Aquinas College
Grand Rapids, MI · Private · Midsize city · AQ
Private institution in Grand Rapids, MI · 1,201 undergraduates · 71% acceptance rate · $49,584 median earnings 10 years after entry.
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $18,902985th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $38,5201,610th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $38,5201,570th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $49,0181,460th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $23,000997th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $49,5841,094th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $40,1611,215th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 62.5%681st highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 73.6%1,044th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 71.1%641st most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1087745th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 23494th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,2011,258th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1619th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 23.0%1,561st highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 127 mi (DTW)
On 1 of our 111 lists
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Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 55 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $46,087 | $41,338 |
| Business/Corporate CommunicationsBusiness | bachelors | $41,789 | $41,193 |
| Sustainability StudiesMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | $41,565 | $38,871 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $40,095 | $40,821 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $39,369 | — |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $37,208 | — |
| Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciences | bachelors | $35,600 | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $32,711 | $33,281 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languages | bachelors | $32,569 | $33,281 |
| Community Organization and AdvocacyPublic Administration | bachelors | $31,852 | $37,568 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $30,228 | $33,993 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $29,685 | $25,596 |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Roman Catholicsource
- Founded in 1886source
- Athletic nickname: "Saints"source
- School colors: #751B19 and #FFFFFFsource
- Mascot: Nelson the St. Bernard (dog)source
- Motto: "Non nisi te, Domine (Latin)"source
- Campus size: about 117 acressource
- Formerly known as "Novitiate Normal School" (1886–1922)source
- Formerly known as "Sacred Heart College (1922–1920s)"source
- Formerly known as "Marywood College (1920s–1931)"source
- Formerly known as "Catholic Junior College" (1931–1939)source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
Athletics — 14 sports
NAIA Division II · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,225,649 (M $1,244,662 · W $954,802 · Coed $26,185)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Cross Country
- Golf
- Ice Hockey
- Lacrosse
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websiteaquinas.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 168786)
- Compare colleges in MIRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in MichiganEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Aquinas College vs Alma CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 14 EADA programs at this school
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