Match #1
Hilbert College
Hamburg, NY
Profile closeness90/100
Admit rate97%
- 921 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 50%, close to 53%
- Enrollment 921 students, close to 972
The colleges most similar to St. Thomas Aquinas College are Hilbert College, D'Youville University, and College of Mount Saint Vincent. St. Thomas Aquinas College admits 93% of applicants and has an average net price of $21,253 a year; 4 of its 10 alternatives cost less and 1 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with St. Thomas Aquinas College. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to St. Thomas Aquinas College
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Match #2
D'Youville University
Buffalo, NY
Profile closeness79/100
Admit rate81%
- 1,258 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Enrollment 1,258 students, close to 972
- Average net price $22,038, close to $21,253
Match #3
College of Mount Saint Vincent
Bronx, NY
Profile closeness78/100
Admit rate85%
- 2,692 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 52%, close to 53%
- Average net price $19,758, close to $21,253
Match #4
Mount Saint Mary College-New York
Newburgh, NY
Profile closeness74/100
Admit rate89%
- 1,148 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Acceptance rate 91%, close to 93%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #5
Canisius College
Buffalo, NY
Profile closeness73/100
Admit rate72%
- 1,685 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #6
Iona College
New Rochelle, NY
Profile closeness70/100
Admit rate87%
- 2,951 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 59%, close to 53%
- Acceptance rate 87%, close to 93%
Match #7
Niagara University
Niagara University, NY
Profile closeness70/100
Admit rate87%
- 2,653 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Acceptance rate 87%, close to 93%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #8
Dominican College of Blauvelt
Orangeburg, NY
Profile closeness68/100
Admit rate63%
- 1,105 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Enrollment 1,147 students, close to 972
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #9
Le Moyne College-New York
Syracuse, NY
Profile closeness68/100
Admit rate83%
- 2,439 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Average net price $23,835, close to $21,253
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #10
The College of Saint Rose
Albany, NY
Profile closeness68/100
Admit rate76%
- 1,798 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Graduation rate 59%, close to 53%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Questions about St. Thomas Aquinas College alternatives
What colleges are similar to St. Thomas Aquinas College?
The closest matches to St. Thomas Aquinas College are Hilbert College, D'Youville University, College of Mount Saint Vincent, Mount Saint Mary College-New York, and Canisius College. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is St. Thomas Aquinas College hard to get into?
St. Thomas Aquinas College admitted 93% of its 1,417 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is not very selective: it admits most applicants. 1 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
Which St. Thomas Aquinas College alternatives cost less?
4 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than St. Thomas Aquinas College ($21,253 a year), including Niagara University ($17,246), Canisius College ($18,178), and College of Mount Saint Vincent ($19,758). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
