Thomas Aquinas College Overview

Thomas Aquinas College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Santa Paula, California. TAC is located in the countryside, which is perfect for students who enjoy a rural lifestyle.

What Is Thomas Aquinas College Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the bachelor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at TAC.
• In <nil>, 99% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from TAC makes roughly $47,874 a year. This is 17% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• It takes the average TAC student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Thomas Aquinas College?

Contact details for TAC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	10000 Ojai Road, Santa Paula, CA 93060
Phone:	805-525-4417
Website:	thomasaquinas.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/ThomasAquinasCollege
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/TACollege

How Do I Get Into TAC?

You can apply to TAC online at: https://thomasaquinas.edu/admissions/apply

Admission Requirements for TAC

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Considered but not required
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Required
TOEFL	Considered but not required

How Hard Is It To Get Into TAC?

The acceptance rate at Thomas Aquinas College is 83%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 44% of accepted students are men and 56% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 82%, and the acceptance rate for women is 84%.

Average Test Scores

About 34% of students accepted to TAC submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 610 and 720. Math scores were between 570 and 650.

TAC received ACT scores from 19% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 25 and 32. Math scores were between 21 and 29. Composite scores were between 25 and 30.

Can I Afford Thomas Aquinas College?

The overall average net price of TAC is $29,843. 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 TAC, approximately 73% of students took out student loans averaging $3,868 a year. That adds up to $15,472 over four years for those students.

Thomas Aquinas College Undergraduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity

Of the 497 full-time undergraduates at TAC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	10
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	83
White	333
International Students	27
Other Races/Ethnicities	44

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at Thomas Aquinas College. At this time, 29 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 8 countries are represented at TAC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Mexico, and Argentina.

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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