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Trinity Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·www2.trinitydc.edu
6-yr Graduation
49%
-9.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Total enrollment
1,948
peer median 1,944
Avg net price
$12,233
-$10k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
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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
1,240
1,240 candidates competed
Admitted
1,234
99.5% acceptance rate
Enrolled
249
20.2% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
49%-9.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
4-year graduation
27%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
49%
Full-time retention
69%

Pell equity

21.0pp gap
Pell recipients
43%
Non-Pell
64%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 21.0-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 79 Title IV programs, 14 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 65 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
79
Passing
14
17.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

79programs
  • Passing14 · 17.7%
  • No Data65 · 82.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
13
No data
65

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.

14
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+24.1%
$76,788 vs $61,854
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+26.8%
$48,567 vs $38,290
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+36.4%
$91,234 vs $66,899
Human Resources Management and Services
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+39.2%
$93,107 vs $66,899
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+39.8%
$53,543 vs $38,290
Research and Experimental Psychology
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+43.5%
$54,934 vs $38,290
Public Relations Advertising and Applied Communication
Master's Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+48.0%
$86,961 vs $58,761
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+55.9%
$59,708 vs $38,290

Debt vs earnings

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

14
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
93%
$71,750 debt · $76,788 earn
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
86%
$68,333 debt · $79,785 earn
Research and Experimental Psychology
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
69%
$37,750 debt · $54,934 earn
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
64%
$31,000 debt · $48,567 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
58%
$31,000 debt · $53,543 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
51%
$30,500 debt · $59,708 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
49%
$31,000 debt · $62,755 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
49%
$32,787 debt · $66,772 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1921Next review Jan 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 6

Action history · 8

  1. Aug 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree
  2. Jan 2023Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  3. Dec 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree
  4. Apr 2020Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  5. Nov 2018Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree

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$11,164
$30–48k$11,256
$48–75k$13,393
$75–110k$17,830
$110k+$20,561

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

Avg net price (private)
$12,233
-$10,028vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs median $22,261
Federal loans
39.6%
In-state tuition
$26,110
Out-of-state
$26,110

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 1,049 students received $5.9M in Pell grants, alongside $9.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,049
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$5.9M
$5,917,267 total
Direct Loans
$9.2M
1,618 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.6M
712 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.5M
644 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$3.7M
221 loan awards
Parent PLUS$415K
34 loan awards
Grad PLUS$78K
7 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 719 borrowers who entered repayment, 29 (4.0%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.0%
+1.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
719
Defaulted
29
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
13.8%
2017
14.9%
2018
8.7%
2019
4.0%
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 Washington

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs45
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

383 total completions
01Health Professions
12231.9%
02Education
7920.6%
03Business
5213.6%
04Liberal Arts
4010.4%
05Psychology
297.6%
06Social Sciences
266.8%
07Security/Protective
174.4%
08Communication
112.9%
09Biological Sciences
61.6%
10Physical Sciences
10.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
1,948
12-mo unduplicated
2,157
Undergraduate
1,781
Graduate
376

Gender split

Men
7%146
Women
93%2,011

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
58.1%
Hispanic
33.7%
Unknown
2.3%
Two or more
2.2%
White
1.5%
Non-resident
1.1%
Asian
1.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
56
0 M · 56 W
Women athletes
100.0%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$424K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
Head-coach salaries
$5K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 5

Volleyball
· 15 W
$43K
Soccer
· 13 W
$33K
Tennis
· 13 W
$29K
Lacrosse
· 12 W
$29K
Basketball
· 10 W
$35K

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
0.00
0 offenses · 1,895 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
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

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    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
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    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)
    69

    Trinity Washington vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Trinity Washington 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 Washington University
    49%1,948$12,233Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    King's College
    60%93.1%1,939$23,281Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    Caldwell University
    57%71.3%2,005$21,188Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    Wagner College
    65%88.0%2,001$27,733Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    Wilson College
    48%92.1%1,907$21,241Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    Cairn University-Langhorne
    60%88.2%1,097$29,577Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    Peer group median59%88.2%1,944$22,261

    Frequently asked questions about Trinity Washington University

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

    What is the graduation rate at Trinity Washington University?

    Trinity Washington University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 49% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Trinity Washington University?

    Trinity Washington University reports a total enrollment of 1,948 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Trinity Washington University?

    The average net price at Trinity Washington University is $12,233 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Trinity Washington University?

    Trinity Washington University's yield rate is 20.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Trinity Washington University located?

    Trinity Washington University is located in Washington, District of Columbia 20017-1094.

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