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Aquinas College Michigan Data & Information Overview

11 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
89% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Aquinas College Michigan Ranked?

#1,116 Best Colleges in Nation
#30 Best Colleges in MI
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

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Aquinas College Michigan was awarded 11 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts / sciences & humanities.

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Overall Quality

Aquinas College Michigan is ranked #1,116 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Aquinas College Michigan held the #1,150 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Aquinas College Michigan also holds the #30 spot on the Best Colleges in Michigan ranking.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Aquinas College Michigan?

89% Acceptance Rate
60% Of Accepted Are Women
45% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

With an acceptance rate of 89%, Aquinas College Michigan has a fairly liberal admissions policy. However, don't just assume you'll get in! Put together a good application and make sure you include all requested documents and materials.

Average Test Scores

About 45% of students accepted to Aquinas College Michigan submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 600. Math scores were between 490 and 570.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Aquinas College Michigan  ( 510 to 600 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Aquinas College Michigan  ( 490 to 570 )
200
800
Aquinas College Michigan received ACT scores from 7% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 20 and 25.

ACT Composite Scores for Aquinas College Michigan  ( 20 to 25 )
1
36

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Aquinas College Michigan Faculty

10 to 1 Student to Faculty
47% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

At Aquinas College Michigan, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 10 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Aquinas College Michigan is 47%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  47 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Aquinas College Michigan

85% Freshmen Retention
40% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

Aquinas College Michigan has a freshmen retention rate of 85%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  85 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Aquinas College Michigan the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 40%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  40 out of 100
0
100

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Aquinas College Michigan Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,129 Full-Time Undergraduates
15.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
57.8% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,372 undergraduates at Aquinas College Michigan with 1,129 being full-time and 243 being part-time.

How Much Does Aquinas College Michigan Cost?

$18,400 Net Price
55% Take Out Loans
$30,192 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Aquinas College Michigan is $18,400. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Aquinas College Michigan

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$12,825 $16,735 $15,306 $18,691 $22,510

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Aquinas College Michigan, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Aquinas College Michigan, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $7,548 a year. That adds up to $30,192 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Aquinas College Michigan is 4.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do Aquinas College Michigan Graduates Make?

$43,258 Avg Salary of Grads
Average Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Aquinas College Michigan make around $43,258 per year during the early years of their employment. This is right on par with the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. Also, graduates in your major field may make more.

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Location of Aquinas College Michigan

Michigan State
1,129 Full-Time Undergraduates
Midsize City Campus Setting
Aquinas College Michigan is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

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Contact details for Aquinas College Michigan are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1700 Fulton St. E, Grand Rapids, MI 49506-1801
Phone: 616-632-8900
Website: https://www.aquinas.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AQ.College?ref=ts
Twitter: https://twitter.com/aquinascollege

Aquinas College Michigan Majors

58 Majors With Completions
346 Undergraduate Degrees
36 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 58 majors graduated from Aquinas College Michigan. Of these students, 346 received undergraduate degrees and 36 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Business Administration & Management 42 $40,400
General Psychology 30 $28,987
Liberal Arts General Studies 26 $30,459
Teacher Education Grade Specific 24 NA
Communication & Media Studies 17 $29,345
Business/Corporate Communications 16 $42,669
Health & Physical Education 16 $28,818
Mathematics 12 NA
General Biology 11 $28,324
Teacher Education Subject Specific 10 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Aquinas College Michigan along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Aquinas College Michigan

41% Take At Least One Class Online
1% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2020-2021, 562 students took at least one online class at Aquinas College Michigan. This is an increase from the 476 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 562 18
2019-2020 476 76
2018-2019 346 9
2017-2018 300 7
2016-2017 217 3

Learn more about online learning at Aquinas College Michigan.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*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.

References

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