Saint Thomas Aquinas College

Location and Contact Information

125 Rte 340
Sparkill, NY 10976-1050
USA
Main Tel: (845) 398-4000
Web Site

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

St. Thomas Aquinas College, also known as STAC, was established in 1952. Located in Rockland County, New York, the college was founded by the Dominican Sisters of Sparkill. The college, which became a co-educational institution in the 1960s, is located on 40 acres, and offers educational programs in accounting, mathematics, psychology, art, biology, and natural sciences.

The athletic teams of the St. Thomas Aquinas College, known as the Spartans, compete in sports such as basketball, tennis, cross country, soccer, golf, baseball, and track and field. The students are also active in the Psychology Club, the Sports Management Club, Gamma Kappa Psi, the STAC Commuter Council, the Entertainment and Gaming Organization, and the Bowling Club.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in mathematics, education and teaching, and media.
  • High faculty salary.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.

School characteristics:

  • The school is private, not-for-profit.
  • Academic calender: Semester.
  • Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities II.

Features of note:

  • The school offers a faculty tenure system.
  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Campus housing is available.
  • Students have meal (board) plans.
  • Students may study abroad.
  • Distance learning is available.
  • Part-time classes are available.
  • ROTC.
  • Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 21,170
Room$ 5,390
Board$ 4,590
Books and supplies$ 1,000
Other$ 2,500

Financial Aid

Saint Thomas Aquinas College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 83% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant73%$10,091
Institutional Grant71%$7,242
Federal Grant24%$4,185
Pell Grant24%$3,617
Other Federal Grant14%$985
State or Local Grant41%$3,067

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan62%$9,061
Federal Loan62%$5,764
Other Loan14%$15,283

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Saint Thomas Aquinas College:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1University of Puget SoundTacoma, WA2,844
2Austin CollegeSherman, TX1,298
3Morehouse CollegeAtlanta, GA2,781
4Union CollegeSchenectady, NY2,240
5Connecticut CollegeNew London, CT1,852
6Pratt Institute-MainBrooklyn, NY4,946
7Birmingham Southern CollegeBirmingham, AL1,458
8University of EvansvilleEvansville, IN2,742
9Gordon CollegeWenham, MA1,717
10Stonehill CollegeEaston, MA2,426

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Bachelor30724
Master817
Associate72
Post-master's certificate32
Postbaccalaureate certificate 3

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  45
Without tenure; working toward tenure  14
Without tenure; tenure not available  7

Students

Student enrollment was 2,100 in 2009-2010 (1,613 full-time equivalent).

About 53% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 47% of the class.

Undergrads are 89% of enrolled students and graduate students are 11%.

Students under 25 years old represent 89% of the student body. About 2% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men86%
Women83%
All84%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal420-510
Math420-540
Writing420-520

Room and Board

Saint Thomas Aquinas College provides on-campus housing for 618 of its 1,613 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 73 male students received the aid (men were 50% of those receiving aid) and 72 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 50% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Saint Thomas Aquinas College offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (85 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Finance
  • Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

  • Computer and Information Sciences

DESIGN (13 awarded)

  • Graphic Design

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (107 awarded)

  • Educational Leadership and Administration
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Special Education and Teaching

FINE ARTS (7 awarded)

  • Fine Arts and Art Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (67 awarded)

  • English Language and Literature
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures
  • History
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Social Sciences
  • Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (11 awarded)

  • Mathematics

MEDIA (26 awarded)

  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (1 awarded)

  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (18 awarded)

  • Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (1 awarded)

  • Philosophy and Religious Studies

SCIENCE (8 awarded)

  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (26 awarded)

  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (28 awarded)

  • Psychology