Trinity College Data & Information Overview

This overview covers the essential stats on Trinity College, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more. Want to dig deeper into a particular stat? Just click on its tile and you'll be taked to a more in-depth page on the figure. In addition, you can use the links below to quickly jump to any section on this page.

• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning
• Related Schools

How Well Is Trinity College Ranked?

2020 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

Trinity College was awarded 63 badges in the 2020 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is public administration and social service.

Overall Quality

College Factual ranked Trinity Bantams as #90 out of 1,727 colleges and universities in the country on its 2020 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation.

Out of the 20 colleges in Connecticut, Trinity Bantams is ranked at #3.

See all of the rankings for Trinity College.

Is It Hard to Get Into Trinity Bantams?

Acceptance Rate

Trinity College has an acceptance rate of 34%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for Trinity Bantams.

Average Test Scores

About 26% of students accepted to Trinity Bantams submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 620 and 710. Math scores were between 640 and 710.

Trinity Bantams received ACT scores from 31% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 28 and 32.

Learn more about Trinity College admissions.

Trinity College Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Trinity Bantams it is much better at 9 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Trinity College is 75%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at Trinity College

Freshmen Retention Rate

Trinity College has a freshmen retention rate of 88%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.

Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Trinity Bantams the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 81%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Trinity College.

Excellent Overall Diversity at Trinity Bantams

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,221 undergraduates at Trinity Bantams with 2,117 being full-time and 104 being part-time.

Trinity Bantams Diversity Score

College Factual computes an overall diversity score for each college and university that takes gender, ethnicity, geographic location, and age into account. Schools with the best mixtures of students with respect to these factors are ranked the highest, and those that cater to just one or two student groups are ranked the lowest.

With an overall score of 95.13 out of 100, Trinity Bantams is one of the most diverse schools in the nation.

Get more detailed information on diversity and student demographics at Trinity College.

How Much Does Trinity College Cost?

The overall average net price of Trinity Bantams is $31,808. 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 Trinity Bantams

$0-30 K	$30K-48K	$48-75	$75-110K	$110K +
$9,907	$10,220	$11,196	$25,471	$44,672

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 Trinity Bantams, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Trinity Bantams, approximately 51% of students took out student loans averaging $6,520 a year. That adds up to $26,080 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Trinity Bantams is 1.9%. 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 Trinity Bantams Graduates Make?

Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Trinity Bantams with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $66,100 in their early years. That's great news for Trinity Bantams students since it is 62% more than the average college graduate's salary of $40,800 per year.

See which majors at Trinity College make the most money.

Location of Trinity College

Trinity College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hartford, Connecticut. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

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Contact details for Trinity Bantams are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	300 Summit St, Hartford, CT 06106-3100
Phone:	860-297-2000
Website:	www.trincoll.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/TrinityCollege
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/trinitycollege

Trinity College Majors

During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 32 majors graduated from Trinity College. Of these students, 673 received undergraduate degrees and 22 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
Economics	84	$61,200
Political Science & Government	70	$40,000
General Psychology	60	NA
Area Studies	49	NA
General English Literature	41	NA
General Biology	37	NA
Public Policy	36	NA
General Engineering	33	NA
History	32	NA
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	27	NA

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

Learn more about online learning at Trinity College.

Related Schools

If you’re considering Trinity College, here are some more schools you may be interested in knowing more about.

• Dickinson College
• Gettysburg College
• Oberlin College
• Skidmore College
• University of Richmond

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References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
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