Thomas Aquinas College

Location and Affiliation:

Thomas Aquinas College is located in Santa Paula, population 25,602.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.

Population:

Thomas Aquinas College’s enrollment is 331 students on campus.

• 51% female
• 7% Hispanic
• 3% Asian
• 1% American Indian
• 7% international

82% of applicants are admitted. Freshman return at a rate of 87%.

Professor to Student Ratio:

1:11

Academic Level:

• Thomas Aquinas College is a Level 2 school
• The average high school GPA is 3.7
• The middle 50% range of ACT scores is 27-30
• The middle SAT range is Verbal 610-750, Math 570-670, Composite 1180-1420

Most Popular Majors:

• Everyone graduates with a degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Graduates:

65% graduate after 6 years.

Application:

• Admission fee is $0
• The admission application deadline is rolling but preferred deadline is November 1
• The financial aid deadline is n/a

Generosity:

Average need met is 86%.

Features:

Thomas Aquinas is unique with financial aid. The college receives no subsidy from Church or state. It relies on contributions from individuals and charitable foundations to make up the difference between what students are able to pay and the actual cost of education.

Thomas Aquinas has a unique curriculum. No majors. No textbooks. The course of studies include original influential authors, poets, scientists, mathematicians, philosophers, and theologians of Western civilization. Students read Aristotle, Homer, Euclid, St. Thomas Aquinas, T.S. Eliot and Albert Einstein.

No lectures. Class time is spent in tutorials, seminars, and laboratories. Daily practices are in language, grammar and rhetoric, critical analysis, and math demonstrations.

Contact:

Thomas Aquinas College Admissions 1-800-634-9797.

Learn more about Thomas Aquinas College. http://www.thomasaquinas.edu