Thomas Aquinas College
Santa Paula, California
- Private nonprofit
- Rural
- 566 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 83%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $30,972per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 84%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $59,59510 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
There are no majors, minors or electives: every student follows the same integrated liberal education.
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Getting in
- Admit rate
- 83%About 8 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test scores requiredApplicants must send SAT or ACT scores.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1220–1400Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 28–33Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $30,972full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $45,920sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $31,000Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 84%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 92%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $59,59510 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 566Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 35%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- Not reportedparents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Simpson University Redding, CA — admits 86%
- Menlo College Atherton, CA — admits 68%
- Parker University Dallas, TX
- Whittier College Whittier, CA — admits 81%
- Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education Kirkland, WA
- Cairn University-Langhorne Langhorne, PA — admits 88%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Thomas Aquinas College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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