Quad
St. Thomas
Pacific

Key differences on Cost & aid

  1. 1

    St. Thomas costs about $6.5K less per year on average than Pacific ($29,537 vs. $36,073, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Pacific's grants cover 50% of its full price on average, vs. 44% at St. Thomas

    Aid generosity

Cost & aid

Cost & aid

Average cost, aid generosity, net price by family income, sticker prices, and grants.

What students pay

Average cost, all students
St. Thomas$29.5K
Pacific$36.1K
Aid generosity
St. Thomas44%
Pacific50%
Net price, with grants
St. Thomas$27.8K
Pacific$35.2K

Grants

First-years receiving grants
St. Thomas99%
Pacific98%
Average grant
St. Thomas$23.4K
Pacific$37.1K
Aid from the college
St. Thomas99%
Pacific97%

Sticker prices

On one scale, so the bars read against each other.

Sticker price, in-state
St. Thomas$52.7K
Pacific$72.4K
Sticker price, out-of-state
St. Thomas$52.7K
Pacific$72.4K
Tuition & fees, in-state
St. Thomas$34.8K
Pacific$54.5K
Tuition & fees, out-of-state
St. Thomas$34.8K
Pacific$54.5K
First-years paying out-of-state rates
St. ThomasNot reported
PacificNot reported
What families at each income pay

Up to $110K: the average net price per year for students receiving federal aid, 2023–24; families who didn't file the FAFSA aren't included. Above it the published data end. For your own number, use the college's net price calculator .

Family income per year $150K

  • St. ThomasPublished data end at $110K

    Merit possible (proxy); averaging $16K

  • PacificPublished data end at $110K

    Merit possible (proxy); averaging $27K

Published (federal figure, up to $110K) EstimateBars share one scale: the largest full price.

Where need-based aid ends, merit, and published promises

MetricSt. ThomasPacific
Need-based aid up to Published data end at $110KPublished data end at $110K
Merit for students without need 17% got a grant without federal aid, averaging $16K (proxy)6.0% got a grant without federal aid, averaging $27K (proxy)
Published promise ––

A college's own promise is stated for a typical family and changes yearly; where a promise and our estimate disagree, the promise wins. Merit has no income limit, so it can lower the price above the point where need-based aid ends.

Tuition guarantee & Promise program

MetricSt. ThomasPacific
Tuition guarantee NoNo
Promise program NoNo

All cost numbers in the table

Sources:IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, 2023–24;College Scorecard, most recent release;Common Data Set, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why