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Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Location Grand Rapids, MI
Population 1,000,000
Website http://www.aquinas.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,270 (10% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 222 (13%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 975
Men / Women 49% / 51%
From State 87%
From Region 5%
Athletes 72.1%

Racial/Ethnic

White 72%
Hispanic 9%
Mixed 5%
International 5%
Black 3%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 34.3% 34.3% 2012 Men: 39.2% 39.2% 2013 Men: 35.5% 35.5% 2014 Men: 38.7% 38.7% 2015 Men: 36.2% 36.2% 2016 Men: 38.5% 38.5% 2017 Men: 41.7% 41.7% 2018 Men: 42.0% 42.0% 2019 Men: 44.3% 44.3% 2020 Men: 39.3% 39.3% 2021 Men: 39.4% 39.4% 2022 Men: 46.3% 46.3% 2023 Men: 47.3% 47.3% 2024 Men: 48.7% 48.7%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2014 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2015 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2016 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2019 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2011 Asian: 2.7% 2.7% 2012 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2013 Asian: 2.4% 2.4% 2014 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2015 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2016 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2017 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2018 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2019 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2020 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2021 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2022 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2024 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2011 Black: 3.8% 3.8% 2012 Black: 4.1% 4.1% 2013 Black: 5.1% 5.1% 2014 Black: 4.2% 4.2% 2015 Black: 3.5% 3.5% 2016 Black: 2.3% 2.3% 2017 Black: 3.5% 3.5% 2018 Black: 2.6% 2.6% 2019 Black: 2.8% 2.8% 2020 Black: 1.7% 1.7% 2021 Black: 3.5% 3.5% 2022 Black: 6.1% 6.1% 2023 Black: 2.2% 2.2% 2024 Black: 3.3% 3.3% 2011 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1% 2012 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4% 2013 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4% 2014 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8% 2015 Hispanic: 4.7% 4.7% 2016 Hispanic: 4.7% 4.7% 2017 Hispanic: 5.9% 5.9% 2018 Hispanic: 6.8% 6.8% 2019 Hispanic: 6.4% 6.4% 2020 Hispanic: 8.2% 8.2% 2021 Hispanic: 5.2% 5.2% 2022 Hispanic: 6.8% 6.8% 2023 Hispanic: 8.7% 8.7% 2024 Hispanic: 8.1% 8.1% 2011 White: 87.1% 87.1% 2012 White: 85.8% 85.8% 2013 White: 88.0% 88.0% 2014 White: 87.9% 87.9% 2015 White: 86.8% 86.8% 2016 White: 85.3% 85.3% 2017 White: 82.4% 82.4% 2018 White: 84.8% 84.8% 2019 White: 84.1% 84.1% 2020 White: 84.4% 84.4% 2021 White: 79.1% 79.1% 2022 White: 65.5% 65.5% 2023 White: 75.0% 75.0% 2024 White: 63.9% 63.9% 2011 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2012 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2017 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2018 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2019 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2021 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2022 International: 2.7% 2.7% 2023 International: 2.6% 2.6% 2024 International: 3.3% 3.3%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2025 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2020 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2021 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2022 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2023 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2024 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2025 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2020 Black: 4.0% 4.0% 2021 Black: 3.7% 3.7% 2022 Black: 3.1% 3.1% 2023 Black: 2.5% 2.5% 2024 Black: 2.3% 2.3% 2025 Black: 2.6% 2.6% 2020 Hispanic: 7.6% 7.6% 2021 Hispanic: 7.4% 7.4% 2022 Hispanic: 7.7% 7.7% 2023 Hispanic: 7.4% 7.4% 2024 Hispanic: 8.9% 8.9% 2025 Hispanic: 9.2% 9.2% 2020 White: 65.1% 65.1% 2021 White: 68.1% 68.1% 2022 White: 68.2% 68.2% 2023 White: 71.9% 71.9% 2024 White: 74.3% 74.3% 2025 White: 71.6% 71.6% 2020 International: 4.0% 4.0% 2021 International: 4.7% 4.7% 2022 International: 6.2% 6.2% 2023 International: 5.6% 5.6% 2024 International: 4.9% 4.9% 2025 International: 4.7% 4.7%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Aquinas College 209 42% / 58% 8% $57,125 42 93%
Computer Science 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $87,886 90 —
Database Administration — — — — $81,071 85 —
Mathematics 5 +1 20% / 80% 0% $66,352 65 —
Biochemistry 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $56,953 42 —
Biology 9 — 33% / 67% 0% $52,676 29 91%
Environmental Science 3 — 33% / 67% 0% — — —
Environmental Studies — — — — $50,685 23 —
Exercise Science 4 — 50% / 50% 75% $61,523 54 97%
Health Sciences 7 — 71% / 29% 14% $60,058 51 —
Pre-Health Studies 12 — 50% / 50% 17% $60,566 52 —
Accounting 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $73,869 78 100%
Accounting and Finance 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $73,869 78 100%
Business Administration 42 +5 55% / 45% 7% $60,278 51 93%
International Business — — — — $66,409 65 —
Managerial Economics — — — — $72,403 76 —
Sports Management 17 — 76% / 24% 24% $61,523 54 97%
Child Development 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $45,579 12 —
Communication 7 — 29% / 71% 0% $47,867 16 93%
Corporate Communications 10 — 40% / 60% 10% $55,381 37 100%
English 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $39,337 5 92%
Geography 3 — 33% / 67% 33% $55,491 37 —
German — — — — $51,532 25 —
History 4 +2 75% / 25% 0% $48,861 18 —
International Affairs 4 +2 75% / 25% 0% $54,371 34 —
Philosophy 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $47,402 15 —
Political Science 8 +1 38% / 62% 0% $52,696 29 89%
Psychology 17 +1 18% / 82% 6% $48,827 18 77%
Religious/Sacred Music — — — — $47,698 16 —
Sociology 2 +2 0% / 100% 50% $47,532 16 —
Spanish 1 +3 0% / 100% 0% $53,686 32 96%
Sustainability Studies 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $69,369 71 100%
Theology 3 +1 67% / 33% 0% $46,440 13 —
Writing 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $38,920 5 100%
Early Childhood Education 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $67,881 68 100%
Elementary Education 12 — 0% / 100% 0% $67,881 68 100%
General Education 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $45,884 12 94%
Science Teacher Education — — — — $68,017 68 —
Secondary Education and Teaching — +8 — — $67,881 68 100%
Social Studies Teacher Education 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $64,369 61 —
Art History — — — — $38,880 5 —
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft — — — — $37,607 4 —
Fine and Studio Arts Management — — — — $40,791 6 —
Music 2 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Music Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $66,852 66 —
Music Management — — — — $41,121 7 —
Painting — — — — $38,828 5 —
Photography — — — — $38,834 5 —
Printmaking — — — — $39,226 5 —
Sculpture — — — — $38,792 5 —
Studio Art 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $39,071 5 —
Theatre Arts — — — — $37,143 4 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $43,640
ROI Percentile 42th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%
4-Year Graduation Rate 47%
6-Year Graduation Rate 65%
Transfer-Out Rate 27%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 52.2% 52.2% 2012 Graduated: 52.7% 52.7% 2013 Graduated: 59.8% 59.8% 2014 Graduated: 52.4% 52.4% 2015 Graduated: 57.0% 57.0% 2016 Graduated: 52.8% 52.8% 2017 Graduated: 59.5% 59.5% 2018 Graduated: 60.7% 60.7% 2019 Graduated: 60.3% 60.3% 2020 Graduated: 64.6% 64.6% 2021 Graduated: 60.3% 60.3% 2022 Graduated: 61.1% 61.1% 2023 Graduated: 62.5% 62.5% 2024 Graduated: 65.4% 65.4%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 50.8% 50.8% 2012 Men: 53.3% 53.3% 2013 Men: 58.9% 58.9% 2014 Men: 49.7% 49.7% 2015 Men: 51.9% 51.9% 2016 Men: 48.0% 48.0% 2017 Men: 63.3% 63.3% 2018 Men: 58.4% 58.4% 2019 Men: 58.7% 58.7% 2020 Men: 62.5% 62.5% 2021 Men: 53.4% 53.4% 2022 Men: 57.0% 57.0% 2023 Men: 62.8% 62.8% 2024 Men: 60.4% 60.4% 2011 Women: 52.9% 52.9% 2012 Women: 52.4% 52.4% 2013 Women: 60.2% 60.2% 2014 Women: 54.1% 54.1% 2015 Women: 59.4% 59.4% 2016 Women: 56.1% 56.1% 2017 Women: 57.5% 57.5% 2018 Women: 62.2% 62.2% 2019 Women: 61.1% 61.1% 2020 Women: 65.9% 65.9% 2021 Women: 64.1% 64.1% 2022 Women: 63.7% 63.7% 2023 Women: 62.3% 62.3% 2024 Women: 68.9% 68.9%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Hispanic White
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2012 Hispanic: 23.1% 23.1% 2013 Hispanic: 35.7% 35.7% 2014 Hispanic: 36.4% 36.4% 2015 Hispanic: 47.4% 47.4% 2016 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0% 2017 Hispanic: 45.5% 45.5% 2018 Hispanic: 54.8% 54.8% 2019 Hispanic: 44.0% 44.0% 2020 Hispanic: 44.8% 44.8% 2021 Hispanic: 36.8% 36.8% 2022 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0% 2023 Hispanic: 70.4% 70.4% 2024 Hispanic: 70.4% 70.4% 2011 White: 54.9% 54.9% 2012 White: 56.0% 56.0% 2013 White: 63.4% 63.4% 2014 White: 55.6% 55.6% 2015 White: 58.2% 58.2% 2016 White: 56.4% 56.4% 2017 White: 61.5% 61.5% 2018 White: 62.5% 62.5% 2019 White: 62.5% 62.5% 2020 White: 67.1% 67.1% 2021 White: 64.6% 64.6% 2022 White: 62.9% 62.9% 2023 White: 63.2% 63.2% 2024 White: 65.6% 65.6%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 34.4% 72 32% / 68% 6% $49,646 20 89%
Business & Economics 30.6% 64 61% / 39% 11% $61,671 55 95%
Health Sciences 11.0% 23 57% / 43% 26% $60,578 52 97%
Education 10.0% 21 19% / 81% 0% $64,070 60 99%
Life & Natural Sciences 6.2% 13 31% / 69% 0% $53,992 33 91%
Arts 2.9% 6 17% / 83% 0% $46,016 13 —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.4% 5 20% / 80% 0% $66,352 65 —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.4% 3 33% / 67% 0% — — —
Computer Science 1.0% 2 100% / 0% 0% $87,886 90 —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 89%
Yield (Unbound) 12%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 89% 89% 89%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 78.5% 78.5% 2012 Acceptance: 79.1% 79.1% 2013 Acceptance: 71.4% 71.4% 2014 Acceptance: 65.1% 65.1% 2015 Acceptance: 72.4% 72.4% 2016 Acceptance: 91.3% 91.3% 2017 Acceptance: 74.5% 74.5% 2018 Acceptance: 69.0% 69.0% 2019 Acceptance: 69.3% 69.3% 2020 Acceptance: 70.9% 70.9% 2021 Acceptance: 89.0% 89.0% 2022 Acceptance: 90.8% 90.8% 2023 Acceptance: 71.1% 71.1% 2024 Acceptance: 89.9% 89.9% 2011 Yield: 21.0% 21.0% 2012 Yield: 24.2% 24.2% 2013 Yield: 19.6% 19.6% 2014 Yield: 21.1% 21.1% 2015 Yield: 19.4% 19.4% 2016 Yield: 19.2% 19.2% 2017 Yield: 22.5% 22.5% 2018 Yield: 22.2% 22.2% 2019 Yield: 20.1% 20.1% 2020 Yield: 21.3% 21.3% 2021 Yield: 17.1% 17.1% 2022 Yield: 16.0% 16.0% 2023 Yield: 18.2% 18.2% 2024 Yield: 11.8% 11.8%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 2,281 2,281 2012 Applicants: 2,359 2,359 2013 Applicants: 2,789 2,789 2014 Applicants: 2,572 2,572 2015 Applicants: 2,635 2,635 2016 Applicants: 1,706 1,706 2017 Applicants: 1,875 1,875 2018 Applicants: 2,171 2,171 2019 Applicants: 1,883 1,883 2020 Applicants: 1,853 1,853 2021 Applicants: 1,432 1,432 2022 Applicants: 2,116 2,116 2023 Applicants: 2,291 2,291 2024 Applicants: 2,193 2,193 2011 Admitted: 1,791 1,791 2012 Admitted: 1,865 1,865 2013 Admitted: 1,990 1,990 2014 Admitted: 1,674 1,674 2015 Admitted: 1,908 1,908 2016 Admitted: 1,558 1,558 2017 Admitted: 1,397 1,397 2018 Admitted: 1,499 1,499 2019 Admitted: 1,305 1,305 2020 Admitted: 1,314 1,314 2021 Admitted: 1,275 1,275 2022 Admitted: 1,921 1,921 2023 Admitted: 1,628 1,628 2024 Admitted: 1,971 1,971 2011 Enrolled: 376 376 2012 Enrolled: 451 451 2013 Enrolled: 391 391 2014 Enrolled: 354 354 2015 Enrolled: 370 370 2016 Enrolled: 299 299 2017 Enrolled: 314 314 2018 Enrolled: 333 333 2019 Enrolled: 262 262 2020 Enrolled: 280 280 2021 Enrolled: 218 218 2022 Enrolled: 307 307 2023 Enrolled: 296 296 2024 Enrolled: 232 232

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 47%
SAT Range 910 – 1140
SAT Math Range 440 – 550
SAT RW Range 470 – 590

SAT Composite

25th 75th
900 1000 1100 1200 1300 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2017 25th: 1020 1020 2018 25th: 1010 1010 2019 25th: 1000 1000 2020 25th: 1010 1010 2021 25th: 1000 1000 2022 25th: 1000 1000 2023 25th: 990 990 2024 25th: 910 910 2017 75th: 1220 1220 2018 75th: 1230 1230 2019 75th: 1210 1210 2020 75th: 1220 1220 2021 75th: 1170 1170 2022 75th: 1180 1180 2023 75th: 1210 1210 2024 75th: 1140 1140

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2017 25th: 500 500 2018 25th: 500 500 2019 25th: 490 490 2020 25th: 510 510 2021 25th: 490 490 2022 25th: 500 500 2023 25th: 500 500 2024 25th: 440 440 2017 75th: 600 600 2018 75th: 610 610 2019 75th: 600 600 2020 75th: 600 600 2021 75th: 570 570 2022 75th: 580 580 2023 75th: 590 590 2024 75th: 550 550

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
450 500 550 600 650 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2017 25th: 520 520 2018 25th: 510 510 2019 25th: 510 510 2020 25th: 500 500 2021 25th: 510 510 2022 25th: 500 500 2023 25th: 490 490 2024 25th: 470 470 2017 75th: 620 620 2018 75th: 620 620 2019 75th: 610 610 2020 75th: 620 620 2021 75th: 600 600 2022 75th: 600 600 2023 75th: 620 620 2024 75th: 590 590

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Submitted: 52.0% 52.0% 2022 Submitted: 16.0% 16.0% 2023 Submitted: 53.0% 53.0% 2024 Submitted: 47.0% 47.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.