BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofit

Trinity College

Hartford, Connecticut·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·New England·trincoll.edu
6-yr Graduation
84%
-2.5pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
2,238
peer median 2,201
Avg net price
$35,009
+$5.3k 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
7,460
7,460 candidates competed
Admitted
2,182
29.2% acceptance rate
Enrolled
542
24.8% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
84%-2.5pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
78%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
84%
Full-time retention
90%

Pell equity

6.0pp gap
Pell recipients
83%
Non-Pell
89%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 6.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

Of 45 Title IV programs, 9 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 36 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
45
Passing
9
20.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

45programs
  • Passing9 · 20.0%
  • No Data36 · 80.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
9
No data
36

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.

9
Public Policy Analysis
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+57.6%
$72,738 vs $46,158
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+92.8%
$67,115 vs $34,808
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+95.5%
$68,063 vs $34,808
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Other
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+98.2%
$68,998 vs $34,808
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+100.3%
$69,730 vs $34,808
Area Studies
Bachelor Degree · Area, Ethnic, Cultural, And Gender Studies
+110.4%
$73,229 vs $34,808
Public Policy Analysis
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+137.4%
$82,638 vs $34,808
Political Science and Government
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+170.3%
$94,097 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

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

7
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
34%
$23,000 debt · $67,115 earn
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
33%
$22,592 debt · $68,063 earn
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Other
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
30%
$21,000 debt · $68,998 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
30%
$21,000 debt · $69,730 earn
Public Policy Analysis
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
27%
$22,347 debt · $82,638 earn
Political Science and Government
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
27%
$25,000 debt · $94,097 earn
Economics
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
18%
$22,248 debt · $122,068 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New England Commission of Higher Education

Accredited since 1929Next review Dec 2027

Action history · 1

  1. Nov 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    New England Commission of Higher Education

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$19,032
$30–48k$16,202
$48–75k$18,756
$75–110k$26,084
$110k+$46,149

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

Avg net price (private)
$35,009
+$5,281vs Baccalaureate median $29,729
Federal loans
39.8%
In-state tuition
$67,420
Out-of-state
$67,420

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 342 students received $2.1M in Pell grants, alongside $8.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
342
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.1M
$2,107,993 total
Direct Loans
$8.7M
1,096 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$1.4M
313 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.4M
680 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$72K
5 loan awards
Parent PLUS$3.9M
98 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 267 borrowers who entered repayment, 3 (1.1%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.1%
-1.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
267
Defaulted
3
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
1.1%
2017
2.6%
2018
1.9%
2019
1.1%
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 Trinity College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs50
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

544 total completions
01Social Sciences
21639.7%
02Biological Sciences
6511.9%
03Psychology
5910.8%
04Public Admin
488.8%
05Multi/Interdisciplinary
315.7%
06English Language
305.5%
07Engineering
285.1%
08Visual/Performing Arts
244.4%
09Computer Sciences
224.0%
10Foreign Languages
213.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
2,238
12-mo unduplicated
2,341
Undergraduate
2,293
Graduate
48

Gender split

Men
48%1,119
Women
52%1,222

Race / ethnicity composition

White
61.0%
Non-resident
13.8%
Hispanic
9.1%
Black
5.6%
Asian
4.5%
Two or more
3.9%
Unknown
1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
722
432 M · 290 W
Women athletes
40.2%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$10.5M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$40K
$36K
Head-coach salaries
$71K
$70K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 16

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
210 M · 163 W
$354K
Football
110 M ·
$1.0M
Swimming and Diving (combined)
34 M · 64 W
$308K
Rowing
48 M · 48 W
$666K
Lacrosse
59 M · 28 W
$598K
Soccer
30 M · 38 W
$438K

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
3.63
8 offenses · 2,205 students

3-year trend

6.252 yrs ago5.941 yr ago3.63Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
35
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
18
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
4
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
4
Burglary
2
Fondling
1
Aggravated assault
1

By location

8total
  • On campus7
  • Non-campus1

Includes 4 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
5
Dating violence
3
Stalking
9 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Sexual orientation1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons10
Drugs07
Liquor021

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
9.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
228

Trinity College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Trinity 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 College
84%2,238$35,009Baccalaureate
Connecticut College
82%37.0%1,990$33,998Baccalaureate
Wesleyan University
93%16.5%4,011$27,888Baccalaureate
Williams College
94%8.3%2,164$14,852Baccalaureate
Emmanuel College
68%75.7%1,983$31,569Baccalaureate
Colby College
89%7.1%2,412$23,939Baccalaureate
Peer group median87%16.5%2,201$29,729

Frequently asked questions about Trinity College

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

What is the graduation rate at Trinity College?

Trinity College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 84% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Trinity College?

Trinity College reports a total enrollment of 2,238 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Trinity College?

The average net price at Trinity College is $35,009 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Trinity College?

Trinity College's yield rate is 24.8%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Trinity College located?

Trinity College is located in Hartford, Connecticut 06106-3100.

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