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St. Thomas Aquinas College: cost, admission and results

St. Thomas Aquinas College is a private nonprofit college in Sparkill, New York. It has about 972 undergraduate students. It admits 93% of applicants. The average net price for students with federal aid is $21,253 a year.

At a glance

  • 93%Admission rate
  • $21,253Net price a year
  • 53%Graduation rate
  • $65,466Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Sparkill, New York 10976
Type
Private nonprofit
Degrees
Mostly bachelor's degrees (four-year)
Setting
Suburb of a large city
Undergraduate students
972
Graduate students
148
Students per teacher
16 to 1
Accredited by
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Website
stac.edu

Getting in

St. Thomas Aquinas College admits 93% 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 1000 out of 1600 (midpoints: 568 in reading and writing, 568 in maths). The midpoint ACT score is 29 out of 36.

What it costs

Tuition and fees for a year$41,100
Room and meals on campus$19,100
Books and supplies$1,250
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$55,033
Average net price after grants and scholarships$21,253

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 39% above the median net price of colleges in New York on this site ($15,275). 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$14,692
$30,001 to $48,000$18,100
$48,001 to $75,000$22,552
$75,001 to $110,000$25,680
Above $110,000$28,459

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 collegeNY medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year73%79%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)53%50%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$65,466$60,260$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$19,500$19,500$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in New York 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

22% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 27% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 45% women and 55% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 145 of the 254 colleges in New York on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,272.

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Common questions

What is the acceptance rate of St. Thomas Aquinas College?

St. Thomas Aquinas College admits 93% of applicants, according to the College Scorecard.

How much is tuition at St. Thomas Aquinas College?

Published tuition and fees are $41,100 a year. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of St. Thomas Aquinas College?

53% 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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