Academic Comparison between USK and Thomas Aquinas

University of Saint Katherine 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 USK ($28,800).
Thomas Aquinas has more students with 566 students while USK has 262 students.
Thomas Aquinas has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while USK's ratio is 14 to 1.
Thomas Aquinas has more full-time faculties with 50 faculties while USK has 6 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

University of Saint Katherine	vs.	Thomas Aquinas College
San Marcos, 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
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$28,800	2025 Tuition & Fees	$30,200
95%	% Receiving Financial Aid	66%
$16,497	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$17,516

-	Acceptance Rates	83.09 %
-	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	67.70 %
-	SAT Score	1,310
-	ACT Score	30
43 %	Graduation Rate	84 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	8 %
58 %	Retention Rate	92 %
262	Student Population	566
6	Number of Faculties	50
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
-	Special Learning Opportunities	-
-	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service