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Trine University Data & Information Overview

Great Price Value for Your Money
79% Acceptance Rate
5% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Trine University Ranked?

#968 Best Colleges in Nation
#24 Best Colleges in IN
CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

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Overall Quality

College Factual ranked Trine as #968 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.

Trine is also ranked #24 out of 42 schools in Indiana.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Trine?

79% Acceptance Rate
42% Of Accepted Are Women
56% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

Trine University has an acceptance rate of 79%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.

Average Test Scores

About 56% of students accepted to Trine submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 610. Math scores were between 520 and 630.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Trine University  ( 510 to 610 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Trine University  ( 520 to 630 )
200
800
Trine received ACT scores from 30% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 21 and 28.

ACT Composite Scores for Trine University  ( 21 to 28 )
1
36

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Trine University Faculty

16 to 1 Student to Faculty
51% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

With a student to faculty ratio of 16 to 1, Trine University is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Trine University is 51%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  51 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Trine University

78% Freshmen Retention
50% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 78% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Trine University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  78 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Trine for first-time, full-time students is 50%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  50 out of 100
0
100

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Trine University Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,259 Full-Time Undergraduates
14.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
35.2% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,370 undergraduates at Trine with 2,259 being full-time and 1,111 being part-time.

How Much Does Trine University Cost?

$25,028 Net Price
79% Take Out Loans
$35,572 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Trine is $25,028. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Trine

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$17,453 $18,474 $21,540 $25,926 $29,208

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Trine, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Trine, approximately 79% of students took out student loans averaging $8,893 a year. That adds up to $35,572 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Trine is 4.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do Trine Graduates Make?

$52,957 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from Trine make about $52,957 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. That's great news for Trine students since it is 25% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Trine University

Indiana State
2,259 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
Trine University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Angola, Indiana. Angola is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

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Contact details for Trine are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1 University Ave, Angola, IN 46703-1764
Phone: 260-665-4100
Website: www.trine.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrineUniversity
Twitter: https://twitter.com/trineuniversity

Trine University Majors

34 Majors With Completions
479 Undergraduate Degrees
30 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 34 majors graduated from Trine University. Of these students, 479 received undergraduate degrees and 30 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Health & Physical Education 69 $29,272
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 49 $58,625
General Biology 34 NA
Mechanical Engineering 33 $63,573
Criminal Justice & Corrections 31 $32,197
Civil Engineering 28 $62,734
Biomedical Engineering 22 NA
General Business/Commerce 21 NA
Chemical Engineering 21 $65,981
General Psychology 19 $30,331

Learn more about the majors offered at Trine University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Trine

27% Take At Least One Class Online
4% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2020-2021, 1,083 students took at least one online class at Trine University. This is an increase from the 925 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 1,083 141
2019-2020 925 73
2018-2019 875 114
2017-2018 783 36
2016-2017 576 49

Learn more about online learning at Trine University.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

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