BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofit

Trinity University

San Antonio, Texas·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southwest·new.trinity.edu
6-yr Graduation
84%
—
Total enrollment
2,687
peer median 2,133
Avg net price
$23,464
-$2.0k vs Baccalaureate
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About

Trinity University is a private liberal arts college in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded as a coeducational institution in 1869 by Cumberland Presbyterians as the merger of three schools whose enrollment had dropped during the Civil War. Its first campus in Tehuacana was built on 1,100 acres (450 ha) of land donated by John Boyd. The school moved its campus to Waxahachie in 1902, and finally, San Antonio in 1945.

Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS
Applied
12,506
12,506 candidates competed
Admitted
3,241
25.9% acceptance rate
Enrolled
650
20.1% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
84%
4-year graduation
72%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
84%
Full-time retention
93%

Pell equity

0.0pp gap
Pell recipients
84%92 of 110
Non-Pell (all)
84%484 of 576
Subsidized loan, no Pell
85%134 of 158
No Federal Aid
84%350 of 418

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.

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 58 Title IV programs, 11 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 47 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
58
Passing
11
19.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

58programs
  • Passing11 · 19.0%
  • No Data47 · 81.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
10
No data
47

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.

11
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+19.8%
$55,567 vs $46,391
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
+65.1%
$76,590 vs $46,391
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+78.7%
$59,494 vs $33,298
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+104.5%
$68,095 vs $33,298
Political Science and Government
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+107.0%
$68,934 vs $33,298
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+144.0%
$148,391 vs $60,823
Finance and Financial Management Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+144.3%
$81,363 vs $33,298
Marketing
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+153.3%
$84,347 vs $33,298

Debt vs earnings

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

9
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
51%
$76,211 debt · $148,391 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
39%
$23,000 debt · $59,494 earn
Political Science and Government
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
31%
$21,500 debt · $68,934 earn
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
30%
$20,700 debt · $68,095 earn
Marketing
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
29%
$24,103 debt · $84,347 earn
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
27%
$21,000 debt · $76,590 earn
Engineering Science
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
26%
$22,899 debt · $86,823 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
26%
$25,377 debt · $96,844 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1946Next review Dec 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 5

  1. Dec 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Dec 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Apr 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Dec 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Dec 2014Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

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$10,356
$30–48k$13,260
$48–75k$14,305
$75–110k$22,134
$110k+$34,549

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

Avg net price (private)
$23,464
-$2,032vs Baccalaureate median $25,496
Federal loans
43.6%
In-state tuition
$53,676
Out-of-state
$53,676

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, 596 students received $3.6M in Pell grants, alongside $8.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
596
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.6M
$3,634,700 total
Direct Loans
$8.5M
1,288 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.2M
512 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.4M
612 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$1.1M
37 loan awards
Parent PLUS$2.6M
118 loan awards
Grad PLUS$242K
9 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 352 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (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
352
Defaulted
4
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
0.9%
2017
1.8%
2018
2.0%
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

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs66
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

715 total completions
01Business
22331.2%
02Social Sciences
10715.0%
03Biological Sciences
8511.9%
04Psychology
557.7%
05Computer Sciences
547.6%
06Communication
476.6%
07Education
456.3%
08Health Professions
344.8%
09Foreign Languages
334.6%
10English Language
324.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
2,687
12-mo unduplicated
2,752
Undergraduate
2,565
Graduate
187

Gender split

Men
45%1,237
Women
55%1,515

Race / ethnicity composition

White
50.5%
Hispanic
25.0%
Asian
8.4%
Two or more
5.7%
Non-resident
5.1%
Black
4.4%
Unknown
0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
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
635
395 M · 240 W
Women athletes
37.8%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$8.4M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$92K
$79K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 12

Football
124 M · —
$1.5M
Track and Field (Indoor)
50 M · 49 W
$161K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
50 M · 49 W
$161K
Soccer
47 M · 32 W
$801K
Baseball
62 M · —
$488K
Cross Country
28 M · 23 W
$287K

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
3.71
10 offenses · 2,694 students

3-year trend

3.702 yrs ago7.061 yr ago3.71Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
39
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
8
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
4
Burglary
3
Motor vehicle theft
2
Fondling
1

By location

10total
  • On campus9
  • Public property1

Includes 8 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
4
Stalking
4 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs118
Liquor022

Residence-hall fires

  • Thomas Hall1 fire
    Machinery/IndustrialDamage $100-$999

Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
8.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
280

Trinity vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Trinity 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
SubjectTrinity University
84%—2,687$23,464Baccalaureate
Amherst College
94%9.0%1,914$23,367Baccalaureate
Austin College
67%47.7%1,217$21,107Baccalaureate
Bates College
90%13.3%1,760$29,351Baccalaureate
Baylor University
80%51.3%20,626$41,104R1 Research
Beloit College
71%63.0%1,004$21,526Baccalaureate
Birmingham-Southern College
64%51.9%—$23,351Baccalaureate
Bowdoin College
95%7.1%1,881$14,398Baccalaureate
Bucknell University
86%28.9%3,969$40,766Baccalaureate
Carleton College
90%20.4%2,128$25,407Baccalaureate
Centenary College of Louisiana
56%55.7%712$23,624Baccalaureate
Centre College
81%54.4%1,404$20,781Baccalaureate
Colby College
89%7.1%2,412$17,180Baccalaureate
Colorado College
88%18.5%2,056$33,375Baccalaureate
Davidson College
91%13.4%1,869$17,379Baccalaureate
Denison University
79%17.4%2,394$40,007Baccalaureate
DePauw University
75%57.2%1,917$22,264Baccalaureate
Furman University
79%42.9%2,554$30,308Baccalaureate
Grinnell College
88%14.5%1,788$17,648Baccalaureate
Hendrix College
72%55.6%1,110$24,149Baccalaureate
Lawrence University
77%63.9%1,417$23,401Baccalaureate
Lewis & Clark College
75%78.5%3,504$36,013Baccalaureate
Macalester College
87%28.5%2,138$32,149Baccalaureate
Millsaps College
57%43.1%593$26,034Baccalaureate
Morehouse College
59%44.0%2,847$39,013Baccalaureate
Oberlin College
81%34.2%2,909$38,645Baccalaureate
Pomona College
93%7.1%1,700$19,285Baccalaureate
Reed College
71%24.6%1,358$33,013Baccalaureate
Rhodes College
85%50.4%1,861$28,585Baccalaureate
Rice University
95%8.0%8,961$13,370R1 Research
Rollins College
75%47.5%3,046$34,732Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Smith College
89%21.0%2,857$27,579Baccalaureate
Southern Methodist University
84%63.3%12,116$40,892R2 Research
Southwestern University
73%43.1%1,440$29,224Baccalaureate
Spelman College
78%24.9%3,417$38,967Baccalaureate
St Olaf College
84%48.3%3,124$23,874Baccalaureate
Swarthmore College
92%7.5%1,623$23,149Baccalaureate
Texas Christian University
85%44.5%12,938$36,660R2 Research
The College of Wooster
74%59.5%1,738$23,458Baccalaureate
The University of the South
80%56.9%1,724$27,872Baccalaureate
Trinity College
84%29.2%2,238$34,832Baccalaureate
University of Dallas
73%53.4%2,078$22,610Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
University of Richmond
85%22.2%3,722$31,309Baccalaureate
Washington and Lee University
94%14.0%2,241$23,781Baccalaureate
Wellesley College
92%14.0%2,407$25,496Baccalaureate
Wesleyan University
93%16.5%4,011$30,177Baccalaureate
Williams College
94%8.3%2,164$17,716Baccalaureate
Peer group median84%31.7%2,133$25,496

Institutions like Trinity

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

IPEDS

Trinity Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Team
4 members
  • Frances Frey
    Executive Director Institutional Research & Effectiveness
  • Michelle Byrne
    Director of Institutional Effectiveness & Assessment
  • Emily Marshall
    Assistant Director of Institutional Research
  • Nick Shults
    Senior Institutional Research Systems Analyst

Research funding

External research funding from NSF, NIH, HERD, and federal spending sources.

NSF
NIH awards
$3,017,974
USA Spending
$18,537,856
All sources
$21,555,830

Reports & documents (2)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Notable alumni of Trinity (10)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • Chingo Bling
    Arts and entertainment
  • Deanna Dunagan
    Arts and entertainment
  • Brunson Green
    Arts and entertainment
  • Gibby Haynes
    Arts and entertainment
  • Naomi Shihab Nye
    Arts and literature
  • Gretchen Magers
    Athletics
  • John Cornyn
    Government and military
  • Gavin Maloof
    Business
  • Ron Nirenberg
    Government and military
  • Alice Walton
    Business

Frequently asked questions about Trinity University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Trinity.

What is the graduation rate at Trinity University?

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

How many students attend Trinity University?

Trinity University reports a total enrollment of 2,687 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Trinity University?

The average net price at Trinity University is $23,464 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Trinity University?

Trinity University's yield rate is 20.1%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Trinity University located?

Trinity University is located in San Antonio, Texas 78212-7200.

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
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