Basic Information
Type
Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach
National
Religious Affiliation
Catholic
Population
1,300,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
195 (99% 😎)
Sunshine Hours
3,120 (92% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation
322 (96% 🏖️)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
571
Men / Women
50% / 50%
From State
35%
From Region
5%
Racial/Ethnic
White
64%
Hispanic
20%
International
7%
Mixed
5%
Asian
2%
Native American
0%
Black
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 52.2% 52.2%
2012 Men: 42.9% 42.9%
2013 Men: 50.0% 50.0%
2014 Men: 48.3% 48.3%
2015 Men: 48.1% 48.1%
2016 Men: 44.9% 44.9%
2017 Men: 51.1% 51.1%
2018 Men: 53.7% 53.7%
2019 Men: 43.6% 43.6%
2020 Men: 52.8% 52.8%
2021 Men: 48.1% 48.1%
2022 Men: 48.9% 48.9%
2023 Men: 46.9% 46.9%
2024 Men: 54.2% 54.2%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2012 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 Native: 1.3% 1.3%
2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2011 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Asian: 3.4% 3.4%
2013 Asian: 2.3% 2.3%
2014 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2015 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2018 Asian: 2.4% 2.4%
2019 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 Asian: 2.6% 2.6%
2022 Asian: 2.3% 2.3%
2023 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2024 Asian: 2.5% 2.5%
2011 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 Black: 1.3% 1.3%
2022 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 Black: 1.1% 1.1%
2024 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2011 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4%
2012 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3%
2013 Hispanic: 9.1% 9.1%
2014 Hispanic: 9.0% 9.0%
2015 Hispanic: 13.8% 13.8%
2016 Hispanic: 14.1% 14.1%
2017 Hispanic: 16.3% 16.3%
2018 Hispanic: 8.3% 8.3%
2019 Hispanic: 20.5% 20.5%
2020 Hispanic: 18.0% 18.0%
2021 Hispanic: 11.5% 11.5%
2022 Hispanic: 14.9% 14.9%
2023 Hispanic: 18.0% 18.0%
2024 Hispanic: 10.7% 10.7%
2011 White: 78.9% 78.9%
2012 White: 80.7% 80.7%
2013 White: 75.0% 75.0%
2014 White: 67.4% 67.4%
2015 White: 74.7% 74.7%
2016 White: 80.0% 80.0%
2017 White: 73.9% 73.9%
2018 White: 73.8% 73.8%
2019 White: 67.0% 67.0%
2020 White: 69.7% 69.7%
2021 White: 75.6% 75.6%
2022 White: 73.6% 73.6%
2023 White: 73.0% 73.0%
2024 White: 78.5% 78.5%
2011 International: 7.8% 7.8%
2012 International: 5.7% 5.7%
2013 International: 4.5% 4.5%
2014 International: 10.1% 10.1%
2015 International: 5.7% 5.7%
2016 International: 3.5% 3.5%
2017 International: 3.3% 3.3%
2018 International: 3.6% 3.6%
2019 International: 2.3% 2.3%
2020 International: 2.2% 2.2%
2021 International: 1.3% 1.3%
2022 International: 2.3% 2.3%
2023 International: 1.1% 1.1%
2024 International: 1.7% 1.7%
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
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2021 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2022 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2023 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2025 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 Asian: 1.8% 1.8%
2021 Asian: 1.7% 1.7%
2022 Asian: 2.0% 2.0%
2023 Asian: 1.9% 1.9%
2024 Asian: 2.2% 2.2%
2025 Asian: 1.8% 1.8%
2020 Black: 0.2% 0.2%
2021 Black: 0.2% 0.2%
2022 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2025 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 Hispanic: 15.6% 15.6%
2021 Hispanic: 16.3% 16.3%
2022 Hispanic: 17.0% 17.0%
2023 Hispanic: 19.9% 19.9%
2024 Hispanic: 19.8% 19.8%
2025 Hispanic: 19.6% 19.6%
2020 White: 70.7% 70.7%
2021 White: 68.8% 68.8%
2022 White: 66.9% 66.9%
2023 White: 61.9% 61.9%
2024 White: 61.9% 61.9%
2025 White: 63.6% 63.6%
2020 International: 3.2% 3.2%
2021 International: 3.7% 3.7%
2022 International: 5.4% 5.4%
2023 International: 6.4% 6.4%
2024 International: 6.7% 6.7%
2025 International: 6.8% 6.8%
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
⇅
Thomas Aquinas College
119
45% / 55%
8%
$43,867
24
85%
Liberal Arts
119 —
45% / 55%
8%
$43,867
24
85%
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$32,600
ROI Percentile
24th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
92%
4-Year Graduation Rate
83%
6-Year Graduation Rate
84%
Transfer-Out Rate
8%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 68.9% 68.9%
2012 Graduated: 76.1% 76.1%
2013 Graduated: 79.5% 79.5%
2014 Graduated: 71.9% 71.9%
2015 Graduated: 88.5% 88.5%
2016 Graduated: 82.4% 82.4%
2017 Graduated: 79.3% 79.3%
2018 Graduated: 85.7% 85.7%
2019 Graduated: 84.1% 84.1%
2020 Graduated: 84.3% 84.3%
2021 Graduated: 85.9% 85.9%
2022 Graduated: 85.1% 85.1%
2023 Graduated: 82.0% 82.0%
2024 Graduated: 84.3% 84.3%
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
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 70.2% 70.2%
2012 Men: 79.5% 79.5%
2013 Men: 72.5% 72.5%
2014 Men: 71.1% 71.1%
2015 Men: 87.5% 87.5%
2016 Men: 85.7% 85.7%
2017 Men: 70.8% 70.8%
2018 Men: 77.8% 77.8%
2019 Men: 84.1% 84.1%
2020 Men: 79.1% 79.1%
2021 Men: 83.8% 83.8%
2022 Men: 73.7% 73.7%
2023 Men: 75.6% 75.6%
2024 Men: 83.1% 83.1%
2011 Women: 67.4% 67.4%
2012 Women: 72.7% 72.7%
2013 Women: 85.4% 85.4%
2014 Women: 72.5% 72.5%
2015 Women: 89.4% 89.4%
2016 Women: 79.1% 79.1%
2017 Women: 88.6% 88.6%
2018 Women: 91.7% 91.7%
2019 Women: 84.1% 84.1%
2020 Women: 89.1% 89.1%
2021 Women: 87.8% 87.8%
2022 Women: 93.9% 93.9%
2023 Women: 88.6% 88.6%
2024 Women: 85.7% 85.7%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Hispanic: 75.0% 75.0%
2012 Hispanic: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 Hispanic: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Hispanic: 62.5% 62.5%
2015 Hispanic: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Hispanic: 58.3% 58.3%
2017 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7%
2018 Hispanic: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Hispanic: 83.3% 83.3%
2020 Hispanic: 93.8% 93.8%
2021 Hispanic: 77.8% 77.8%
2022 Hispanic: 92.3% 92.3%
2023 Hispanic: 75.0% 75.0%
2024 Hispanic: 76.9% 76.9%
2011 White: 66.2% 66.2%
2012 White: 76.1% 76.1%
2013 White: 80.3% 80.3%
2014 White: 75.0% 75.0%
2015 White: 84.6% 84.6%
2016 White: 85.3% 85.3%
2017 White: 83.8% 83.8%
2018 White: 85.5% 85.5%
2019 White: 86.4% 86.4%
2020 White: 82.3% 82.3%
2021 White: 84.7% 84.7%
2022 White: 82.8% 82.8%
2023 White: 83.1% 83.1%
2024 White: 85.3% 85.3%
2011 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 International: 75.0% 75.0%
2014 International: 66.7% 66.7%
2015 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 International: 33.3% 33.3%
2018 International: 66.7% 66.7%
2019 International: 50.0% 50.0%
2020 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2021 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2022 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2023 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2024 International: 100.0% 100.0%
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
⇅
Humanities & Social Sciences
100.0%
119
45% / 55%
8%
$43,867
24
85%
Admissions
Uses Common App
No
Acceptance Rate
65%
Yield (Unbound)
68%
Early Action
Nov 1
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
65%
65%
65%
Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 78.9% 78.9%
2012 Acceptance: 80.1% 80.1%
2013 Acceptance: 79.2% 79.2%
2014 Acceptance: 82.7% 82.7%
2015 Acceptance: 75.1% 75.1%
2016 Acceptance: 74.6% 74.6%
2017 Acceptance: 71.9% 71.9%
2018 Acceptance: 77.7% 77.7%
2019 Acceptance: 78.9% 78.9%
2020 Acceptance: 85.5% 85.5%
2021 Acceptance: 83.1% 83.1%
2022 Acceptance: 84.7% 84.7%
2023 Acceptance: 78.7% 78.7%
2024 Acceptance: 83.1% 83.1%
2011 Yield: 68.1% 68.1%
2012 Yield: 63.2% 63.2%
2013 Yield: 62.4% 62.4%
2014 Yield: 58.2% 58.2%
2015 Yield: 55.6% 55.6%
2016 Yield: 61.8% 61.8%
2017 Yield: 65.2% 65.2%
2018 Yield: 73.8% 73.8%
2019 Yield: 72.7% 72.7%
2020 Yield: 61.2% 61.2%
2021 Yield: 60.4% 60.4%
2022 Yield: 62.6% 62.6%
2023 Yield: 69.1% 69.1%
2024 Yield: 67.7% 67.7%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
125
250
375
500
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 171 171
2012 Applicants: 166 166
2013 Applicants: 178 178
2014 Applicants: 185 185
2015 Applicants: 189 189
2016 Applicants: 193 193
2017 Applicants: 192 192
2018 Applicants: 211 211
2019 Applicants: 204 204
2020 Applicants: 235 235
2021 Applicants: 261 261
2022 Applicants: 262 262
2023 Applicants: 263 263
2024 Applicants: 272 272
2011 Admitted: 135 135
2012 Admitted: 133 133
2013 Admitted: 141 141
2014 Admitted: 153 153
2015 Admitted: 142 142
2016 Admitted: 144 144
2017 Admitted: 138 138
2018 Admitted: 164 164
2019 Admitted: 161 161
2020 Admitted: 201 201
2021 Admitted: 217 217
2022 Admitted: 222 222
2023 Admitted: 207 207
2024 Admitted: 226 226
2011 Enrolled: 92 92
2012 Enrolled: 84 84
2013 Enrolled: 88 88
2014 Enrolled: 89 89
2015 Enrolled: 79 79
2016 Enrolled: 89 89
2017 Enrolled: 90 90
2018 Enrolled: 121 121
2019 Enrolled: 117 117
2020 Enrolled: 123 123
2021 Enrolled: 131 131
2022 Enrolled: 139 139
2023 Enrolled: 143 143
2024 Enrolled: 153 153
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
required
Submitted Test Scores
58%
SAT Range
1220
–
1400
SAT Math Range
580
–
670
SAT RW Range
640
–
730
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
1100
1200
1300
1400
1500
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 1160 1160
2012 25th: 1180 1180
2013 25th: 1160 1160
2014 25th: 1180 1180
2015 25th: 1160 1160
2016 25th: 1140 1140
2017 25th: 1200 1200
2018 25th: 1220 1220
2019 25th: 1150 1150
2020 25th: 1200 1200
2021 25th: 1180 1180
2022 25th: 1220 1220
2023 25th: 1160 1160
2024 25th: 1220 1220
2011 75th: 1370 1370
2012 75th: 1360 1360
2013 75th: 1340 1340
2014 75th: 1350 1350
2015 75th: 1380 1380
2016 75th: 1360 1360
2017 75th: 1380 1380
2018 75th: 1400 1400
2019 75th: 1390 1390
2020 75th: 1380 1380
2021 75th: 1370 1370
2022 75th: 1410 1410
2023 75th: 1330 1330
2024 75th: 1400 1400
SAT Math
500
550
600
650
700
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 550 550
2012 25th: 560 560
2013 25th: 570 570
2014 25th: 560 560
2015 25th: 550 550
2016 25th: 540 540
2017 25th: 570 570
2018 25th: 590 590
2019 25th: 560 560
2020 25th: 570 570
2021 25th: 570 570
2022 25th: 580 580
2023 25th: 570 570
2024 25th: 580 580
2011 75th: 660 660
2012 75th: 660 660
2013 75th: 640 640
2014 75th: 640 640
2015 75th: 650 650
2016 75th: 650 650
2017 75th: 670 670
2018 75th: 680 680
2019 75th: 680 680
2020 75th: 660 660
2021 75th: 650 650
2022 75th: 680 680
2023 75th: 640 640
2024 75th: 670 670
SAT Reading & Writing
550
600
650
700
750
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 610 610
2012 25th: 620 620
2013 25th: 590 590
2014 25th: 620 620
2015 25th: 610 610
2016 25th: 600 600
2017 25th: 630 630
2018 25th: 630 630
2019 25th: 590 590
2020 25th: 630 630
2021 25th: 610 610
2022 25th: 640 640
2023 25th: 590 590
2024 25th: 640 640
2011 75th: 710 710
2012 75th: 700 700
2013 75th: 700 700
2014 75th: 710 710
2015 75th: 730 730
2016 75th: 710 710
2017 75th: 710 710
2018 75th: 720 720
2019 75th: 710 710
2020 75th: 720 720
2021 75th: 720 720
2022 75th: 730 730
2023 75th: 690 690
2024 75th: 730 730
Submitting a Test Score
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: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 Submitted: 83.0% 83.0%
2021 Submitted: 53.0% 53.0%
2022 Submitted: 61.0% 61.0%
2023 Submitted: 57.0% 57.0%
2024 Submitted: 58.0% 58.0%
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.
