Private nonprofit · College

Aquinas College

Grand Rapids, Michigan · Midsize city

89.9%
Admit rate
$16,626
Avg net price
65%
Graduation rate
$49,584
Median earnings

Aquinas College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Grand Rapids, Michigan (midsize city setting), enrolling 1,083 undergraduates. It has a Roman Catholic religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 1,083 undergradsMidsize cityAccessible · 90% admitNAIA Division IICold wintersSnowy

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against Aquinas College's admitted students.

Admit rate
89.9%
SAT (mid 50%)
910–1140
Avg GPA (est.)
2.95

Enter a test score to see where you land against Aquinas College's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and Aquinas College's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Grand Rapids, Michigan

Grand Rapids is a city in and the county seat of Kent County, Michigan, United States. After the French established territories in Michigan, Jesuit missionaries and traders traveled down Lake Michigan and its tributaries. In 1969, Alexander Calder's abstract sculpture, La Grande Vitesse, which translates from French as "the great swiftness" or more loosely as "grand rapids," was installed downtown on Vandenberg Plaza, the redesigned setting of Grand Rapids City Hall. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To Great Lakes shore
30 miles
Nearest airport
8 miles to Gerald R. Ford (GRR) · major hub

How Aquinas College compares

Selectivity89.9%

More selective than 24% · #35 most selective of 43 in Michigan

SAT average1025

Higher than 11%

Graduation rate65%

Higher than 69% · #14 of 44 in Michigan

First-year retention78%

Higher than 57%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$49,584

Higher than 38% · #33 of 45 in Michigan

Average net price$16,626

Cheaper than 65% · #22 cheapest of 44 in Michigan

Median debt at graduation$23,000

Lower than 53%

Student–faculty ratio10 : 1

Lower than 76%

Undergraduate enrollment1,083

Larger than 39%

Percentiles compare Aquinas College with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Michigan.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

1,152students
  • Undergraduate1,08394%
  • Graduate696%

Undergraduates by gender

1,083undergrads
  • Women69364%
  • Men39036%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White74%
  • Black2.7%
  • Hispanic9.3%
  • Asian1.6%
  • Other or multiracial13%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,083
Graduate enrollment
69
Student–faculty ratio
10 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
24%
First-generation students
22%
Students over 25
5%
Median family income
$65,630
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$59,940
Endowment
$46,683,981

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
89.9%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
910–1140
SAT average
1025
SAT reading
470–590
SAT math
440–550
ACT composite
20–26
Average GPA (estimated)
2.95

Cost

In-state tuition
$40,218
Room & board
$11,680
Books & supplies
$1,133
Total cost of attendance
$51,652
Average net price
$16,626

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
65%
Graduated on time (4 years)
47%
First-year retention
78%
Transferred to another college
27%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$40,161
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$49,584
Median debt at graduation
$23,000
Students with federal loans
69%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
56%

About 18% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
47%
Low-income (Pell)
52%
First-generation
49%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
698
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
64%
Housing charge (year)
$5,102
Meal plan (year)
$6,750
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NAIA Division II
Varsity athletes
716 (403 men · 313 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (14)

Track and Field (Indoor)100
Track and Field (Outdoor)100
Other Sports70
Soccer64
Lacrosse59
Swimming and Diving (combined)51
Cross Country46
Ice Hockey41
Volleyball41
Baseball40
Basketball40
Bowling26
Softball20
Golf18

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
C
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
3.5 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
5
Property offenses (2022–2024)
7

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,157 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

4.0reported offenses a year
1.7 violent a year2.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
1.3
Burglary
1.0
Motor vehicle theft
1.0
Robbery
0.3
Arson
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$10,725
$30–48k
$11,222
$48–75k
$13,594
$75–110k
$15,468
$110k+
$21,093

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$60,107

$13,594/year × about 4.4 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

100%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$25,687
average award, among those who get one

Aquinas College discounts heavily: 100% of freshmen are awarded a grant straight from the school, averaging $25,687. For many families the real price lands well below sticker.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 307 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$49,584
Typical debt at graduation
$23,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
46%
Out-earn a HS grad
58%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.6 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$47,149
Men
$56,525

Men out-earn women by $9,376 (20%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
82°F
Winter low
17°F
Annual rain
39.6″
Annual snow
74.9″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.24.4JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, E Grand Rapids, MI US station (1.7 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.