Financing a Saint Thomas Academy Education
We are committed to working with you to clarify the Indexed Tuition process and explain financing options. Last year 49.6% of Academy students collectively received over $3.5 million dollars in financial awards and assistance.
APPLYING FOR indexed tuition
All Index Tuition applicants must complete a Tuition Aid Data Services (TADS) application. TADS is used by most Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis to determine a family's ability to pay tuition. TADS applications can be filled online or can be printed and mailed to you from TADS. Completing your TADS application online will expedite the process.
The deadline for Indexed Tuition applications is January 15. Submitting TADS applications after the deadline may affect your Indexed Tuition award, as we have limited funding. Funding cannot be allocated to TADS applicants unless the student has been granted admission to Saint Thomas Academy. TADS may be filed prior to the admission decision, but notification of potential tuition assistance qualification will not be sent until after a student is admitted.
Understanding Saint Thomas Academy Financial Assistance
Saint Thomas Academy's Director of Business Affairs, Pam Kunkel, hosts a financial assistance webinar for parents of prospective students. This is an opportunity to learn how to apply for financial assistance and learn more about real parent experiences.
Meet Mr. Kinzley
Return on Your Investment
95% of cadets earn merit, athletic and leadership scholarships totaling over $15.8 million for their college years. Investing in secondary education can have a proven result. Saint Thomas Academy’s expert college counseling team provides a student-centered, highly personalized approach that empowers boys to reach their higher education goals.
Finding Success in College
Just as we prepare students academically, we help students build the confidence and comfort to work directly with professors, to seek clarification and additional support as they need it, to develop time-management and organizational skills; to be advocates of their own learning.
Saint Thomas Academy students go on to attend an impressive range of prestigious colleges and universities. Recently, the most popular schools chosen by Saint Thomas Academy graduates were Boston College, Creighton, Iowa State, Notre Dame, University of Minnesota, University of St. Thomas and the University of Wisconsin.
Below is a complete listing of the schools most recently chosen by our graduates. Our College Counseling Program provides each student and his or her parents with close and careful advising through the college selection, application and admissions process, beginning in the spring of 11th grade.
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COLLEGES WITH 9 OR MORE STUDENTS ATTENDING: |
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| Saint John's University (with College of Saint Benedict) |
| University of Minnesota |
| University of St. Thomas |
| University of Wisconsin |
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COLLEGES WITH 4-8 STUDENTS ATTENDING: |
| Boston College |
| College of the Holy Cross |
| Colorado State University |
| Creighton University |
| Iowa State University |
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COLLEGES WITH 2-3 STUDENTS ATTENDING: |
| Drake University |
| Hamline University |
| Indiana University at Bloomington |
| Marquette University |
| Normandale Community College |
| St. Olaf College |
| University of Colorado at Boulder |
| University of Kansas |
| University of Missouri Columbia |
| University of Nebraska at Lincoln |
| University of North Dakota |
| University of Notre Dame |
| University of South Dakota |
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COLLEGES WITH 1 STUDENT ATTENDING*: |
| Babson College |
| Baylor University |
| Butler University |
| Loyola University Chicago |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |
| Santa Clara University |
| The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina |
| The University of Arizona |
| United States Merchant Marine Academy |
| University of Southern California |
| Xavier University |
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*about 100 other colleges |