Thomas Aquinas College Profile 2007-2008
Founded: 1971
Type: Private, 4-year, undergraduate, coeducational
Religious Affiliation: Roman Catholic,
lay administration
Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts
Enrollment: 360 students (51% men, 49% women)
Tuition: $20,400 Room & Board: $6,600 Other
Costs: $450 (books & supplies)
Accreditation:
- American Academy for Liberal Education
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Teaching Faculty:
- 37 Tutors
- 65% with doctoral degree
Faculty-Student Ratio: 1:11
Classroom Environment: Small tutorials,
seminars, and laboratories of 14-18 students
Library: 60,014 volumes
Student Body:
- From 42 states, Australia, Austria, Canada, Belgium, Ghana,
Ireland, Kenya, Puerto Rico, Slovakia, South Africa, United Kingdom
- 2007 student body's average SAT
score is 1298.
Campus Size and Location:
- 131 acres 65 miles northwest of Los Angeles
- Adjacent to the Los Padres National
Forest in Ventura County
Reviews:
- #5 among "Top Ten Best Value-Private Colleges" --America's
Best Value Colleges, 2008 edition, The Princeton Review
- Ranked a “Top College” (73rd among top 111 National
Liberal Arts Colleges). --US News and World Report’s 2007
edition of America’s Best Colleges.
- The only Catholic college included among the 40 “Great
Schools, Great Price” rankings. --US News and World Report’s
2007 edition of America’s Best Colleges.
- "...virtually unparalleled for providing its students with
a rigorous liberal arts education" --Intercollegiate Studies
Institute's "Choosing the Right College" (2001)
Alumni:
- Nearly 40% have been accepted into graduate or professional
schools
- 11% have entered religious life
- Noteworthy alumni awards: Ford Foundation, Fulbright, National
Science Foundation, National Endowment
for the Humanities Younger Scholars, numerous graduate fellowships
Funding of the College:
- Contributions from individuals
and from charitable foundations, trusts, etc.
- The College does not receive government or archdiocesan subsidies.
Financial Aid Program for Students: Grants;
loans; campus employment
For SAT and ACT reporting: College Board
(SAT): #4828; ACT Program: #0425
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