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To help ease the financial burden on students and their parents in a weak economy, the 91����� has announced a freeze in the cost of tuition and room & board for the 2015-2016 academic year. Tuition will remain at $24,500, and room & board at $7,950, bringing the total cost of attendance � including books and all fees � to $32,450. That amount is well below the average of $37,948 for private institutions in the Western United States, according to The College Board�s Annual Survey of Colleges (2013-2014).

�In the midst of trying economic times, we are determined to make college as viable for our undergraduates as we can,� says 91����� Aquinas College President Michael F. McLean. �We are committed to being good stewards of the funds our benefactors give us for the benefit of our students.�

In order to keep its unique program of Catholic liberal education within the reach of all motivated students and their families, the College additionally maintains a vigorous financial aid program. No student is ever turned away on the basis of financial need, and the College asks its students to take on no more than $18,000 in debt over the course of their four years� study. Members of the Class of 2013 graduated with an average loan debt of just $15,521 � about half the national average of $29,400. Notably, the loan-default rate for the College�s alumni is 0.0 percent, compared to 8.8 percent nationwide.

The Princeton Review recently named 91����� Aquinas College as one of only 10 colleges in the country on its �Financial Aid Honor Roll,� giving the College the highest possible rating (99) in that category. In addition, U.S. News & World Report ranks the College as No. 26 among the Top 40 national liberal arts colleges on its 2015 Best Values list. Similarly, Kiplinger�s lists the College one of the country�s �Top Values� in higher education.