Aquinas College Assurance Program

Affordability at Aquinas

Yes, a private education is affordable for ALL families at Aquinas. It's literally in our mission to include you. We connect you with scholarship and aid opportunities so you take on no more debt in your first four years than you'll earn in your first year of work.

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We believe that investing in you, your future and what you will give back to the world is worth every penny.

The Aquinas Assurance

Aquinas College is committed to ensuring that everyone has the ability to pursue a Catholic Dominican liberal arts education. With inclusion so central to our mission, we want all students to know they belong on our campus—not just because we say so but because we demonstrate through action that we can and will meet their needs.

To this end, for the 2025-2026 academic year, Aquinas College will be providing full tuition, including mandatory fees, to first-time-at-Aquinas, traditional undergraduate students and transfer students who meet the following requirements:

• Be accepted to Aquinas College for the spring or fall term of 2026
• Eligible for the maximum Federal Pell grant
• Eligible for the full Michigan Achievement Scholarship
• Eligible for the full Michigan Tuition Grant
• Retain full-time student status
• Be a Michigan resident
• Graduate from high school in the spring of 2024, 2025, or 2026

We strongly recommend that you file your FAFSA by March 1, as funds may be limited for this program.

As a top performer in Social Mobility among liberal arts colleges, Aquinas College’s community welcomes and supports students from all backgrounds. It starts with their no-cost application, followed by generous scholarships with the college. Last year, Aquinas awarded 100% of first-year, traditional-age students a scholarship or grant.

Keeping Your Scholarship: To maintain their eligibility for all four years at Aquinas College, students must also enroll in and carry at least 12 credits each semester in a traditional Bachelor's Degree program with Standard Academic Progress and remain eligible for the full Pell and state of Michigan funding grants.

Please note:

• Room, board, and non-standard fees are excluded. Loans can be applied towards these costs.
•  The assurance does not pertain to the shortened summer and winter semesters, only the full fall and spring semesters.
• Your total aid award can not exceed your cost of attendance, and if your outside scholarship covers the amount of tuition, the Assurance will be adjusted accordingly.  This includes VA benefits, tuition exchange, tuition remission, etc.