Thomas Aquinas College: Review & Facts

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Thomas Aquinas College is a very small four-year, private not-for-profit school with 520 students enrolled. This college was established in 1971 and is the only school located in Santa Paula, California.

Thomas Aquinas College is affiliated with Roman Catholic Church.

Academic Offerings

Thomas Aquinas College will give you the opportunity to obtain a bachelor's degree.

Majors
Offered
1
Thomas Aquinas College implements a semester-based curriculum calendar system and offers 1 major, Liberal Arts and Sciences. Read the details about Curriculum offered at this college and see the program Rating.

It is worthwhile to know student retention and graduation rates when you apply to a school to get your diploma or to engage in a long-term study; high retention and graduation rates are normally a positive sign. Nevertheless, if you anticipate to transfer out or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

The student retention rate at Thomas Aquinas College is very high at 92% (well above California average). Taking this statistic into consideration, it seems that students definitely love their stay at this school.

Student Retention
92%
Good
The graduation rate at Thomas Aquinas College is very good: 84%.

Student to faculty ratio at Thomas Aquinas College is good: 11:1. Find out more information on faculty and instruction at this college in the Faculty & Salaries report.

Tuition and Loans

Average tuition charges are very high - around $27,000 per academic year.

Read the details about Thomas Aquinas College additional charges as well as availability of loans and likelihood of repaying them upon graduation in the Tuition & Loans report for this college.

Admissions Information

Acceptance
Rate
85%
Easy
As reported in recent government data, 262 applications were submitted and 222 were accepted, so it is easy to be accepted at this school.

Read the details about admissions as well applicants' SAT and ACT test scores at Thomas Aquinas College in the Admissions and Tests report for this school.

Opportunities and Services

Safety
Grade
A
Safe
Thomas Aquinas College provides on-campus housing. Dormitory capacity at this college accommodates nearly 700 students, which provides a good on-campus housing opportunity.

Based on the college crime information, Thomas Aquinas College seems to be a safe school. Read the details in the Campus Crime report for this college.

Thomas Aquinas College Location and Address

Postal Address:
Thomas Aquinas College
10000 Ojai Road
Santa Paula, California
93060, USA
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