Admit rate81.6%Enrollment2,752Net price$27,074View data - BaccalaureateNew York
St Lawrence University
Grad rate79%Admit rate54.3%Enrollment1,991Net price$28,651View data - BaccalaureateNew York
St. Francis College
Grad rate52%Admit rate84.3%Enrollment4,567Net price$18,129View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsNew York
The College of Saint Rose
Grad rate51%Admit rate73.4%Enrollment—Net price$23,819View data - New York
Trocaire College
Grad rate—Admit rate97.5%Enrollment1,069Net price$16,636View data - BaccalaureateNew York
University of Mount Saint Vincent
Grad rate57%Admit rate85.1%Enrollment3,774Net price$21,696View data - BaccalaureateNew York
Vassar College
Grad rate91%Admit rate18.6%Enrollment2,462Net price$39,343View data
St. Thomas Aquinas College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The page provides contact information for various offices at St. Thomas Aquinas College, including the Office of Institutional Research. The contact phone number for Institutional Research is 845-398-4207. The college is located at 125 Route 340, Sparkill, New York.
Visit IR office pageCommon Data Set
St. Thomas Aquinas College's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Affordability & Value
Where grant aid comes from
H10% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.
Graduate debt
H4/H561% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $46,145 on average.
Source publications
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planSt. Thomas Aquinas College Strategic PlanSt. Thomas Aquinas College, founded in 1952 by the Dominican Sisters of Sparkill, is a hub for personalized and experiential learning with over 100 programs across four schools. President Ken Daly, the college's ninth president, aims to lead with strategic leadership and focus on fundraising and community engagement. Nestled in the beautiful Hudson Valley, the college offers students a supportive environment just 15 miles north of New York City, providing access to numerous cultural and educational opportunities.stac.edu
Notable alumni of St. Thomas Aquinas College (4)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Barbara CorcoranBusiness
- Lahcen HaddadPolitics
- Gordon M. JohnsonPolitics
- Frank MessinaLiterature
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