BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofit

Trinity Christian College

Palos Heights, Illinois·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·trnty.edu
6-yr Graduation
58%
+2.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
854
peer median 1,032
Avg net price
$16,381
-$3.2k 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.

Applied
650
650 candidates competed
Admitted
552
84.9% acceptance rate
Enrolled
128
23.2% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
58%+2.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
100%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
58%
Full-time retention
81%

Pell equity

40.0pp gap
Pell recipients
99%
Non-Pell
59%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

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.

Total programs
53
Passing
10
18.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

53programs
  • Passing10 · 18.9%
  • No Data43 · 81.1%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
8
No data
43

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.

10
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
+11.9%
$54,427 vs $48,653
Special Education and Teaching
Master's Degree · Education
+18.0%
$54,758 vs $46,391
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+36.5%
$47,527 vs $34,808
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+42.1%
$49,476 vs $34,808
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+46.8%
$51,104 vs $34,808
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+50.5%
$52,382 vs $34,808
Special Education and Teaching
Bachelor Degree · Education
+60.1%
$55,713 vs $34,808
Marketing
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+79.1%
$62,334 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

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

7
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
75%
$41,000 debt · $54,427 earn
Special Education and Teaching
Bachelor Degree · Education
61%
$33,912 debt · $55,713 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
55%
$27,000 debt · $49,476 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
53%
$27,000 debt · $51,104 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
51%
$24,187 debt · $47,527 earn
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
44%
$23,000 debt · $52,382 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
34%
$27,000 debt · $79,811 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1976Next review Aug 2031

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 2

  1. Apr 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  2. Jan 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$12,034
$30–48k$9,624
$48–75k$11,213
$75–110k$18,986
$110k+$23,771

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

Avg net price (private)
$16,381
-$3,188vs Baccalaureate median $19,569
Federal loans
64.4%
In-state tuition
$20,325
Out-of-state
$20,325

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 341 students received $2.0M in Pell grants, alongside $3.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
341
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.0M
$2,038,244 total
Direct Loans
$3.9M
819 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.5M
350 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.5M
391 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$214K
13 loan awards
Parent PLUS$712K
65 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.

Of 408 borrowers who entered repayment, 9 (2.2%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.2%
-0.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
408
Defaulted
9
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.9%
2017
5.0%
2018
3.5%
2019
2.2%
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 Trinity Christian College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs62
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

223 total completions
01Education
9140.8%
02Business
2812.6%
03Health Professions
2712.1%
04Psychology
2511.2%
05Parks/Recreation
177.6%
06English Language
114.9%
07Communication
83.6%
08Visual/Performing Arts
62.7%
09Public Admin
62.7%
10Computer Sciences
41.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
854
12-mo unduplicated
915
Undergraduate
858
Graduate
57

Gender split

Men
44%400
Women
56%515

Race / ethnicity composition

White
51.8%
Black
13.8%
Hispanic
12.2%
Two or more
11.1%
Non-resident
4.0%
Unknown
3.9%
Asian
2.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
270
152 M · 118 W
Women athletes
43.7%
Athletic aid
$2.2M
Total student aid
Budget
$3.6M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.4M
$775K
Recruiting expense
$3K
$12K
Head-coach salaries
$44K
$40K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Soccer
41 M · 36 W
$947K
Basketball
29 M · 18 W
$596K
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
24 M · 21 W
$459K
Baseball
36 M ·
$475K
Volleyball
15 M · 16 W
$428K
Softball
· 24 W
$295K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.10
1 offenses · 908 students

3-year trend

4.602 yrs ago4.061 yr ago1.10Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
10
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
1

By location

1total
  • Non-campus1

VAWA offenses

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

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs01
Liquor02

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.

Student-to-faculty
10.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
55

Trinity Christian College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Trinity Christian College selected for federal comparison reporting.

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
SubjectTrinity Christian College
58%854$16,381Baccalaureate
Quincy University
45%50.9%1,210$17,324Baccalaureate
Eureka College
41%85.0%527$22,048Baccalaureate
Illinois Wesleyan University
75%39.3%1,582$29,550Baccalaureate
Blackburn College
57%63.2%513$21,814Baccalaureate
Millikin University
55%66.7%1,586$8,837Baccalaureate
Peer group median56%63.2%1,032$19,569

Frequently asked questions about Trinity Christian College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Trinity Christian College.

What is the graduation rate at Trinity Christian College?

Trinity Christian College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 58% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Trinity Christian College?

Trinity Christian College reports a total enrollment of 854 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Trinity Christian College?

The average net price at Trinity Christian College is $16,381 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Trinity Christian College?

Trinity Christian College's yield rate is 23.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Trinity Christian College located?

Trinity Christian College is located in Palos Heights, Illinois 60463-0929.

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