 A new independent report on college costs published by The Center for the Study of Catholic Higher Education named the University of St. Thomas among the 21 most affordable and faithful Catholic colleges and universities in the United States.
The Cardinal Newman Society commissioned this report in response to the economic recession as a way of helping parents and students as they consider various options for colleges. The study compares the Catholic colleges recommended in The Newman Guide to Choosing a Catholic College: What to Look for and Where to Find It, with other Catholic colleges and other private colleges on issues such as tuition, institutional aid, student debt and overall affordability.
Average tuition for students at the recommended faithful Catholic colleges is about $3,000 less than at other Catholic colleges and about $1,000 less than the average private college. The Newman Guide colleges provide students a larger portion of institutional aid (39 percent) than the average private college (29 percent). Students at the Catholic recommended colleges graduate with fewer loans and less debt — on average, about $2,000 less than at private colleges and $1,400 less than other Catholic colleges.
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