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Trinity College Data & Information Overview

240 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
38% Acceptance Rate
This overview covers the essential stats on Trinity College, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
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How Well Is Trinity College Ranked?

#110 Best Colleges in Nation
#3 Best Colleges in CT
Public Administration & Social Service Highest Ranked Major
Quality Badge

2024 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

Trinity College was awarded 240 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is public administration & social service.

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Overall Quality

According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Trinity Bantams is ranked #110 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This lands it a coveted spot in the top 5% of all colleges and universities in the country.

Trinity Bantams is also ranked #3 out of 28 schools in Connecticut.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Trinity Bantams?

38% Acceptance Rate
54% Of Accepted Are Women
11% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

Trinity College has an acceptance rate of 38%, 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 11% 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 673 and 730. Math scores were between 660 and 750.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Trinity College  ( 673 to 730 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Trinity College  ( 660 to 750 )
200
800
Trinity Bantams received ACT scores from 5% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 29 and 33.

ACT Composite Scores for Trinity College  ( 29 to 33 )
1
36

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Trinity College Faculty

9 to 1 Student to Faculty
85% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Trinity Bantams is an impressive 9 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at Trinity College is 85%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  85 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Trinity College

91% Freshmen Retention
79% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 91% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Trinity College 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  91 out of 100
0
100

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 79%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  79 out of 100
0
100

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Trinity College Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,167 Full-Time Undergraduates
23.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
50.5% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,200 undergraduates at Trinity Bantams with 2,167 being full-time and 33 being part-time.

How Much Does Trinity College Cost?

$32,694 Net Price
51% Take Out Loans
$25,972 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Trinity Bantams is $32,694. 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 +
$9,349 $8,608 $18,675 $21,469 $46,100

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 $6,493 a year. That adds up to $25,972 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?

$68,317 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 Trinity Bantams make about $68,317 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is good news for future Trinity Bantams graduates since it is 61% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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See which majors at Trinity College make the most money.

Location of Trinity College

Connecticut State
2,167 Full-Time Undergraduates
Midsize City Campus Setting
Trinity College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Hartford, Connecticut. The city atmosphere of Hartford makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

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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: https://www.trincoll.edu/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TrinityCollege
Twitter: https://twitter.com/trinitycollege

Trinity College Majors

39 Majors With Completions
646 Undergraduate Degrees
24 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 39 majors graduated from Trinity College. Of these students, 646 received undergraduate degrees and 24 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 77 $61,320
Political Science & Government 74 $57,856
General Psychology 71 $32,400
General English Literature 36 $41,078
Public Policy 35 $50,564
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 35 $37,188
Area Studies 32 $36,115
General Biology 28 $35,376
General Engineering 22 $68,750
Romance Languages 21 NA

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

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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.

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