BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofit

Thomas Aquinas College

Santa Paula, California·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Far West·thomasaquinas.edu
6-yr Graduation
84%
+38.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Enrollment
566
peer median 566
Avg net price
$25,032
+$2.4k vs Baccalaureate
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About

Thomas Aquinas College is a private Catholic liberal arts college located in California and Massachusetts, founded in 1971. The college has a student body of over 500 and focuses on an integrated curriculum based on the Great Books and Socratic discussions.

Admissions & acceptance rate

How selective is this institution, and how many admitted students choose to enroll?

Applied
272
272 candidates competed
Admitted
226
Enrolled
153
67.7% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
84%+38.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
83%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
84%
Full-time retention
92%

Pell equity

1.0pp gap
Pell recipients
85%
Non-Pell
84%

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$16,761
$30–48k$18,508
$48–75k$19,464
$75–110k$25,048
$110k+$28,063

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$25,032
+$2,362vs Baccalaureate median $22,670
Federal loans
65.7%
In-state tuition
$28,700
Out-of-state
$28,700

Academic programs at Thomas Aquinas College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs1
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

107 total
01Liberal Arts
107100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
566
12-mo unduplicated
541
Undergraduate
541
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
50%269
Women
50%272

Race / ethnicity composition

White
62.2%
Hispanic
19.7%
Non-resident
6.5%
Two or more
5.6%
Unknown
3.7%
Asian
2.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
11.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
50

Thomas Aquinas College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Thomas Aquinas College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

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
SubjectThomas Aquinas College
84%566$25,032Baccalaureate
Allen University
13%72.5%610$11,081Baccalaureate
American Jewish University
44%96.0%424Baccalaureate
Beacon College
58%43.5%531$36,576Baccalaureate
Bethel College-North Newton
37%93.5%509$24,392Baccalaureate
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church
65%82.9%255$19,600Baccalaureate
College of the Atlantic
68%70.2%358$24,028Baccalaureate
Lyon College
47%62.8%659$22,670Baccalaureate
Magdalen College
53%44.4%$15,922Baccalaureate
McPherson College
34%76.8%878$24,837Baccalaureate
Randolph College
46%93.7%816$18,436Baccalaureate
Rust College
12%48.7%467$8,751Baccalaureate
St. Andrews University
27%64.8%676$33,756Baccalaureate
St. John's College
71%55.2%583$27,934Baccalaureate
Talladega College
31%85.4%760$13,461Baccalaureate
Thomas More College of Liberal Arts
63%89.6%97$21,511Baccalaureate
Trinity International University-Florida
$5,455Baccalaureate
Wells College
41%69.6%$22,921Baccalaureate
Wesleyan College
45%59.1%531$14,528Baccalaureate
Westmont College
70%77.0%1,310$32,926Baccalaureate
Peer group median46%71.4%566$22,670

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