St. Thomas Aquinas College
Sparkill, New York · Private · 972 undergraduates · stac.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
95%
of 3,316 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1005 to 1305
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$69,520Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at St. Thomas 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
$69,520
a year in 2027-28, from a $69,520 sticker price
What to do with your 1170
Send your score
Your SAT is at or above the median of freshmen who sent scores (1170).
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.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: Apply - St. Thomas Aquinas College · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
95%
of applicants were admitted: 3,140 of 3,316 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 6% of them sent SAT scores and 0% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1005 to 1305
Reading and Writing 510 to 655
Math 485 to 650
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.00
- 4.08%
- 3.75 to 3.996%
- 3.50 to 3.7417%
- 3.25 to 3.499%
- 3.00 to 3.2414%
- 2.50 to 2.9926%
- Below 2.5020%
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
$69,520
a year
- Tuition$43,210
- Fees$1,300
- Food and housing$20,750
- Books and supplies$1,300
- Transportation and other$2,960
St. Thomas Aquinas College published $66,850 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
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$14,692
- $30,001 to $48,000$18,100
- $48,001 to $75,000$22,552
- $75,001 to $110,000$25,680
- Over $110,000$28,459
Financial aid
78%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$23,505
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
26%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $19,244 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: 2/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Aid deadline: 6/30
- The last day to send aid forms.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
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
36 of 36
Earn credit with a score of 3
34 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $4,320Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 203 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 204 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ART 232 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIO 171 & 173 |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | BIO 171 & 173 BIO 172 & 174 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH 201 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 8 | MATH 201 MATH 202 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MATH 201 MATH 202 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 12 | MATH 201 MATH 202 MATH 301 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 4 | MATH 201 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM 171 CHEM 173 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | CHEM 171 CHEM 173 CHEM 172 CHEM 174 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS 201 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 3 | CS 150 |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 3 | CS 101 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART 205 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENG 101 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENG 102 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | SCI 130 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIST 201 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | FR 101 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | FR 101 FR 102 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | Global Culture & Languages |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 201 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | ITAL 101 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | ITAL 101 ITAL 102 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | Global Culture & Languages |
| Latin | 3 | 3 | Global Culture & Languages |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 101 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 102 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUS 201 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHY 201 PHY 211 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 8 | PHY 201 PHY 202 PHY 211 PHY212 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS 201 & 211 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC 103 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | WRT 101 |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | WRT 102 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN 101 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPAN 101 SPAN 102 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN 300 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH 120 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS 201 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIST 101 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | History & Social Sciences |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
53%
Come back for a second year
73%
Typical earnings
$65,466
a year, 10 years after starting here
- St. Thomas Aquinas College$59,479
- All colleges$54,104
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 8 majors here have earnings data.
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