Aquinas College

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Private nonprofitBachelor's to graduateFounded 1886Midsize citySEVP certified

About

Aquinas College is a private Catholic liberal arts college in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. The Dominican Sisters of Grand Rapids formed it as the Novitiate Normal School in 1886. It has also been known as Sacred Heart College, Maywood College, and Catholic Junior College. The college has more than 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students and offers 61 majors, awarding bachelor's degrees and master's degrees.

Cost per year

Tuition and fees (out of state): US$41,992
Estimated total for international students: US$55,262

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International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.

Students

Undergraduates: 1,083
Graduate students: 69
International undergraduates: 4%
Students per teacher: 10 to 1

Admissions

Admission rate: 90%
SAT: Reading and writing 470–590 · Maths 440–550
ACT: 20–26

Test scores show the middle 50% of admitted students.

Outcomes

Graduation rate: 56%
Median earnings 10 years after starting: US$53,667

Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.

Programmes (69)

Bachelor's degrees57 subjects

Accounting and Related ServicesAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsArts, Entertainment, and Media ManagementBilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural EducationBiochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiology, GeneralBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness/Corporate CommunicationsBusiness/Managerial EconomicsChemistryCommunication and Media StudiesCommunity Organization and AdvocacyComputer Software and Media ApplicationsComputer and Information Sciences, GeneralDrama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftEast Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsEconomicsEducation, GeneralEnglish Language and Literature, GeneralEthnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesFilm/Video and Photographic ArtsFine and Studio ArtsGeography and CartographyGermanic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsHealth Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralHealth/Medical Preparatory ProgramsHistoryHuman Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesHuman Resources Management and ServicesInternational BusinessInternational Relations and National Security StudiesInternational/Globalization StudiesJournalismLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLinguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesManagement Information Systems and ServicesMathematicsMusicNatural Resources Conservation and ResearchPhilosophyPhysicsPolitical Science and GovernmentPsychology, GeneralReligion/Religious StudiesReligious Music and WorshipRhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesRomance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsSocial Sciences, GeneralSociologySpecial Education and TeachingSports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessSustainability StudiesTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasTeaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageTheological and Ministerial StudiesUrban Studies/Affairs

Master's degrees9 subjects

Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural EducationBusiness, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherEducation, GeneralEducational/Instructional Media DesignMental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsSpecial Education and TeachingSustainability StudiesTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasTeaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language

Associate's degrees2 subjects

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesReligious Music and Worship

Undergraduate certificates1 subject

Theological and Ministerial Studies

Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.