Thomas Aquinas's tuition & fees has increased from $24,500 (2014) to $28,700 (2024), and the rate of tuition increase is 17.14% over the past 10 years.
The 2024 tuition & fees have risen more than 5% this year (2024) at Thomas Aquinas College.
Thomas Aquinas's tuition increase rate is lower than the California's average increase rate of 18.05%. Compare to all colleges in United States, it's increase rate is lower than the average increase rate of 28.12%.
Cost of Attendance (COA) Trends
The total cost of attendance (COA), including tuition & fees, books & supplies costs, and living costs, increased by 21.62% from 2014 ($35,706).
For the current academic year 2023-2024, Thomas Aquinas's COA is $43,426, which is increased by 8.57% from last year.
The following table and chart show changes to Thomas Aquinas's COA over the past 10 years.
Tuition & Fees Changes
The tuition & fees have increased 17.14% for the last 10 years , and the 2024 tuition & fees are $28,700. The following table and chart show the tuition & fees changes at Thomas Aquinas College over last the 10 years.
Living Costs Changes
The living costs including room, board, and other living expenses have increased 22.96% when a student lives on-campus facilities and 44.76% when living-off campus from the year 2014 to 2024. The following table shows the changes in living costs at Thomas Aquinas College.
| Year | Living On Campus | Living Off Campus | Change by Year |
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| 2014-15 | $11,156 | $15,688 | - |
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| 2015-16 | $11,174 | $16,184 | 0.16% |
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| 2016-17 | $11,164 | $16,698 | -0.09% |
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| 2017-18 | $11,236 | $17,578 | 0.64% |
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| 2018-19 | $11,688 | $18,072 | 4.02% |
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| 2019-20 | $12,564 | $20,406 | 7.49% |
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| 2020-21 | $12,380 | $21,270 | -1.46% |
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| 2021-22 | $12,428 | $22,062 | 0.39% |
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| 2022-23 | $13,000 | $22,694 | 4.60% |
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| 2023-24 | $14,726 | $25,672 | 13.28% |
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Compare Tuition Change to Similar Colleges
The following table compares 2024 tuition and increase rate from last year between Thomas Aquinas College and similar schools.
| 2024 | 2023 | Increase Rate |
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| Thomas Aquinas College | $28,700 | $27,000 | 6.30% |
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| University of Southern California | $68,237 | $64,726 | 5.42% |
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| University of the People | $1,200 | $1,200 | - |
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| National University | $13,320 | $13,320 | - |
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| Stanford University | $62,484 | $58,416 | 6.96% |
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| Northcentral University | $12,594 | $12,594 | - |
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