St. Thomas Aquinas College

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2017 Undergraduate Tuition

$29,950

3.99% growth from 2016

2017 Average Net Price

$20,558

After Financial Aid

2016 Student Loan

6.72%

Default Rate

2017 Acceptance Rate

78%

1,926 Applicants

2017 Enrolled Students

1,915

59.8% Full-Time

About

St. Thomas Aquinas College is a higher education institution located in Rockland County, NY. In 2016, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at St. Thomas Aquinas College were General Psychology (41 degrees awarded), Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration (37 degrees), and Elementary Education & Teaching (24 degrees).

In 2017, 349 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at St. Thomas Aquinas College. 59% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 41% awarded men. The majority of degree recipients were white (197 degrees), 2.7 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (73 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at St. Thomas Aquinas College is $29,950, which is $9,217 more than the national average for Masters Colleges and Universities ($20,733).

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Costs

The median undergraduate tuition at St. Thomas Aquinas College is $29,950, which is $9,217 more than the national average for Masters Colleges and Universities ($20,733).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $20,558.

In 2017, 69% of undergraduate students received federal grants, while 42% of undergraduate students received federal loans.

Student Expenses

Tuition Costs

$29,950

2017 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2017, the cost of tuition at St. Thomas Aquinas College was $29,950. The cost of tuition at St. Thomas Aquinas College is $9,217 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Masters Colleges and Universities ($20,733).

This chart compares the tuition costs of St. Thomas Aquinas College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$20,558

2017 Value

1.27%

1 Year Growth

In 2017 St. Thomas Aquinas College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $20,558. Between 2016 and 2017, the average net price of St. Thomas Aquinas College grew by 1.27%.

This chart compares the average net price of St. Thomas Aquinas College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$9,195

Room and Board

$1,250

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at St. Thomas Aquinas College was of $9,195 in 2017. During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,250. The cost of room and board increased by 2% between 2016 and 2017. The cost of books and supplies increased by 25% during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at St. Thomas Aquinas College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid

Financial Aid by Income Level

69%

Of Undergraduates Receive Grants

42%

Of Undergraduates Receive Federal Loans

69% of undergraduate students at St. Thomas Aquinas College received grants or loans in 2017. This represents a decline of 1.43% with respect to 2016, when 70% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at St. Thomas Aquinas College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

6.72%

2016 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2016 the default rate for borrower's at St. Thomas Aquinas College was 6.72%, which represents 24 out of the 357 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Admissions

St. Thomas Aquinas College received 1,926 undergraduate applications in 2017, which represents a 1.38% annual decline. Out of those 1,926 applicants, 1,502 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 78% acceptance rate.

There were 1,915 students enrolled at St. Thomas Aquinas College in 2017, and 81% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

St. Thomas Aquinas College has an overall enrollment yield of 16.4%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

78%

Acceptance Rate in 2017

1,502

Accepted Out of 1,926

In 2017, the undergraduate acceptance rate of St. Thomas Aquinas College was 78% (1,502 admissions from 1,926 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2016, which was 79.2%. Between 2016 and 2017, the number of applicants declined by -1.38%, while admissions declined by -2.85%.

This chart compares the acceptance rate of St. Thomas Aquinas College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

SAT Scores

81%

Submission Percentage

204

Scores Submitted

81% of enrolled first-time students at St. Thomas Aquinas College in 2017 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

This chart shows the SAT scores for the 25th and 75th percentile of applicants broken out into each section of the test that their are evaluated on.

Enrollment

St. Thomas Aquinas College has a total enrollment of 1,915 students. The full-time enrollment at St. Thomas Aquinas College is 1,146 students and the part-time enrollment is 769. This means that 59.8% of students enrolled at St. Thomas Aquinas College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at St. Thomas Aquinas College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 59.6% White, 18.4% Hispanic or Latino, 8.51% Black or African American, 3.29% Asian, 2.87% Two or More Races, 0.157% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.0522% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Students enrolled at St. Thomas Aquinas College in full-time Undergraduate programs are majority White Female (31.3%), followed by White Male (22.2%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (11.8%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are majority White Female (52.7%), followed by White Male (20%) and Black or African American Female (7.27%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

59.8%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at St. Thomas Aquinas College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 1,915 students. The full-time enrollment at St. Thomas Aquinas College is 1,146 and the part-time enrollment is 769. This means that 59.8% of students enrolled at St. Thomas Aquinas College are enrolled full-time compared with 68.6% at similar Masters Colleges and Universities.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at St. Thomas Aquinas College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

74%

2017 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at St. Thomas Aquinas College was 74%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Masters Colleges and Universities (75%), St. Thomas Aquinas College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at St. Thomas Aquinas College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
1,142
Hispanic or Latino
352
Black or African American
163

The enrolled student population at St. Thomas Aquinas College is 59.6% White, 18.4% Hispanic or Latino, 8.51% Black or African American, 3.29% Asian, 2.87% Two or More Races, 0.157% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.0522% American Indian or Alaska Native. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Masters Colleges and Universities is 54.4% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino, and 13.2% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 81 students (4.23%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2017, 63 more women than men received degrees from St. Thomas Aquinas College. The majority of degree recipients at St. Thomas Aquinas College are white (197 degrees awarded). There were 2.7 times more white graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (73 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at St. Thomas Aquinas College is General Psychology (41 degrees awarded), followed by Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration (37 degrees) and Elementary Education & Teaching (24 degrees).

The most specialized majors across all degree types at St. Thomas Aquinas College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (21 degrees awarded), Protective Services (38 degrees), and History (8 degrees).

Workforce

Common Jobs by Major

Elementary & middle school teachers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at St. Thomas Aquinas College are Elementary & middle school teachers (296,152 people), Other managers (205,169 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (175,687 people), Postsecondary teachers (143,287 people), and Police officers (139,278 people).

The most specialized majors at St. Thomas Aquinas College are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (21 degrees awarded), Protective Services (38 degrees), History (8 degrees), Psychology (41 degrees), and Math & Statistics (10 degrees).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at St. Thomas Aquinas College are Surgeons, Chemists & materials scientists, Dentists, Physicians, and Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents

Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at St. Thomas Aquinas College are Elementary & secondary schools (645,765 people), Justice, public order, & safety activities (387,669 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (336,896 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (272,399 people), and Outpatient care centers (174,312 people).

Degrees

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by St. Thomas Aquinas College.

Most Common

General Psychology
41 degree-majorss awarded
Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration
37 degree-majorss awarded
Elementary Education & Teaching
24 degree-majorss awarded

In 2017, the most common bachelors degree concentration at St. Thomas Aquinas College was General Psychology with 41 degree-majorss awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at St. Thomas Aquinas College according to their major.

Gender Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

In 2017, 143 degrees were awarded to men at St. Thomas Aquinas College, which is 0.694 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (206).

This chart displays the gender disparity between the top 5 majors at St. Thomas Aquinas College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2017, 20 degrees were awarded to men at St. Thomas Aquinas College in Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration, which is 1.18 times more than the 17 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2017, 31 degrees were awarded to women at St. Thomas Aquinas College in General Psychology, which is 3.1 times more than the 10 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

36%

100% Completion Time

55%

150% Completion Time

In 2017, 36% of students graduating from St. Thomas Aquinas College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 55% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 56% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Masters Colleges and Universities Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Diversity

Graduation Rate by Race and Gender

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

N/A

Highest Graduation Rate (N/A%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at St. Thomas Aquinas College is N/A and N/A (N/A% graduation rate). Across all Masters Colleges and Universities, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (68.1%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, N/A% of graduates (N/A students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity

White
197 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
73 degrees awarded
Unknown
36 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at St. Thomas Aquinas College is white (197 degrees awarded). There were 2.7 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (73 degrees).

10.3% of degree recipients (36 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Gender Demographic

White Female
117 degrees awarded
White Male
80 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
48 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and gender grouping at St. Thomas Aquinas College is white female (117 degrees awarded). There were 1.46 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (80 degrees).

Operations

St. Thomas Aquinas College has an endowment valued at nearly $46M, as of the end of the 2017 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $3.5M (7.62%), compared to the 6.94% average return ($2.3M on $33.1M) across all Masters Colleges and Universities.

In 2017, St. Thomas Aquinas College had a total salary expenditure of $31.1M. St. Thomas Aquinas College employs 20 Professors, 15 Assistant professors, and 13 Associate professors. Most academics at St. Thomas Aquinas College are Female Professors (12), Female Assistant professors(10), and Male Professors (8).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at St. Thomas Aquinas College are: Management, with 49 employees, Office and Administrative Support, with 24 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 10 employees.

Finances

Endowment

$46M

2017 Endowment

6.14%

growth from 2016

St. Thomas Aquinas College has an endowment valued at about $46M, as of the end of the 2017 fiscal year. The endowment of St. Thomas Aquinas College grew 6.14% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $12.8M higher than than the median endowment of Masters Colleges and Universities according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at St. Thomas Aquinas College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs Carnegie Classification grouping.

Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

$95.6k - Federal
$401k - State
$0 - Local

As of 2017, St. Thomas Aquinas College received $95.6k in grants and contracts from the federal government, $401k from state grants and contracts, and $0 from local grants and contracts.

Expenses

Salary Expenditure

$14.2M

2017 Salaries

2.89%

growth from 2016

In 2017, St. Thomas Aquinas College paid a median of $14.2M in salaries, which represents 45.7% of their overall expenditure ($31.1M) and a 2.89% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 0.00723% decline from 2015 and a 0.396% decline from 2014.

The median for similar Masters Colleges and Universities is 31.4M (40.5% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$4.2M

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2017, St. Thomas Aquinas College paid a total of $4.2M to 52 employees working as instructors, which represents 29.5% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $10.4M (33%) for similar Masters Colleges and Universities.

Faculty and Staff

Occupations by Share

Professor

Most Common Instructor

20 Employees

Management

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

49 Employees

In 2017, the most common positions for instructional staff at St. Thomas Aquinas College were Professor with 20 employees; Assistant professor with 15 employees; and Assistant professor with 13 employees.

In 2017, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at St. Thomas Aquinas College were Management with 49 employees; Office and Administrative Support with 24 employees; and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 10 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Gender

Most Common Demographic

Female Professor
Female Assistant professor
Male Professor

In 2017, the most common demographic for instructional staff at St. Thomas Aquinas College was Female Professor with 12 employees, Female Assistant professor with 10 employees, and Male Professor with 8 employees.

This chart shows the gender split between each academic rank present at St. Thomas Aquinas College.

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