BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofit

Trine University

Angola, Indiana·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·trine.edu
6-yr Graduation
64%
-0.5pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
4,646
peer median 2,664
Avg net price
$25,355
+$2.1k vs Baccalaureate
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
3,988
3,988 candidates competed
Admitted
3,409
85.5% acceptance rate
Enrolled
641
18.8% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
64%-0.5pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
52%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
64%
Full-time retention
80%

Pell equity

17.1pp gap
Pell recipients
53%117 of 219
Non-Pell (all)
70%295 of 421
Subsidized loan, no Pell
66%157 of 237
No Federal Aid
75%138 of 184

Non-Pell students graduate at a 17.1-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 83 Title IV programs, 15 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 67 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
83
Passing
15
18.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.2% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.2%
+0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

83programs
  • Passing15 · 18.1%
  • No Data67 · 80.7%
  • Failing1 · 1.2%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
15
No data
67

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

16
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Master's Degree · Security And Protective Services
0.0%
$51,407 vs $51,417
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+33.5%
$46,798 vs $35,051
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+39.4%
$48,877 vs $35,051
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+44.3%
$75,483 vs $52,303
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+50.7%
$52,806 vs $35,051
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+51.1%
$79,047 vs $52,303
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+62.8%
$57,055 vs $35,051
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+67.8%
$58,816 vs $35,051

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Master's Degree · Security And Protective Services
0.0%
−$10

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

12
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
159%
$125,500 debt · $79,047 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
47%
$23,125 debt · $48,877 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Master's Degree · Security And Protective Services
44%
$22,850 debt · $51,407 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
44%
$26,000 debt · $58,816 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
40%
$26,400 debt · $65,503 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
39%
$18,150 debt · $46,798 earn
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
Bachelor Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
35%
$27,000 debt · $77,517 earn
Civil Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
34%
$27,000 debt · $78,808 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education

Accredited since 2022Next review May 2030
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1966Next review Aug 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 8

Action history · 4

  1. Jun 2023Initial Accreditation
    Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education
  2. Apr 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist
  3. Feb 2023Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
  4. Dec 2015Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$19,661
$30–48k$20,470
$48–75k$19,463
$75–110k$24,031
$110k+$29,066

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$25,355
+$2,122vs Baccalaureate median $23,234
Federal loans
38.8%
In-state tuition
$36,560
Out-of-state
$36,560

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 1,121 students received $5.7M in Pell grants, alongside $26.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,121
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$5.7M
$5,703,456 total
Direct Loans
$26.0M
3,764 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$5.2M
1,337 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$7.0M
1,737 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$4.0M
233 loan awards
Parent PLUS$5.8M
327 loan awards
Grad PLUS$3.9M
130 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 693 borrowers who entered repayment, 15 (2.1%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.1%
-0.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
693
Defaulted
15
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.6%
2017
4.8%
2018
4.8%
2019
2.1%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Trine

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs55
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

563 total completions
01Engineering
14125.0%
02Business
8715.5%
03Health Professions
8414.9%
04Parks/Recreation
5910.5%
05Education
447.8%
06Biological Sciences
366.4%
07Engineering Tech
366.4%
08Security/Protective
335.9%
09Psychology
285.0%
10Computer Sciences
152.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
4,646
12-mo unduplicated
5,366
Undergraduate
5,015
Graduate
351

Gender split

Men
47%2,532
Women
53%2,834

Race / ethnicity composition

White
82.5%
Black
4.9%
Hispanic
4.1%
Unknown
3.0%
Two or more
2.1%
Non-resident
1.7%
Asian
1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
1,095
714 M · 381 W
Women athletes
34.8%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$6.0M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$74K
$39K
Head-coach salaries
$47K
$47K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 15

Football
232 M · —
$812K
Track and Field (Indoor)
126 M · 70 W
$122K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
126 M · 70 W
$131K
Lacrosse
61 M · 25 W
$331K
Other Sports
— · 81 W
$519K
Soccer
32 M · 44 W
$368K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.12
5 offenses · 4,471 students

3-year trend

0.502 yrs ago1.711 yr ago1.12Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
14
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
8
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
3
Fondling
2

By location

5total
  • On campus5

Includes 5 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
2
Dating violence
1
Stalking
3 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs024
Liquor144

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
16.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
166

Trine vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Trine selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectTrine University
64%—4,646$25,355Baccalaureate
Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies
26%—2,779$20,473Baccalaureate
Taylor University
74%73.5%2,548$24,865Baccalaureate
Goshen College
65%84.1%847$14,493Baccalaureate
Ohio Northern University
72%74.4%3,140$24,478Baccalaureate
Millikin University
55%66.7%1,586$21,989Baccalaureate
Peer group median65%74.0%2,664$23,234

Institutions like Trine

Explore the federal data for institutions in Trine's comparison group.

IPEDS

Campuses

The 1 campus that make up Trine University.

IPEDS

Frequently asked questions about Trine University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Trine.

What is the graduation rate at Trine University?

Trine University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 64% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Trine University?

Trine University reports a total enrollment of 4,646 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Trine University?

The average net price at Trine University is $25,355 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Trine University?

Trine University's yield rate is 18.8%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Trine University located?

Trine University is located in Angola, Indiana 46703-1764.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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