St. Thomas Aquinas College

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2024 Undergraduate Tuition

$38,400

4.01% growth from 2023

2024 Average Net Price

$21,187

After Financial Aid

2024 Acceptance Rate

93%

2,200 Applicants

2024 Enrolled Students

2,037

50.5% Full-Time

2024 Graduation Rate

53.7%

146 Graduates

About

St. Thomas Aquinas College is a higher education institution located in Rockland County, NY. In 2024, the most popular Masters Degree concentrations at St. Thomas Aquinas College were General Special Education & Teaching (37 degrees awarded), General Business Administration & Management (19 degrees), and Secondary Education & Teaching (16 degrees).

In 2024, 336 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at St. Thomas Aquinas College. 52.1% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 47.9% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (197 degrees), 3.58 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (55 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at St. Thomas Aquinas College is $38,400, which is $14,400 more than the national average for Masters Colleges and Universities ($24,000).

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Costs

In 2024, the median undergraduate tuition at St. Thomas Aquinas College is $38,400, which is $14,400 more than the national average for Masters Colleges and Universities ($24,000).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $21,187.

In 2024, 68% of undergraduate students attending St. Thomas Aquinas College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 28% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$38,400

2024 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2024, the cost of tuition at St. Thomas Aquinas College was $38,400. The cost of tuition at St. Thomas Aquinas College is $14,400 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Masters Colleges and Universities ($24,000).

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

Average Net Price

$21,187

2024 Value

0.329%

1 Year Growth

In 2024 St. Thomas Aquinas College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $21,187. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of St. Thomas Aquinas College grew by 0.329%.

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

$11,140

Room and Board

$1,250

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at St. Thomas Aquinas College was of $11,140 in 2024. The cost of room and board increased by 3.63% between 2023 and 2024.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,250. The cost of books and supplies did not change 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 by Income Level

68%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

28%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

68% of undergraduate students at St. Thomas Aquinas College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a growth of 13.3% with respect to 2023, when 60% 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.

Admissions

St. Thomas Aquinas College received 2,200 undergraduate applications in 2024, which represents a 2.27% annual growth. Out of those 2,200 applicants, 2,047 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 93% acceptance rate.

There were 2,037 students enrolled at St. Thomas Aquinas College in 2024. 2% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

St. Thomas Aquinas College has an overall enrollment yield of 11.8%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

93%

Acceptance Rate in 2024

2,047

Accepted Out of 2,200

In 2024, the undergraduate acceptance rate of St. Thomas Aquinas College was 93% (2,047 admissions from 2,200 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2023, which was 82.2%. Between 2023 and 2024, the number of applicants declined by 2.27%, while admissions grew by 10.6%.

This chart compares the acceptance rate of St. Thomas Aquinas College (in red) with that of other similar universities, and the chart below shows the acceptance rate by gender.

SAT Scores

Submission Percentage (2024)

Scores Submitted (2024)

2% of enrolled first-time students at St. Thomas Aquinas College in 2024 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

The following chart shows the average SAT scores for the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile of applicants for each section of the test that they are evaluated on.

Enrollment

St. Thomas Aquinas College had a total enrollment of 2,037 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at St. Thomas Aquinas College is 1,028 students and the part-time enrollment is 1,009. This means that 50.5% 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 51.4% White, 20.5% Hispanic or Latino, 10.7% Black or African American, 4.71% Asian, 3.44% Two or More Races, 0.393% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.295% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at St. Thomas Aquinas College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (23%), followed by White Male (23%) and Black or African American Male (11.8%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (64.4%), followed by White Male (16.7%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (6.06%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

50.5%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at St. Thomas Aquinas College in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 2,037 students. The full-time enrollment at St. Thomas Aquinas College is 1,028 and the part-time enrollment is 1,009. This means that 50.5% of students enrolled at St. Thomas Aquinas College are enrolled full-time compared with 67.1% 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

73%

2024 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 73%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Masters Colleges and Universities (73%), St. Thomas Aquinas College had a retention rate approximately the same as 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 (2024)

White
1,046 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
417 enrolled students
Black or African American
218 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at St. Thomas Aquinas College is 51.4% White, 20.5% Hispanic or Latino, 10.7% Black or African American, 4.71% Asian, 3.44% Two or More Races, 0.393% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.295% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. 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 47.4% White, 18.8% Hispanic or Latino, and 13.6% 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, 71 students (3.49%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2024, 14 more women than men received degrees from St. Thomas Aquinas College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at St. Thomas Aquinas College is white (197 degrees awarded). There were 3.58 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (55 degrees).

The most common Masters Degree concentration at St. Thomas Aquinas College is General Special Education & Teaching (37 degrees awarded), followed by General Business Administration & Management (19 degrees) and Secondary Education & Teaching (16 degrees).

In 2024, 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 (24 degrees awarded), Education (102 degrees), and Protective Services (35 degrees).

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 (1,569,156 people), Secondary school teachers (574,487 people), Education administrators (290,395 people), Other managers (224,645 people), and Special education teachers (206,929 people).

The most specialized majors at St. Thomas Aquinas College in 2024 are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (24 degrees awarded), Education (102 degrees), Protective Services (35 degrees), History (7 degrees), and Math & Statistics (9 degrees) (as of 2024).

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, Diagnostic medical sonographers, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, Physicians, and Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists

The most specialized majors at St. Thomas Aquinas College are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (24 degrees awarded), Education (102 degrees), Protective Services (35 degrees), History (7 degrees), and Math & Statistics (9 degrees) (as of 2024).

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 (2,958,050 people), Justice, public order, & safety activities (395,841 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (393,587 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (234,877 people), and Computer Systems Design (187,888 people).

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.

Liberal Arts & Sciences

Most Common (2024)

3 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common associates degree concentration at St. Thomas Aquinas College was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 3 degrees awarded.

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

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

161

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2024

175

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2024

In 2024, 161 degrees were awarded to men at St. Thomas Aquinas College, which is 0.92 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (175).

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

Most Common Male Majors

In 2024, 26 degrees were awarded to men at St. Thomas Aquinas College in General Business Administration & Management, which is 1.86 times more than the 14 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2024, 33 degrees were awarded to men at St. Thomas Aquinas College in General Special Education & Teaching, which is 5.5 times more than the 6 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

42%

100% Completion Time

52%

150% Completion Time

In 2024, 42% 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, 52% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 54% 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.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

White Female

Highest Graduation Rate (83%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2024 at St. Thomas Aquinas College is Female and White (83% graduation rate). Across all Masters Colleges and Universities, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (75.5%).

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, 10.4% of graduates (14 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)

White
197 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
55 degrees awarded
Black or African American
33 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at St. Thomas Aquinas College is white (197 degrees awarded). There were 3.58 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (55 degrees).

3.27% of degree recipients (11 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)

White Female
182 degrees awarded
White Female
170 degrees awarded
White Female
149 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at St. Thomas Aquinas College is white female (182 degrees awarded). There were 1.07 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (170 degrees).

Operations

St. Thomas Aquinas College has an endowment valued at nearly $37.5M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 4.47M (11.9%) compared to the 9.2% average return (4.22M on 45.9M) across all Masters Colleges and Universities.

In 2024, St. Thomas Aquinas College had a total salary expenditure of 42.7M. St. Thomas Aquinas College employs 18 Professors, 15 Associate professors and 12 Assistant professors. Most academics at St. Thomas Aquinas College are Female Professor (12), Female Assistant professor (9), and Female Associate professor (8).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at St. Thomas Aquinas College are: Management, with 67 employees, Office and Administrative Support, with 10 employees, and Business and Financial Operations with 8 employees.

Endowment

$37.5M

2024 Endowment

13.1%

decline from 2023

St. Thomas Aquinas College has an endowment valued at about $37.5M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of St. Thomas Aquinas College declined 13.1% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $8.36M lower 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.

Salary Expenditure

$18.2M

2024 Salaries

1.61%

growth from 2023

In 2024, St. Thomas Aquinas College paid a median of $18.2M in salaries, which represents 42.6% of their overall expenditure ($42.7M) and a 1.61% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 3.52% growth between 2022 and 2023, and a 13.3% growth between 2021 and 2022.

Instructional Salaries

$4.05M

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2024, St. Thomas Aquinas College paid a total of $4.05M to 47 employees working as instructors, which represents 22.3% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $965k (3.13%) for similar Masters Colleges and Universities.

Occupations by Share

In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at St. Thomas Aquinas College were Management with 67 employees, Office and Administrative Support with 10 employees, and Business and Financial Operations with 8 employees.

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