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Aquinas College is a private liberal arts college located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Aquinas College is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Aquinas College is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $43,258 10 years after enrolling, 32nd in Michigan, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Aquinas College bachelor students earn 8% less than the national average. Aquinas College is ranked 27th in Michigan.
Aquinas College’s median net annual cost of $18,400 and average years to graduate of 4.6 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Aquinas College sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Corporate Comms., Comms & Media Studies, Health & Fitness, Biology - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$18,400
Average years to graduate
4.6
Sustainability Studies
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Economic score: 4.39
Accounting
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Economic score: 5.86
Community Org & Advocacy
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Economic score: 6.25
Romance Language & Linguistics
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Economic score: 8.78
Fine & Studio Arts
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Economic score: 14.97
History
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Economic score: 22.14
English Language & Lit
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Economic score: 26.16
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 1 graduate programs at Aquinas College - Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.6 years. 61% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Aquinas College is 0% higher than the state average, and 7% below the average for all liberal arts colleges in the country.
At Aquinas College, Pell Grant recipients represent 27% of the measured graduating class, 8% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Aquinas College graduates within 4.8 years.
Aquinas College is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Aquinas College’s economic mobility score of 9.65 is calculated by adjusting the 4.81 economic score of lower-income students by the 27% pell grant recipients within the student body. Aquinas College’s EMS of 9.65 ranks in the bottom 25% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 25%
The average Title IV recipient at Aquinas College pays $18,400 a year, $29,328 less than the $47,728 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $18,400
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Aquinas College, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $18,400 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 55% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,548. This is 1% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,303
Pell grants
$4,598
State grants
$2,854
Institutional grants
$24,154
Aquinas College's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 89% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,432 applicants, of which 1,275 were admitted and 218 enrolled. Aquinas College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
95%
83%
Female
64%
59%
First time
79%
59%
In-state
87%
68%
1st generation
22%
35%
White
67%
52%
Black
4%
14%
Hispanic
8%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
19%
12%