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Admissions

See below for information on visiting our campus.

Admission requirements

Thomas Aquinas College has a rolling admissions policy: as soon as an application is complete, it is placed in line for consideration by the Admissions Committee. Prospective students are eligible to begin applications as soon as they have completed their junior year of high school studies.

Since in recent years the freshman class has filled relatively quickly, prospective students are encouraged to submit their applications early. Applicants accepted after the class has been filled are placed on a waiting list.

Please note that many of these students stand a good chance of being offered a place in the class--in recent years, as many as 50 waitlisted applicants have been offered places in the class.

Acceptance remains provisional until after the College has received and reviewed the applicant's signed Payment Plan and Promissory Note, a satisfactory transcript of grades through the second semester of the senior year in high school and health and registration information.

An application form and letters of reference forms are attached within the College's Bulletin of Information, a copy of which is available on request. It is not necessary that all parts of an application be submitted at the same time.

Complete applications include:

  • Application form and essay responses to questions posed on the application;
  • Three letters of reference (at least two of which are to be written by recent teachers or people who have known you in an academic setting);
  • Transcripts of high school (and college studies, if applicable);
  • Results of the SAT or the ACT (the SAT Critical Reading scores of accepted students generally range from 580 to 800 and Mathematics scores range from 520 to 800;composite ACT scores generally range from 22 to 36). When requesting scores to be sent to Thomas Aquinas College, use CB code number 4828 or ACT code number 0425.

The breadth of the application allows students to express their academic interests and strengths. It also enables the Admissions Committee to evaluate an applicant's potential for success in the program. Personal or telephone interviews may also be required by the Admissions Committee.

The Admissions Committee will act upon applications submitted by high school students as early as the first semester of the senior year. A final transcript of high school studies must be submitted as soon as possible after graduation and will complete the application records. Applicants who have undertaken college-level studies elsewhere before applying for admission to Thomas Aquinas College should submit transcripts of these studies as well as their high school transcripts.

There is no application fee.

Questions? Comments? Please call the Admissions Office. We would be happy to hear from you!

Admissions Office
Thomas Aquinas College
10,000 North Ojai Road
Santa Paula, California 93060

Call toll free at: (800) 634-9797

admissions@thomasaquinas.edu

Download an Application for Admission


Come for a Visit!

Thomas Aquinas College is indeed unique, one of a kind in America. We'd like you to see it for yourself. Attend classes, meet students and tutors, stay a night or two in a dorm, enjoy complimentary meals...you are invited to live the life of the College for a few days as our guest.

Please contact us by submitting a Visit Request Form if you would like to see Thomas Aquinas College firsthand.


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