Caltech vs Thomas Aquinas

The following list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare them with comprehensive information on full comparison page.

Both schools are four-year, private (not-for-profit) schools.
Caltech has more expensive tuition & fees ($65,898) than Thomas Aquinas ($30,200).
It is harder to admit to Caltech than Thomas Aquinas.
Caltech has more students with 2,430 students while Thomas Aquinas has 566 students.
Caltech has a lower number of students per faculty with 3 to 1 while Thomas Aquinas's ratio is 11 to 1.
Caltech has more full-time faculties with 328 faculties while Thomas Aquinas has 50 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

California Institute of Technology	vs.	Thomas Aquinas College
Pasadena, California	Location	Santa Paula, California
Four-year, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$65,898	2025 Tuition & Fees	$30,200
59%	% Receiving Financial Aid	66%
$58,526	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$17,516

2.57 %	Acceptance Rates	83.09 %
61.24 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	67.70 %
-	SAT Score	1,310
-	ACT Score	30
94 %	Graduation Rate	84 %
3 %	Transfer-out Rate	8 %
97 %	Retention Rate	92 %
2,430	Student Population	566
328	Number of Faculties	50
3 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	-
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service

Academic Comparison between Caltech and Thomas Aquinas

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors