Aquinas College
Grand Rapids, Michigan · Private · 1,083 undergraduates · aquinas.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
95%
of 2,086 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
920 to 1130
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$62,620Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Aquinas College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
95% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$62,620
a year in 2027-28, from a $62,620 sticker price
What to do with your 1020
Send your score
About 54% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 920, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Send official score reports when you apply.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: Academic Catalog 2026-2027 - Aquinas College · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Priority deadline · November 1, 2026Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
Who gets in
95%
of applicants were admitted: 1,972 of 2,086 for fall 2024.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2024)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 44% of them sent SAT scores and 3% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 920 to 1130
Reading and Writing 470 to 590
Math 440 to 550
ACT composite 20 to 26
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16001%
- 1200 to 139912%
- 1000 to 119947%
- 800 to 99939%
- 600 to 7991%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.48
- 4.014%
- 3.75 to 3.9920%
- 3.50 to 3.7419%
- 3.25 to 3.4915%
- 3.00 to 3.2414%
- 2.50 to 2.9917%
- Below 2.501.3%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$62,620
a year
- Tuition$44,550
- Fees$870
- Food and housing$13,520
- Books and supplies$1,260
- Transportation and other$2,420
Aquinas College published $57,887 for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$12,365
- $30,001 to $48,000$11,654
- $48,001 to $75,000$15,060
- $75,001 to $110,000$18,350
- Over $110,000$27,503
Financial aid
85%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$35,782
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
21%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $22,561 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 3/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
39 of 39
Earn credit with a score of 3
28 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $4,460Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 4 | GA 145 Fine Arts General Education Requirement |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 4 | GA 145 Fine Arts General Education Requirement |
| Art History | 3 | 4 | ART 105 Art History Across Cultures |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | GA 121 Natural Science: Biology Nonlab |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIO 171 Introduction to Cells |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MAT 121 Calculus I |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MAT 121 Calculus I MAT 122 Calculus II |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 4 | MAT 121 Calculus I |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM 110 Chemistry for Non-majors |
| Chemistry | 5 | 4 | CHEM 121 General Chemistry |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | WL 110 & WL 120 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | POL 299 Political Science Elective Credit |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 4 | CIS 299 Computer Science Elective Credit |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 4 | CIS 299 Computer Science Elective Credits |
| Drawing | 3 | 4 | GA 145 Fine Arts General Education Requirement |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 4 | ENGL 100 Basic College Writing |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 4 | GA 145 Fine Arts General Education Requirement |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 4 | ENGL 110 Understanding and Appreciating Literature |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 4 | GA 195 Natural Science Gen. Ed: Geography Nonlab |
| European History | 4 | 4 | HIST 110 European History |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | FRE 201 Third Semester French |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | FRE 201 Third Semester French FRE 202 Fourth Semester French |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 16 | FRE 101, 102, 201, 202 1st-4th Semester French |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | GER 201 Third Semester German |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | GER 201 Third Semester French & GER 202 Fourth Semester French |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 16 | GER 101, 102, 201, & 202 1st-4th Semester German |
| Human Geography | 4 | 4 | GEO 120 Human Geography |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | WL 110 & 120 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | WL101 First Semester Japanese WL102 Second Semester Japanese |
| Latin | 3 | 8 | WL101 First Semester Latin WL102 Second Semester Latin |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 4 | ECON 200 Economics for the Citizen |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 4 | ECON 200 Economics for the Citizen |
| Music Theory | 3 | 4 | MUSC 110 Musicianship I |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 201 General Physics I |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 202 General Physics II |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHYS 212 General Physics w/ Calc: Electricity |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHYS 211 General Physics w/ Calc: Mechanics |
| Psychology | 3 | 4 | PSY 100 Introductory Psychology |
| Research | 3 | 4 | GA 100 General Academic Credit |
| Seminar | 3 | 4 | GA 100 General Academic Credit |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | SPA 201 Third Semester Spanish |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | SPA 201 & SPA 202 3rd & 4th Semester Spanish |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 16 | SPA 101, 102, 201, & 202 1st-4th Semester Spanish |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 4 | SPA 201 Third Semester Spanish |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 8 | SPA 201 & SPA 202 3rd & 4th Semester Spanish |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 5 | 16 | SPA 101, 102, 201, & 202 1st-4th Semester Spanish |
| Statistics | 3 | 4 | MAT 115 Elementary Statistics |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | POL 110 Struggles in American Democracy |
| United States History | 4 | 4 | HIST 100 American History |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 4 | HIST 105 World History |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
56%
Come back for a second year
78%
Typical earnings
$53,667
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Aquinas College$68,167
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 11 majors here have earnings data.
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