CA
Thomas Aquinas College
5.30 incidents / 1,000 students
Santa Paula, CA · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
Thomas Aquinas College
Across 2022–2024, Thomas Aquinas College reported 3 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count rose over that span (largest filed category: Aggravated Assault). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Platt College-Los Angeles.
- 5.30
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,644
- Rank of 2,072
- #278
- CA rank
- 566
- Enrolled students
5.30 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Thomas Aquinas College reports 5.30 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 652% above Fortis College-Landover. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Fortis College-Landover (0.00/1k); Manor College (1.76/1k); Stephens College (0.00/1k); Northeast College of Health Sciences (0.00/1k); Defiance College (1.76/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Platt College-Los Angeles (0.00/1k); West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies (5.47/1k); California University of Science and Medicine (0.00/1k); InterCoast Colleges-West Covina (0.00/1k); Angeles College (0.00/1k); Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (0.00/1k); Gnomon (0.00/1k); California Health Sciences University (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Aggravated Assault.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 5.30
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,644
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 79%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 2
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 124292 · Thomas Aquinas College 5.30/1k score rate · #1,644/2,072
RATE-HIGH · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-HIGH 5.30/1k
- RANK-BOTTOM #1,644/2,072
- ST-MID #278 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Manor College · +3.54
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ trend
- CAT-LEAD Aggravated Assault
- ENR-SMALL 566
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Manor College (-3.54/1k)
Thomas Aquinas College sheet RATE-HIGH · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO · peer Manor College. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-HIGH · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Manor College (-3.54/1k). National rank #1,644 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Thomas Aquinas College reports 5.30 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 652% above Fortis College-Landover. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Fortis College-Landover (0.00/1k); Manor College (1.76/1k); Stephens College (0.00/1k); Northeast College of Health Sciences (0.00/1k); Defiance College (1.76/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Platt College-Los Angeles (0.00/1k); West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies (5.47/1k); California University of Science and Medicine (0.00/1k); InterCoast Colleges-West Covina (0.00/1k); Angeles College (0.00/1k); Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (0.00/1k); Gnomon (0.00/1k); California Health Sciences University (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Aggravated Assault.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Thomas Aquinas College
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Thomas on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Fortis College-Landover · lowest peer 0
Fortis College-Landover — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Manor College · near 1.76
Manor College — near
1.76 per 1,000 students
- Defiance College · near 1.76
Defiance College — near
1.76 per 1,000 students
- Thomas Aquinas College · this campus · highest
Thomas Aquinas College — this campus · highest
5.3 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Thomas Aquinas College's 5.30/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Thomas Aquinas College increased from 1 to 2 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 37 CA 4-year peers in this comparison, Thomas Aquinas College is larger than 58% and safer-reporting than 11% - the larger, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
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- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Thomas Aquinas College: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Medical Sciences Center | 365 | 0.00 | 0 | 25 |
| University of West Los Angeles | 367 | 0.00 | 3 | 25 |
| American Film Institute Conservatory | 379 | 0.00 | 6 | 25 |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Ontario | 380 | 0.00 | 8 | 25 |
| Platt College-Riverside | 413 | 0.00 | 11 | 25 |
| Southern California Institute of Architecture | 418 | 0.00 | 14 | 25 |
| American Jewish University | 424 | 0.00 | 17 | 25 |
| San Francisco Conservatory of Music | 439 | 0.00 | 19 | 25 |
| American University of Health Sciences | 473 | 0.00 | 22 | 25 |
| University of Silicon Valley | 477 | 0.00 | 25 | 25 |
| Soka University of America | 495 | 10.10 | 28 | 6 |
| Thomas Aquinas College (this campus) | 566 | 5.30 | 58 | 11 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Thomas Aquinas College rose from 1 to 2 (+100%). The increase shows up in Aggravated Assault (0 to 1) and Fondling (0 to 1). Falling over the same period: Burglary (1 to 0).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Thomas Aquinas College
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 3 Clery Act categories here: Aggravated Assault, Burglary and Fondling.
The remaining 8 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Arson, Incest, Motor Vehicle Theft and Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyThomas Aquinas College: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aggravated Assault | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Burglary | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fondling | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
18 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Thomas Aquinas College vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
MD
Fortis College-Landover
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
PA
Manor College
1.76 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Thomas Aquinas College sits on price and outcomes
At $26,196, Thomas Aquinas College's reported average net price is cheaper than 66% among 492 California colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $20,161.
- $26,196
- average net price
- $20,161
- California median
- 2.3×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $9,996
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $19,761 for families reporting under $30,000 against $29,757 above $110,000, a difference of $9,996. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $26,196 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Six-year median earnings of $40,605 run about 1.6 times the annual net price. The margin is real but narrow, so how many years of price a student actually pays matters a great deal here.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $30,200
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $30,200
- Avg Net Price
- $26,196
- Median Debt
- $18,000
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 27%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- SAT Average
- 1329
- SAT Math Range
- 580-670
- ACT Average
- 28
- ACT Range
- 28-33
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 83%
- Retention Rate
- 92%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $40,605
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $55,619
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,141 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Fortis College-Landover
Landover, MD · 566 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Manor College
Jenkintown, PA · 567 enrolled
Safety Score 1.76
Stephens College
Columbia, MO · 568 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Northeast College of Health Sciences
Seneca Falls, NY · 564 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Defiance College
Defiance, OH · 568 enrolled
Safety Score 1.76
Closest by National Rank
Thomas Aquinas College (national rank #1644) sits near Capital University (#1645) and Hampden-Sydney College (#1643) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Thomas Aquinas College, both outside CA so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Manor College
Jenkintown, PA · 567 enrolled
Safety score 1.76
Defiance College
Defiance, OH · 568 enrolled
Safety score 1.76
Grace School of Theology
Conroe, TX · 568 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Northeast College of Health Sciences
Seneca Falls, NY · 564 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Southeastern College-West Palm Beach
West Palm Beach, FL · 564 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Stephens College
Columbia, MO · 568 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
The Chicago School at Washington DC
Washington, DC · 564 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Arizona College of Nursing-Tucson
Tucson, AZ · 562 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Capital University
Columbus, OH · 2,263 enrolled
Safety score 5.30
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney, VA · 946 enrolled
Safety score 5.29
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI · 52,089 enrolled
Safety score 5.32
SUNY College at Geneseo
Geneseo, NY · 3,945 enrolled
Safety score 5.32
Emory & Henry University
Emory, VA · 1,311 enrolled
Safety score 5.34
Wayland Baptist University
Plainview, TX · 2,809 enrolled
Safety score 5.34
Livingstone College
Salisbury, NC · 936 enrolled
Safety score 5.34
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Denver, CO · 18,453 enrolled
Safety score 5.26
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Thomas Aquinas College safe?
Thomas Aquinas College has a safety score of 5.30 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,644 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Fortis College-Landover (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Platt College-Los Angeles (0.00/1k); West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies (5.47/1k); California University of Science and Medicine (0.00/1k); InterCoast Colleges-West Covina (0.00/1k); Angeles College (0.00/1k); Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (0.00/1k); Gnomon (0.00/1k); California Health Sciences University (0.00/1k).
What crimes are reported at Thomas Aquinas College?
For calendar year 2024, Thomas Aquinas College reported Aggravated Assault (1) and Fondling (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Thomas Aquinas College compare to similar schools?
Thomas Aquinas College reports 652% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Fortis College-Landover. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Fortis College-Landover (0.00/1k); Manor College (1.76/1k); Stephens College (0.00/1k); Northeast College of Health Sciences (0.00/1k); Defiance College (1.76/1k). Same-state same-level set: Platt College-Los Angeles (0.00/1k); West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies (5.47/1k); California University of Science and Medicine (0.00/1k); InterCoast Colleges-West Covina (0.00/1k); Angeles College (0.00/1k); Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (0.00/1k); Gnomon (0.00/1k); California Health Sciences University (0.00/1k).
Does Thomas Aquinas College have fire safety data?
Yes. Thomas Aquinas College reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. No fires were reported in the most recent year.
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