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What Thomas Aquinas College costs

Santa Paula, California · Private · 566 undergrads

Thomas Aquinas College's sticker price was $45,920 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $30,972 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $23,447.

What does Thomas Aquinas College cost?

$30,972 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $45,920.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$23,447
$30,000–$48,000$19,704
$48,000–$75,000$26,402
$75,000–$110,000$26,387
over $110,000$34,597

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$23,447
$30,000–$48,000$19,704
$48,000–$75,000$26,402
$75,000–$110,000$26,387
Over $110,000$34,597

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 49% off Thomas Aquinas College's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Thomas Aquinas College cost less than Otis College of Art and Design but more than Simpson University.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Thomas Aquinas College$26,402$30,972
Otis College of Art and Design$51,314$50,943
Dominican University of California$27,260$35,567
Simpson University$23,640$28,219

The sticker price

$31,000
Tuition, 2025-26
$45,920
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
35%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$18,606
average grant for students who got aid.
72%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$19,000
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Thomas Aquinas College cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $23,447 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $45,920. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Thomas Aquinas College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Thomas Aquinas College cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $19,704 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $45,920. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Thomas Aquinas College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Thomas Aquinas College cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $26,402 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $45,920. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Thomas Aquinas College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers