- The Inkwell
- New York
- St. Thomas Aquinas College
Sparkill, NYSuburb: largeZIP 10976Founded 1952
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1952
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.stac.edu
New YorkPrivate nonprofit
St. Thomas Aquinas College
St. Thomas Aquinas College is a private nonprofit college in Sparkill, New York, with 972 undergraduates. It admits 93% of applicants, graduates 53% within six years and costs $21,253 a year after aid.
53%graduate
Admission rate93%
Retention73%
4-year graduation42%
Pell Grant share22%
Federal loans26%
$21,253net price / year
93%admission rate
1000average SAT
53%graduate in 6 years
$65,466median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,500median debt
#555 of 1,704 for earnings#969 of 1,739 for lowest net price#923 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,293 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $55,033tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $41,100
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $41,100
- Average net price
- $21,253national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$14,692
$30,001–48,000$18,100
$48,001–75,000$22,552
$75,001–110,000$25,680
$110,001+$28,459
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 93%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1000
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 410–520
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 470–565
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college93%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college73%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college53%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college22%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 53%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 42%
- First-year retention
- 73%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 66%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $49,912
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $65,466middle 50%: $41,432–$89,336
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$89,336
Median, St. Thomas Aquinas College$65,466
Lower quarter$41,432
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 972
- Part-time
- 1.9%
- Women / men
- 46% / 54%
- Average age at entry
- 20.4
- First-generation students
- 32%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 22%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 40%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,579 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,224
- Endowment, end of year
- $37,515,082
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White42%
Hispanic22%
Black17%
Asian2.2%
Two or more races1.8%
U.S. nonresident9.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.4%
Unknown5.7%
16 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Education22%
Business & management20%
Parks, recreation & fitness13%
Psychology8.6%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting8.1%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.4%
Communication & journalism5.0%
Computer & information sciences3.6%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 195243. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7591912.