Thomas Aquinas College
Santa Paula, CA · Private · Rural (distant) · TAC
Private institution in Santa Paula, CA · 539 undergraduates · 79% acceptance rate · $55,619 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 9%Graduation rate (4-year)
- Top 10%Full-time retention
- Top 19%Median ACT
- Top 20%Student-faculty ratio
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
- $25,0321,478th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $28,7001,308th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $28,7001,195th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $40,0001,210th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $18,000456th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $55,619756th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $40,6051,183rd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 82.0%182nd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 92.1%191st highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 78.7%859th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1277234th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 28177th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 5391,653rd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 19.8%1,715th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 51 mi (LAX)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 1 of 1 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $29,685 | $30,047 |
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Thomas Aquinas College’s 539 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In CA
- Southern California Institute of TechnologyAnaheim, CA · 533 undergrads
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- Angeles CollegeLos Angeles, CA · 484 undergrads
- Lionel UniversityCarpinteria, CA · 480 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Brescia UniversityOwensboro, KY · 538 undergrads
- Blue Mountain Christian UniversityBlue Mountain, MS · 536 undergrads
- Colegio Universitario de San JuanSan Juan, PR · 542 undergrads
- Villa Maria CollegeBuffalo, NY · 536 undergrads
- Kettering CollegeKettering, OH · 543 undergrads
- Manhattan School of MusicNew York, NY · 535 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitethomasaquinas.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 124292)
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