Thomas Aquinas College vs Fresno State

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

Thomas Aquinas College is a private (not-for-profit) and Fresno State is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Thomas Aquinas College has more expensive tuition & fees ($28,700) than Fresno State ($19,614).
It is harder to admit to Thomas Aquinas College than Fresno State.
Fresno State has more students with 15,109 students while Thomas Aquinas College has 516 students.
Thomas Aquinas College has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Fresno State's ratio is 23 to 1.
Fresno State has more full-time faculties with 392 faculties while Thomas Aquinas College has 42 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Thomas Aquinas College and California State University-San Marcos.

Thomas Aquinas College	vs.	Fresno State
Santa Paula, California	Location	San Marcos, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$28,700	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$7,734 Out-Of-State$19,614
61%	% Receiving Financial Aid	65%
$13,457	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,305

78.71 %	Acceptance Rates	95.70 %
69.08 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.66 %
1,250	SAT Score	-
29	ACT Score	-
85 %	Graduation Rate	56 %
12 %	Transfer-out Rate	3 %
92 %	Retention Rate	72 %
516	Student Population	15,109
42	Number of Faculties	392
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	23 to 1
-	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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