Thomas Aquinas ranked one of the best values
Santa Paula News
April 18, 2007
Thomas Aquinas College is pleased to announce that it has been
ranked number 32 on Kiplinger’s 2007 list of the 50 best values
in liberal arts colleges in the country.
Only one other Catholic institution was ranked in the top 50 (College
of the Holy Cross).
Each year, the Kiplinger organization publishes a list of 100 “best
values” among private colleges and universities in the United
States. This year, “The Kiplinger 100” is divided into
two lists: one for liberal arts colleges and one for universities.
Located in the heart of our nation’s capital, the Kiplinger
organization is dedicated to delivering sound, unbiased advice for
families and businesses on saving, investing, planning for retirement,
paying for college, buying major purchases, and more.
In determining “The Kiplinger 100,” editors scrutinized
a variety of institutions both for their academic excellence and
their financial flexibility, with academic excellence accounting
for two-thirds of the total. Those that like Thomas Aquinas College
made the list, feature a “winning mix that includes an outstanding
student body, a low student-faculty ratio, and a generous helping
of assistance for families who can’t afford to pay full freight....These
schools offer aid that slashes the cost of a private education.”
At its inception, Thomas Aquinas College determined that no qualified
student would ever be turned away simply on the basis of financial
need. Due to the generosity of like-minded friends and benefactors,
the College has been able to keep that commitment for 35 years.
Commenting on the new Kiplinger ranking, President Dillon said,
“Our benefactors have made it possible for literally hundreds
of worthy young men and women to complete our program of authentic
Catholic liberal education-young people who would not otherwise
have been able to come to the College. These graduates are now serving
as a leaven in our society and in the Church. They are leaders in
all kinds of fields-education, journalism, the law, medicine, business,
the priesthood and religious life-and they are accomplishing great
good for the Church and our country. So, the effect of our benefactors’
largesse is far-reaching indeed. Now, as I think even Kiplinger’s
would agree, that’s a good investment!”
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