Thomas Aquinas College has a single mission: the liberal education of students according to their natural powers of reason illuminated by the light of the Catholic Faith. This mission is the end by which all means are judged from customs of community life to curricular decisions and faculty appointments- to building design and forms of governance. +++ To accomplish its mission- the College has a single- substantially unvarying program with no majors- minors- or electives. It consists in an integrated and orderly study of the liberal arts and sciences- beginning with the fundamental arts of the trivium and quadrivium- proceeding through the natural and political sciences- and culminating in theology. The College achieves its mission chiefly through reflective consideration of seminal questions raised in classical texts. These texts often referred to as the Great Books? are selected by the faculty under the guidance of the Catholic tradition. In accordance with this tradition- the works of St. Thomas Aquinas occupy a preeminent position in the Colleges curriculum. +++ Classes are seminars and tutorials: groups of fifteen to twenty students discussing the readings under the guidance of a faculty member. A laboratory program provides students laboratory experience in addition to the reading of primary texts. Tutorials- seminars- and laboratories are complemented by a lecture and concert series. This offers students an opportunity to witness and discuss the scholarly and artistic works of the wider community. +++ The Colleges educational principles and curriculum arise from an intellectual tradition which does not fluctuate with the vicissitudes of time- founded as it is in a perennial wisdom by which the truth and merit of new insights and discoveries may be best understood. The College aims to sustain the natural wonder of students- to develop their intellectual virtues- and to help them satisfy their desire to know things noble and worth knowing.
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Admissions
How hard is it to get in?
"Total" shows the total number of applicants for a spot in the incoming
freshman class for the last year reported.
"Admitted" shows the number of those applicants that were accepted and
offered a place at the college or university, both in raw numbers and as a
percentage of the total number who applied.
"Enrolled" shows the number of accepted applicants that actually enrolled
and chose to attend the college or university, both in raw numbers and as a
percentage of the total who applied.
Applicants
Total
Percentage
Total
232
Admitted
173
74.6%
Enrolled
102
44%
Financial Aid
Do students receive financial aid?
There are three pieces of data in this table, which are designed to show
how likely it is that an international student will receive any financial
aid from the college or university.
"Undergrads receiving any aid" shows the percentage of first-time
undergraduate students who receive any type of financial aid. However,
many types of financial aid at US colleges and universities are not
available to international students—like Pell Grants, Stafford
loans and other federal loan programs.
The second piece of data, "Undergrads receiving school grants", shows the
percentage of first-time undergraduate students that receive aid directly
from the school—often this type of aid is available to international
students.
"Average amount of school grant" shows the average amount that is provided
in this category of aid, that may be available to international students.
Category
Aid
Undergrads Receiving Any Aid
77%
Undergrads Receiving School Grant
58%
Average Amount of School Grant
$8,577
Test Scores
What ACT or SAT scores do I need to get in?
Many colleges and universities in the US require either the SAT or the ACT,
both standardized tests that help schools evaluate candidates.
In this chart, you can see how the middle portion of students admitted to
the school fared on these tests—those from the 25th to the 75th percent
of all accepted candidates. In other words, the chart does not show how the
bottom 25% of all accepted candidates scored, and it does not show how the
top 25% of all accepted candidates scored—but it shows how the middle
half of candidates accepted to the school scored.
If you have taken the SAT or ACT, or you plan to, you can see where your
score falls in comparison to this range, which will help you evaluate your
likelihood of acceptance to this school.
Test
25th Percentile
75th Percentile
SAT Verbal
600
718
SAT Math
550
638
ACT Composite
26
28
ACT Math
25
27
ACT English
26
30
Tuition & Expenses
How much does it cost?
This chart shows the latest tuition and expense figures published by the
school, for out-of-state students—as typically international students
pay the out-of-state tuition costs.
The figures assume the student will be living on-campus with full university
room and board. Off-campus students could spend more or less, depending on
their situation.
Category
Cost
Tuition (Out of State)
$21,400
Room & Board (On Campus)
$6,950
Books & Supplies
$450
Other Expenses
$3,045
Total
$31,845
Student Body
How many international students are there?
This chart shows the total number of students at the school, the total
number of international students and percentage of total enrollment, as
well as breakdowns for male and female international students.
Students
Total
Percentage
All
362
International
23
6.4%
International Males
14
3.9%
International Females
9
2.5%
Completions
How many students graduate or transfer?
"Graduation Rate" shows the percentage of students from a particular
incoming freshman class that stay at the school for their full studies and
graduate; the "Transfer Rate" shows the percentage of students from a
particular incoming freshman class that transfer to another college or
university.
