Enrollment Trends at STAC

The student population at St. Thomas Aquinas College is 2,037 (1,889 undergraduate and 148 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 201 (10.95%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at STAC is 92.73% which is increased by 193 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 8 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 100 male students for every 100 female students, up from 76 in 2015.
All students have enrolled in on-campus classes (St. Thomas Aquinas College does not offer online degree/certificate program).

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,937 where 2,037 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 2,037 students in 2025 and was lowest at 1,779 in 2021. Overall, enrollment rose from 1,836 to 2,037 students, a net gain of 201 (10.9%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at St. Thomas Aquinas College since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,836	1,696	750	946	140	41	99
2016-17	1,852 16	1,722 26	764 14	958 12	130 -10	39 -2	91 -8
2017-18	1,915 63	1,778 56	821 57	957 -1	137 7	45 6	92 1
2018-19	2,000 85	1,862 84	890 69	972 15	138 1	43 -2	95 3
2019-20	1,937 -63	1,797 -65	903 13	894 -78	140 2	48 5	92 -3
2020-21	1,779 -158	1,612 -185	783 -120	829 -65	167 27	57 9	110 18
2021-22	2,026 247	1,848 236	929 146	919 90	178 11	59 2	119 9
2022-23	2,033 7	1,859 11	911 -18	948 29	174 -4	64 5	110 -9
2023-24	1,950 -83	1,795 -64	905 -6	890 -58	155 -19	38 -26	117 7
2024-25	2,037 87	1,889 94	980 75	909 19	148 -7	39 1	109 -8
Average	1,937	1,786	864	922	151	47	103

St. Thomas Aquinas College Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,786 where 1,889 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at St. Thomas Aquinas College since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,696	1,117	550	567	579	200	379
2016-17	1,722	1,131	516	615	591	248	343
2017-18	1,778	1,091	505	586	687	316	371
2018-19	1,862	1,164	594	570	698	296	402
2019-20	1,797	1,134	560	574	663	343	320
2020-21	1,612	1,080	546	534	532	237	295
2021-22	1,848	1,037	539	498	811	390	421
2022-23	1,859	979	505	474	880	406	474
2023-24	1,795	989	532	457	806	373	433
2024-25	1,889	960	523	437	929	457	472
Average	1,786	1,786	537	531	1,786	327	391

St. Thomas Aquinas College Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 151 where 148 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at St. Thomas Aquinas College since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	140	45	8	37	95	33	62
2016-17	130	47	14	33	83	25	58
2017-18	137	55	16	39	82	29	53
2018-19	138	65	15	50	73	28	45
2019-20	140	64	16	48	76	32	44
2020-21	167	72	16	56	95	41	54
2021-22	178	81	25	56	97	34	63
2022-23	174	76	28	48	98	36	62
2023-24	155	64	13	51	91	25	66
2024-25	148	68	19	49	80	20	60
Average	151	151	17	47	151	30	57

St. Thomas Aquinas College Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 51.35%. The percentage was 59.48% 10 years ago and STAC still has a high percentage of white students. 4.71% of enrolled students is Asian and 10.70% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 20.47% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 59.48% to 51.35%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.51% to 4.71%. Black student enrollment increased from 7.73% to 10.70%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 17.97% to 20.47%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6795 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.6067 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at St. Thomas Aquinas College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	2	46	142	330	1	1,092	47
2016-17	1	62	148	352	3	1,093	43
2017-18	1	63	163	352	3	1,142	55
2018-19	3	60	157	394	3	1,178	58
2019-20	2	68	167	366	2	1,109	64
2020-21	2	63	164	336	2	1,003	57
2021-22	4	98	208	352	6	1,155	53
2022-23	6	78	238	364	5	1,146	56
2023-24	9	93	244	275	5	1,143	44
2024-25	8	96	218	417	6	1,046	70
Average	4	73	185	354	4	1,111	55

St. Thomas Aquinas College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

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Enrollment Trends at STAC

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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