Trinity University
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.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
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.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing11 · 19.0%
- No Data47 · 81.0%
- 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.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 3
Action history · 5
- Dec 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Dec 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Apr 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Dec 2018Renewal of AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Dec 2014Renewal of AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
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, 596 students received $3.6M in Pell grants, alongside $8.2M 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 352 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (1.1%) 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
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 · 12
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
- On campus16
- Public property3
Includes 7 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Data quality: 2 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Trinity vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Trinity 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 University | 84% | — | 2,687 | $23,650 | Baccalaureate |
Amherst College | 94% | 9.0% | 1,914 | $18,246 | Baccalaureate |
Austin College | 67% | 47.7% | 1,217 | $23,451 | Baccalaureate |
Bates College | 90% | 13.3% | 1,760 | $30,703 | Baccalaureate |
Baylor University | 80% | 51.3% | 20,626 | $41,942 | R1 Research |
Beloit College | 71% | 63.0% | 1,004 | $21,924 | Baccalaureate |
Birmingham-Southern College | 64% | 51.9% | — | $23,351 | Baccalaureate |
Bowdoin College | 95% | 7.1% | 1,881 | $20,786 | Baccalaureate |
Bucknell University | 86% | 28.9% | 3,969 | $40,429 | Baccalaureate |
Carleton College | 90% | 20.4% | 2,128 | $27,320 | Baccalaureate |
Centenary College of Louisiana | 56% | 55.7% | 712 | $25,159 | Baccalaureate |
Centre College | 81% | 54.4% | 1,404 | $21,497 | Baccalaureate |
Colby College | 89% | 7.1% | 2,412 | $23,939 | Baccalaureate |
Colorado College | 88% | 18.5% | 2,056 | $31,678 | Baccalaureate |
Davidson College | 91% | 13.4% | 1,869 | $18,127 | Baccalaureate |
Denison University | 79% | 17.4% | 2,394 | $38,111 | Baccalaureate |
DePauw University | 75% | 57.2% | 1,917 | $24,546 | Baccalaureate |
Furman University | 79% | 42.9% | 2,554 | $29,997 | Baccalaureate |
Grinnell College | 88% | 14.5% | 1,788 | $15,608 | Baccalaureate |
Hendrix College | 72% | 55.6% | 1,110 | $23,409 | Baccalaureate |
Lawrence University | 77% | 63.9% | 1,417 | $24,563 | Baccalaureate |
Lewis & Clark College | 75% | 78.5% | 3,504 | $36,084 | Baccalaureate |
Macalester College | 87% | 28.5% | 2,138 | $29,980 | Baccalaureate |
Millsaps College | 57% | 43.1% | 593 | $25,291 | Baccalaureate |
Morehouse College | 59% | 44.0% | 2,847 | $35,949 | Baccalaureate |
Oberlin College | 81% | 34.2% | 2,909 | $39,184 | Baccalaureate |
Pomona College | 93% | 7.1% | 1,700 | $19,424 | Baccalaureate |
Reed College | 71% | 24.6% | 1,358 | $39,951 | Baccalaureate |
Rhodes College | 85% | 50.4% | 1,861 | $25,060 | Baccalaureate |
Rice University | 95% | 8.0% | 8,961 | $12,640 | R1 Research |
Rollins College | 75% | 47.5% | 3,046 | $33,847 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Smith College | 89% | 21.0% | 2,857 | $26,181 | Baccalaureate |
Southern Methodist University | 84% | 63.3% | 12,116 | $41,778 | R2 Research |
Southwestern University | 73% | 43.1% | 1,440 | $27,468 | Baccalaureate |
Spelman College | 78% | 24.9% | 3,417 | $36,828 | Baccalaureate |
St Olaf College | 84% | 48.3% | 3,124 | $22,752 | Baccalaureate |
Swarthmore College | 92% | 7.5% | 1,623 | $18,686 | Baccalaureate |
Texas Christian University | 85% | 44.5% | 12,938 | $33,531 | R2 Research |
The College of Wooster | 74% | 59.5% | 1,738 | $25,766 | Baccalaureate |
The University of the South | 80% | 56.9% | 1,724 | $27,498 | Baccalaureate |
Trinity College | 84% | 29.2% | 2,238 | $35,009 | Baccalaureate |
University of Dallas | 73% | 53.4% | 2,078 | $25,470 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
University of Richmond | 85% | 22.2% | 3,722 | $33,417 | Baccalaureate |
Washington and Lee University | 94% | 14.0% | 2,241 | $23,911 | Baccalaureate |
Wellesley College | 92% | 14.0% | 2,407 | $25,008 | Baccalaureate |
Wesleyan University | 93% | 16.5% | 4,011 | $27,888 | Baccalaureate |
Williams College | 94% | 8.3% | 2,164 | $14,852 | Baccalaureate |
| Peer group median | 84% | 31.7% | 2,133 | $25,470 |
Trinity Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
- Frances FreyExecutive Director Institutional Research & Effectiveness
- Michelle ByrneDirector of Institutional Effectiveness & Assessment
- Emily MarshallAssistant Director of Institutional Research
- Nick ShultsSenior Institutional Research Systems Analyst
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 planReady. Set. Rise. Strategic Plan2025Trinity University aims to become a national leader by preparing students to succeed in a globally interconnected world. The strategic plan, 'Ready. Set. Rise.', focuses on redefining liberal arts education, maintaining excellence in various fields, and enhancing student development through academics and co-curricular programs. This plan positions Trinity University to leverage its rich history of excellence as it continues to be a supportive and student-serving institution.trinity.edu
Notable alumni of Trinity (10)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Chingo BlingArts and entertainment
- Deanna DunaganArts and entertainment
- Brunson GreenArts and entertainment
- Gibby HaynesArts and entertainment
- Naomi Shihab NyeArts and literature
- Gretchen MagersAthletics
- John CornynGovernment and military
- Gavin MaloofBusiness
- Ron NirenbergGovernment and military
- Alice WaltonBusiness
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