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Thomas Aquinas College

Santa Paula, California Private nonprofit 4-year Rural area

Overview

Thomas Aquinas College is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Santa Paula, California. The campus sits in a rural area. It enrolled 566 students in fall 2024. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.

Thomas Aquinas College offers bachelor's degrees across 1 program, the largest being Liberal Arts and Sciences. It awarded 119 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

92% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.

Key figures

566
Students enrolled
92%
First-year retention
119
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
1
Programs and majors
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

Bachelor

Programs and majors offered 1

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
92%
Student-to-faculty ratio
11:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
119

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
566
Undergraduates, fall 2024
566
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
571
Full-time, 2024-25
100%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
50%
Men
50%
White
64%
Hispanic or Latino
20%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
7%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
0%

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
President
Paul O'Reilly
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling
For veterans and service members
Dedicated veterans contact

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