St. Thomas Aquinas College Overview

St. Thomas Aquinas College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Sparkill, New York. Sparkill is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

What Is St. Thomas Aquinas College Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the post-master's certificate is the highest award a student can attain at STAC.
• During a recent academic cycle, 43% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, STAC bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $62,909 a year. That's about 54% more than their peers at other schools.
• On average, it takes about 4.2 years for students from STAC to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is St. Thomas Aquinas College?

Contact details for STAC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	125 Rte 340, Sparkill, NY 10976-1050
Phone:	845-398-4000
Website:	www.stac.edu

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How Do I Get Into STAC?

You can apply to STAC online at: www.commonapp.org/explore/st-thomas-aquinas-college

Admission Requirements for STAC

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into STAC?

STAC has the high acceptance rate of 89%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 50% of accepted students are men and 50% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 86%, and the acceptance rate for women is 91%.

Average Test Scores

About 8% of students accepted to STAC submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 630. Math scores were between 430 and 640.

Can I Afford St. Thomas Aquinas College?

The overall average net price of STAC is $39,673. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At STAC, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $6,349 a year. That adds up to $25,396 over four years for those students.

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St. Thomas Aquinas College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,612 undergraduate students at STAC, with 1,080 being full-time and 532 being part-time.

There are also 167 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,080 full-time undergraduates at STAC, 51% are male and 49% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of St. Thomas Aquinas College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	24
Black or African American	132
Hispanic or Latino	241
White	555
International Students	60
Other Races/Ethnicities	68

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at St. Thomas Aquinas College. At this time, 15 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 23 countries are represented at STAC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are United Kingdom, Australia, and Spain.

St. Thomas Aquinas College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Special Education	0	4	0	63	67
General Psychology	0	37	0	0	37
Business Administration & Management	1	21	0	12	34
Health & Physical Education	0	32	0	0	32
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	22	0	3	25
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	17	0	4	21
Educational Administration	0	16	0	0	16
Finance & Financial Management	0	13	0	1	14
General Sales & Marketing	0	10	0	3	13
Communication & Media Studies	0	12	0	0	12
Accounting	0	10	0	0	10
General Biology	0	8	0	0	8
Computer Information Systems	0	6	0	0	6
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	1	5	6
Mathematics	0	6	0	0	6
Design & Applied Arts	0	5	0	0	5
General Social Sciences	0	4	0	0	4
Writing Studies	0	3	0	0	3
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	3	0	0	3
History	0	3	0	0	3
Liberal Arts General Studies	2	1	0	0	3
Hospitality Management	0	2	0	0	2
General English Literature	0	2	0	0	2
Romance Languages	0	2	0	0	2
Natural Sciences	0	2	0	0	2
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	1	0	0	1
Fine & Studio Arts	0	1	0	0	1
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	0	0	0
Marketing	0	0	0	0	0
General Education	0	0	0	0	0
General Philosophy & Religious Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Security Science and Technology	0	0	0	0	0
General Visual & Performing Arts	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	3	243	1	91	338

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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