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Aquinas College: cost, admission and results

Aquinas College is a private nonprofit college in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It has about 1,083 undergraduate students. It admits 90% of applicants. The average net price for students with federal aid is $19,678 a year.

At a glance

  • 90%Admission rate
  • $19,678Net price a year
  • 56%Graduation rate
  • $53,667Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49506
Type
Private nonprofit
Degrees
Mostly bachelor's degrees (four-year)
Setting
Midsize city
Undergraduate students
1,083
Graduate students
69
Students per teacher
10 to 1
Accredited by
Higher Learning Commission
Website
aquinas.edu

Getting in

Aquinas College admits 90% of those who apply, which makes it open to most applicants. The median admission rate of colleges on this site that report one is 77%. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1025 out of 1600 (midpoints: 555 in reading and writing, 530 in maths). The midpoint ACT score is 23 out of 36.

What it costs

Tuition and fees for a year$41,992
Room and meals on campus$13,474
Books and supplies$1,166
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$53,310
Average net price after grants and scholarships$19,678

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off. It is 62% above the median net price of colleges in Michigan on this site ($12,147). International students normally pay the published tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$10,413
$30,001 to $48,000$9,702
$48,001 to $75,000$13,108
$75,001 to $110,000$16,398
Above $110,000$25,551

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeMI medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year78%72%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)56%48%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$53,667$52,190$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$20,000$19,500$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Michigan and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

32% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 80% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 52% women and 48% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 52 of the 72 colleges in Michigan on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,650.

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Common questions

What is the acceptance rate of Aquinas College?

Aquinas College admits 90% of applicants, according to the College Scorecard.

How much is tuition at Aquinas College?

Published tuition and fees are $41,992 a year. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Aquinas College?

56% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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