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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    St. Thomas Aquinas grads earn $13.5K more ten years out than California College of the Arts's ($62,909 vs. $49,414)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    California College of the Arts graduates 11 pts more of its students than St. Thomas Aquinas (73% vs. 62%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
St. Thomas Aquinas$62.9K
California College of the Arts$49.4K
Graduation rate
St. Thomas Aquinas62%
California College of the Arts73%
Retention rate
St. Thomas Aquinas73%
California College of the Arts87%

Borrowing

Median debt
St. Thomas Aquinas$23.2K
California College of the Arts$27K
Undergrads with a federal loan
St. Thomas Aquinas28%
California College of the Arts48%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
St. Thomas Aquinas$18K
California College of the Arts$25K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
St. Thomas Aquinas52%
California College of the Arts66%
Credential within 8 years, all students
St. Thomas Aquinas61%
California College of the Arts75%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
St. Thomas Aquinas27%
California College of the Arts13%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
St. Thomas Aquinas35%
California College of the Arts47%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
St. Thomas Aquinas66%
California College of the Arts68%
Pell graduation gap
St. Thomas Aquinas31 pts lower
California College of the Arts21 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupSt. Thomas AquinasCalifornia College of the Arts
White70%48%
AsianNot shown: under 30 students73%
Hispanic/Latino36%50%
Black26%Not shown: under 30 students
Two or more racesNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
InternationalNot shown: under 30 students71%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About 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