Thomas Aquinas College
Santa Paula, California · Private · 566 undergraduates · thomasaquinas.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test required
Send an SAT or ACT score
Admit rate
83%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1220 to 1400
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$51,020Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Thomas Aquinas College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
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Your admission chances
83% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$51,020
a year in 2027-28, from a $51,020 sticker price
What to do with your 1310
Send your score
This college requires an SAT or ACT score.
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 required
You must send an SAT or ACT score.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
- CLT accepted
Source: Apply | Thomas Aquinas College · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
83%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 1220 to 1400
Reading and Writing 640 to 730
Math 580 to 670
ACT composite 28 to 33
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
$51,020
a year
- Tuition$33,180
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$23,447
- $30,001 to $48,000$19,704
- $48,001 to $75,000$26,402
- $75,001 to $110,000$26,387
- Over $110,000$34,597
Financial aidEstimate
100%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
73%
of freshmen receive grants
$18,606
average grant to freshmen
After college
Graduate within 6 years
83%
Come back for a second year
92%
Typical earnings
$59,595
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Thomas Aquinas College$48,763
- All colleges$55,386
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major.
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