Academic Comparison between Institute of Buddhist Studies and Thomas Aquinas

Institute of Buddhist Studies and Thomas Aquinas College are frequently compared when students or parents prepare college admissions. Both Schools are four-year, private (not-for-profit) and located in California

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.
Thomas Aquinas has more expensive tuition & fees ($30,200) than Institute of Buddhist Studies ($21,000).
Thomas Aquinas has more students with 566 students while Institute of Buddhist Studies has 65 students.
Thomas Aquinas has more full-time faculties with 50 faculties while Institute of Buddhist Studies has 2 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Institute of Buddhist Studies	vs.	Thomas Aquinas College
Berkeley, California	Location	Santa Paula, California
Four-year, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$21,000	2025 Tuition & Fees	$30,200
-	% Receiving Financial Aid	66%
-	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$17,516

-	Acceptance Rates	83.09 %
-	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	67.70 %
-	SAT Score	1,310
-	ACT Score	30
-	Graduation Rate	84 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	8 %
-	Retention Rate	92 %
65	Student Population	566
2	Number of Faculties	50
-	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
-	Special Learning Opportunities	-
-	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service