Far WestRuralPrivate4-yearHumanities

Thomas Aquinas College

Accessible admissions with broad enrollment.

Santa Paula, CA372 students
Acceptance Rate
83%
less selective
Median SAT
1,310
Middle 50%: 1220–1400
Net Price After Aid
$23.0k
Sticker $28.7k
Graduation Rate
82%
6-year, full-time

Thomas Aquinas College is a private institution in Santa Paula, CA with an acceptance rate of 83% and 372 students. The middle 50% of admitted students score 1220–1400 on the SAT and present an average GPA near 3.77. The average net price after financial aid is $23,039 per year.

About Thomas Aquinas College

A private 4-year rural university in Santa Paula, CA.

Thomas Aquinas College campus
Campus · Santa Paula

Thomas Aquinas College is a college in Santa Paula, CA. It enrolls roughly 372 students. The most recent acceptance rate is 83%. Admitted students typically score between 1220 and 1400 on the SAT.

Far WestRuralPrivate4-yearHumanities
Acceptance Rate
83%
Less Selective
Total Enrollment
372
Small
Retention
92%
First-years returning
Graduation Rate
82%
6-year, full-time

Your chances at this school

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Acceptance Rate
83%
83 of every 100 applicants admitted
Your Chances
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Admitted Student GPA
3.77
Average across admitted students

Accessible admissions with broad enrollment.

What strengthens an application here

  1. SAT scores of 1220 to 1400
    The middle half of admitted students scored in this range. A score in the upper part of it strengthens an application.
  2. A GPA near 3.77 or higher
    This is the average across admitted students.
  3. Depth in one or two activities
    Sustained commitment, a leadership role, or a result in a few activities says more than a long list of memberships.

Your chances estimate is based on your academic profile and activities — it is a guide, not a guarantee of admission. Decisions weigh essays, recommendations, and fit factors that aren't in the data.

Admissions

What it actually takes to get into Thomas Aquinas College. Test scores, GPA, application requirements, and deadlines.

Admitted student profile

Range shown is the middle 50%.

SAT
composite, 1600 scale
1,2201,400
1,310
average
ACT
composite, 36 scale
2733
28
average
GPA
weighted, 4.5 max
3.653.97
3.77
average

Application requirements

  • SAT/ACT required

Cost & financial aid

Published costs can be misleading. Here's what families actually pay at Thomas Aquinas College after grants and scholarships.

Sticker price
—
Tuition $28,700
Average net price after aid
$23,039
66% of students receive financial aid

Net price by family income

Average amount paid out of pocket — tuition, fees, and room & board minus all grant aid.

$0 – $30,000
$16,761
$30,001 – $48,000
$18,508
$48,001 – $75,000
$19,464
$75,001 – $110,000
N/A
$110,001 +
$28,063

Net price represents the average cost after grants and scholarships for students receiving federal financial aid.

Pell Grant Recipients
27%
Need-based federal grant
Take Federal Loans
67%
Avg loan $18,000 / year
Avg Grant Aid
—
Per receiving student / year

Academics & majors

Where students at Thomas Aquinas College concentrate, and how the classroom experience scales.

Student : Faculty
11:1
Class-size proxy
Primary Focus
Humanities
100% of degrees awarded
Retention
92%
First-years returning
A breakdown of the top majors by share of degrees awarded ships once we finish backfilling per-school program data.

Student body

Who attends Thomas Aquinas College. Enrollment, diversity, and where students come from.

Race & ethnicity

  • White64%
  • Asian2%
  • Hispanic23%
  • Two or more races6%
  • International4%

Gender

  • Female51%
  • Male49%
International
4%
Of total enrollment
Live on Campus
—
Undergraduate residential rate
Total Enrollment
372

Outcomes after graduation

What Thomas Aquinas College graduates do next — and what they earn.

Median Earnings
$55.6k
10 years after enrollment
Employed at 2 yrs
—
Working or in grad school
Pursue Grad School
—
Within 5 years
Graduation Rate
82%
6-year, full-time

Is it worth it?

Earnings, debt, and price side by side — context for the cost-vs-payoff question, not a ranking.

Median earnings
$55.6k
10 yrs after entry
Typical debt
$18.0k
median, borrowers only
Avg. net price
$23.0k/yr
after aid
  • These numbers reflect who enrolls, not the value the school adds. A college's earnings can look high simply because it admits wealthier, higher-scoring students — not because of what happens there.
  • Earnings vary far more by major and career path than by school. A school-wide median blends engineers and artists into one number that may match no real student.
  • Federal earnings and debt figures cover only students who received federal aid, so they leave out full-pay students and can skew the picture.
  • Net price is an average across aided students and debt is the median for borrowers only — many students borrow nothing. Your actual cost depends on your own aid package.

What this means

$56k is near the national bachelor's-graduate median at the 10-year mark, and a 82% graduation rate is above the national average.

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