St. Thomas Aquinas College
Sparkill, NY · Private · Large suburb · STAC
Private institution in Sparkill, NY · 1,009 undergraduates · 82% acceptance rate · $62,909 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 14%Median ACT
- Top 22%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
- $21,3441,209th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $37,7201,578th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $37,7201,537th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $51,6851,527th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $23,1981,033rd lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $62,909440th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $44,908893rd highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 62.6%676th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 74.9%988th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 82.2%986th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- 29132nd highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,0091,362nd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16.0:11,471st smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 18.4%1,806th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 19 mi (LGA)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $25
- Personal essay
- 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 32 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $55,964 | $46,087 |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $52,107 | — |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $48,849 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $43,240 | $36,992 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $42,123 | $39,009 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $41,193 | $42,435 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $39,369 | $36,141 |
| Social Sciences, GeneralSocial Sciences | bachelors | $37,779 | $34,704 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $35,772 | $30,228 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $27,048 | $34,704 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $24,421 | $22,329 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $16,786 | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 12 sports
NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,842,384 (M $2,377,732 · W $1,464,652)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Field Hockey
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitestac.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 195243)
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- Sports directoryAll 12 EADA programs at this school
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