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Thomas Aquinas College Data & Information Overview

3 awards Ranking Badges
Fair Price Value for Your Money
83% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Thomas Aquinas College Ranked?

#454 Best Colleges in Nation
#80 Best Colleges in CA
Liberal Arts Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

Thomas Aquinas College was awarded 3 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts.

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Overall Quality

TAC is ranked #454 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when TAC held the #613 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

TAC also holds the #80 spot on the Best Colleges in California ranking.

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Is It Hard to Get Into TAC?

83% Acceptance Rate
56% Of Accepted Are Women
34% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Thomas Aquinas College is 83%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that TAC is a good fit for you.

Average Test Scores

About 34% of students accepted to TAC submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 610 and 720. Math scores were between 570 and 650.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Thomas Aquinas College  ( 610 to 720 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Thomas Aquinas College  ( 570 to 650 )
200
800
TAC received ACT scores from 19% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 25 and 30.

ACT Composite Scores for Thomas Aquinas College  ( 25 to 30 )
1
36

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Thomas Aquinas College Faculty

11 to 1 Student to Faculty
99% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at TAC is an impressive 11 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at Thomas Aquinas College is 99%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  99 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Thomas Aquinas College

89% Freshmen Retention
78% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

Thomas Aquinas College has a freshmen retention rate of 89%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  89 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At TAC the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 78%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  78 out of 100
0
100

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Thomas Aquinas College Undergraduate Student Diversity

462 Full-Time Undergraduates
24.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
48.7% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 462 full-time undergraduates at TAC.

How Much Does Thomas Aquinas College Cost?

$26,961 Net Price
73% Take Out Loans
$15,472 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of TAC is $26,961. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for TAC

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$15,857 $16,870 $22,179 $22,944 $31,941

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of TAC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At TAC, approximately 73% of students took out student loans averaging $3,868 a year. That adds up to $15,472 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at TAC is 0.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do TAC Graduates Make?

$47,950 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from TAC with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $47,950 in their early years. That's great news for TAC students since it is 13% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Thomas Aquinas College

California State
462 Full-Time Undergraduates
Rural Campus Setting
Thomas Aquinas College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Santa Paula, California. The rural area surrounding TAC is great for students who love a peaceful atmosphere.

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Contact details for TAC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 10000 Ojai Road, Santa Paula, CA 93060
Phone: 805-525-4417
Website: https://thomasaquinas.edu/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ThomasAquinasCollege
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TACollege

Thomas Aquinas College Majors

1 Majors With Completions
79 Undergraduate Degrees
Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies 79 $31,750

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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