Is Aquinas College test optional?

We haven't confirmed Aquinas College's test policy for 2026–27. Check their admissions site; many colleges have changed their policy since 2020.

What is Aquinas College's acceptance rate?

90% of applicants were admitted in 2024–25, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 1,971 of 2,193 applicants were admitted. Applications fell 17%, from 2,635 in 2015 to 2,193 in 2024, and Aquinas College's admit rate went from 72% to 90%.

What ACT score do you need for Aquinas College?

3% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 20–26, with a median of 21. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 920–1130 works out to about 17–23.

What GPA do you need for Aquinas College?

There's no published cutoff. First-year students averaged a 3.48 high school GPA, and 11% of those who reported a class rank were in their top 10%, per the Common Data Set 2024–25. Colleges compute GPA differently, so compare it loosely.

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What SAT score do you need for Aquinas College? (Middle 50%: 920–1130)

First-year students at Aquinas College who sent an SAT scored 920–1130, with a median of 1020 (Common Data Set 2024–25). Aquinas College admits 90% of applicants.

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Where your score lands at Aquinas College

First-year students who sent an SAT: 920–1130, median 1020

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Aquinas College by the numbers

Admit rate: 90%
Middle 50% SAT: 920–1130
Median SAT: 1020
About on the ACT: 17–23
Sent an SAT: 44%

Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2024–25; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Aquinas College admit rate over 10 years

Applications fell 17%, from 2,635 in 2015 to 2,193 in 2024, and Aquinas College's admit rate went from 72% to 90%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	2,193	1,971	90%
2023	1,748	1,628	93%
2022	2,116	1,921	91%
2021	1,432	1,275	89%
2020	1,740	1,314	76%
2019	1,883	1,305	69%
2018	2,171	1,499	69%
2017	1,875	1,397	75%
2016	1,706	1,558	91%
2015	2,635	1,908	72%

In fall 2024, 232 of the 1,971 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Aquinas College

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?*

Under 870Far reachHold
870–910ReachHold
920–1010TargetHold
1020–1120TargetSend
1130 and upLikelySend

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Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.

Aquinas College SAT sections, ACT, GPA and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	440	510	550
SAT Reading and Writing	470	510	590
SAT total	920	1020	1130
ACT composite	20	21	26

Of enrolled first-year students, 44% sent an SAT and 3% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2024–25.

Average high school GPA: 3.48; 100% of new students reported one
Top 10% of their class: 11%; of new students who reported a rank

Aquinas College cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $16,626; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 65%
Median earnings: $49,584; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 1,039

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

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Sources

Aquinas College Common Data Set 2024–25
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Aquinas College website
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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 920–1130, and the median was 1020. At 1020 or higher you're above half of them. Aquinas College admits 90% of applicants.

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