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St. Thomas Aquinas
Samuel Merritt

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Samuel Merritt grads earn $80.3K more ten years out than St. Thomas Aquinas's ($143,238 vs. $62,909)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Samuel Merritt graduates 33 pts more of its students than St. Thomas Aquinas (96% vs. 62%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
St. Thomas Aquinas$62.9K
Samuel Merritt$143.2K
Graduation rate
St. Thomas Aquinas62%
Samuel Merritt96%
Retention rate
St. Thomas Aquinas73%
Samuel MerrittNot reported

Borrowing

Median debt
St. Thomas Aquinas$23.2K
Samuel Merritt$20.8K
Undergrads with a federal loan
St. Thomas Aquinas28%
Samuel Merritt91%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
St. Thomas Aquinas$18K
Samuel Merritt$25K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
St. Thomas Aquinas52%
Samuel Merritt95%
Credential within 8 years, all students
St. Thomas Aquinas61%
Samuel Merritt95%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
St. Thomas Aquinas27%
Samuel Merritt2%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
St. Thomas Aquinas35%
Samuel MerrittNot reported
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
St. Thomas Aquinas66%
Samuel MerrittNot reported
Pell graduation gap
St. Thomas Aquinas31 pts lower
Samuel MerrittNot reported

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupSt. Thomas AquinasSamuel Merritt
White70%Not reported
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot reported
Hispanic/Latino36%Not reported
Black26%Not reported
Two or more racesNot shown: under 30 studentsNot reported
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot reported

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