About
Trinity Christian College was a private Christian college in Palos Heights, Illinois, United States. It was founded in 1959 by a group of Chicago businessmen who wanted to establish a college providing students with a Christian higher education in a Reformed tradition as a college in Illinois. The college offered degrees in more than 70 programs of study. In 2023 and 2024, it reduced its number of employees by 10 percent. On November 4, 2025, Trinity Christian College announced it would close at the end of the 2025-26 academic calendar.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients here graduate at a 73.4-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.
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.
Of 53 Title IV programs, 10 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 43 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing10 · 18.9%
- No Data43 · 81.1%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Higher Learning Commission
Programmatic accreditations · 1
Action history · 2
- Apr 2023Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
- Jan 2021Renewal of AccreditationHigher Learning Commission
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 343 students received $2.0M in Pell grants, alongside $3.9M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 408 borrowers who entered repayment, 9 (2.2%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at Trinity Christian College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 9
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Trinity Christian College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Trinity Christian College selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectTrinity Christian College | 58% | — | 854 | $19,125 | Baccalaureate |
| 49% | 49.8% | 4,213 | $15,676 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 52% | 97.7% | 1,167 | $18,610 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 68% | 74.3% | 5,434 | $31,495 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 74% | 70.9% | 3,681 | $22,992 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 66% | 86.2% | 1,084 | $23,377 | Baccalaureate | |
| 69% | 86.5% | 1,100 | $26,265 | Baccalaureate | |
| 74% | 68.5% | 1,952 | $25,807 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 61% | 79.0% | 1,366 | $25,890 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 69% | 69.2% | 1,595 | $24,883 | Baccalaureate | |
| 40% | 97.5% | 1,104 | $19,533 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 80% | 79.2% | 3,395 | $27,182 | Baccalaureate | |
| 60% | 47.6% | 960 | $18,558 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 67% | 71.3% | 7,011 | $17,028 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 58% | 68.5% | 2,557 | $16,948 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 66% | 80.4% | 1,705 | $25,907 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 61% | 55.9% | 3,339 | $20,729 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 46% | 100.0% | 869 | $2,835 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 68% | 93.5% | 3,234 | $27,705 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 62% | 82.9% | 1,450 | $21,383 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 70% | 77.0% | 1,310 | $29,053 | Baccalaureate | |
| 71% | 89.8% | 2,314 | $26,534 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| Peer group median | 66% | 79.0% | 1,650 | $23,185 |
Institutions like Trinity Christian College
Explore the federal data for institutions in Trinity Christian College's comparison group.
- Doctoral/ProfessionalMississippi
Belhaven University
Grad rate49%Admit rate49.8%Enrollment4,213Net price$15,676View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsIndiana
Bethel University
Grad rate52%Admit rate97.7%Enrollment1,167Net price$18,610View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalCalifornia
Biola University
Grad rate68%Admit rate74.3%Enrollment5,434Net price$31,495View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsMichigan
Calvin University
Grad rate74%Admit rate70.9%Enrollment3,681Net price$22,992View data - BaccalaureateIowa
Central College
Grad rate66%Admit rate86.2%Enrollment1,084Net price$23,377View data - BaccalaureateGeorgia
Covenant College
Grad rate69%Admit rate86.5%Enrollment1,100Net price$26,265View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsIowa
Dordt University
Grad rate74%Admit rate68.5%Enrollment1,952Net price$25,807View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPennsylvania
Geneva College
Grad rate61%Admit rate79.0%Enrollment1,366Net price$25,890View data - BaccalaureateMassachusetts
Gordon College
Grad rate69%Admit rate69.2%Enrollment1,595Net price$24,883View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsIllinois
Greenville University
Grad rate40%Admit rate97.5%Enrollment1,104Net price$19,533View data - BaccalaureateMichigan
Hope College
Grad rate80%Admit rate79.2%Enrollment3,395Net price$27,182View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsIllinois
Judson University
Grad rate60%Admit rate47.6%Enrollment960Net price$18,558View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsIllinois
Lewis University
Grad rate67%Admit rate71.3%Enrollment7,011Net price$17,028View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsIllinois
North Park University
Grad rate58%Admit rate68.5%Enrollment2,557Net price$16,948View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsIowa
Northwestern College
Grad rate66%Admit rate80.4%Enrollment1,705Net price$25,907View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsIllinois
Olivet Nazarene University
Grad rate61%Admit rate55.9%Enrollment3,339Net price$20,729View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalIllinois
Trinity International University-Illinois
Grad rate46%Admit rate100.0%Enrollment869Net price$2,835View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsMinnesota
University of Northwestern-St Paul
Grad rate68%Admit rate93.5%Enrollment3,234Net price$27,705View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsSouth Dakota
University of Sioux Falls
Grad rate62%Admit rate82.9%Enrollment1,450Net price$21,383View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Westmont College
Grad rate70%Admit rate77.0%Enrollment1,310Net price$29,053View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsWashington
Whitworth University
Grad rate71%Admit rate89.8%Enrollment2,314Net price$26,534View data
Common Data Set
Trinity Christian College's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Source publications
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planTrinity Christian College 2025-2028 Strategic Plan2025The Transformative Colleges Strategic Plan by Trinity Christian College focuses on enhancing student wellbeing, reducing student loan debt, and fostering partnerships, all while maintaining a Christian approach to learning. The plan is rooted in the institution's mission to provide a liberal arts education in the Reformed tradition. This strategic plan aims to make life-enriching education widely accessible by incorporating goals that reflect the college's commitment to hospitality and belonging.trnty.edu
Notable alumni of Trinity Christian College (3)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Sandra Biedron
- Tim Ozinga
- Mark Regnerus
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