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St. Thomas Aquinas College is a private regional university located in Sparkill, New York. St. Thomas Aquinas College is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at St. Thomas Aquinas College is in the top 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $58,103 10 years after enrolling, 43rd in New York, and in the top 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, St. Thomas Aquinas College bachelor students earn 3% more than the national average. St. Thomas Aquinas College is ranked 33rd in New York.
St. Thomas Aquinas College’s median net annual cost of $20,826 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at St. Thomas Aquinas College sorted by number of graduates - Health & Fitness, Psychology, Criminal Justice, Education, Comms & Media Studies, Social Sciences - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$20,826
Average years to graduate
4.2
Finance
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 2.27
Business Administration
Rank: #643
Economic score: 5.27
Accounting
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 11.12
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 St. Thomas Aquinas College - Special Education - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 63% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at St. Thomas Aquinas College is 3% lower than the state average, and 6% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At St. Thomas Aquinas College, Pell Grant recipients represent 22% of the measured graduating class, 13% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at St. Thomas Aquinas College graduates within 4.3 years.
St. Thomas Aquinas College is in the bottom 25% 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.
St. Thomas Aquinas College’s economic mobility score of 18.03 is calculated by adjusting the 1.7 economic score of lower-income students by the 22% pell grant recipients within the student body. St. Thomas Aquinas College’s EMS of 18.03 ranks in the top 50% 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).
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The average Title IV recipient at St. Thomas Aquinas College pays $20,826 a year, $31,684 less than the $52,510 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 $20,826
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At St. Thomas 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 $20,826 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 52% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,263. This is 2% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,462
Pell grants
$4,963
State grants
$3,907
Institutional grants
$25,992
St. Thomas Aquinas College's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 89% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,417 applicants, of which 1,264 were admitted and 233 enrolled. St. Thomas Aquinas College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
96%
83%
Female
52%
59%
First time
72%
59%
In-state
70%
68%
1st generation
32%
35%
White
51%
52%
Black
12%
14%
Hispanic
23%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
12%
12%