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Triton College

River Grove, Illinois·Public, 2-year·Great Lakes·triton.edu
6-yr Graduation
29%
Total enrollment
9,842
peer median 8,399
Avg net price
$4,427
-$434 vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
29%
Full-time retention
68%

Pell equity

29.0pp gap
Pell recipients
29%
Non-Pell
0%

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 81 Title IV programs, 5 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 76 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
81
Passing
5
6.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

81programs
  • Passing5 · 6.2%
  • No Data76 · 93.8%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
5
No data
76

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.

5
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+27.8%
$44,502 vs $34,808
Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+46.3%
$50,934 vs $34,808
Biological and Physical Sciences
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+50.6%
$52,421 vs $34,808
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+107.9%
$72,368 vs $34,808
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+135.2%
$81,882 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

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

4
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
20%
$9,000 debt · $44,502 earn
Biological and Physical Sciences
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
15%
$8,018 debt · $52,421 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
14%
$11,544 debt · $81,882 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
13%
$9,600 debt · $72,368 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1972Next review Aug 2034

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 5

  1. Apr 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  2. Mar 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  3. Sep 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  4. Apr 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  5. Aug 2018Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs

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$3,459
$30–48k$3,791
$48–75k$6,009
$75–110k$8,303
$110k+$9,231

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

Avg net price
$4,427
-$433vs Community College median $4,861
Federal loans
2.4%
In-state tuition
$4,920
Out-of-state
$14,880

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 3,312 students received $14.9M in Pell grants, alongside $1000K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
3,312
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$14.9M
$14,925,541 total
Direct Loans
$1000K
280 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

3k
20
3k
21
3k
22
3k
23
3k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$342K
118 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$499K
147 loan awards
Parent PLUS$159K
15 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 342 borrowers who entered repayment, 12 (3.5%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.5%
+1.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
342
Defaulted
12
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
13.9%
2017
13.0%
2018
9.7%
2019
3.5%
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 Triton College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs66
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

840 total completions
01Liberal Arts
41048.8%
02Multi/Interdisciplinary
18522.0%
03Health Professions
10812.9%
04Business
435.1%
05Construction Trades
202.4%
06Security/Protective
192.3%
07Mechanic
161.9%
08Engineering Tech
141.7%
09Personal/Culinary
131.5%
10Visual/Performing Arts
121.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
9,842
12-mo unduplicated
16,508
Undergraduate
16,508
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
50%8,268
Women
50%8,240

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
47.7%
White
26.1%
Black
12.5%
Unknown
7.5%
Asian
2.5%
Two or more
2.0%
Non-resident
1.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
173
108 M · 65 W
Women athletes
37.6%
Athletic aid
$609K
Total student aid
Budget
$2.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$381K
$228K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$21K
$11K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Soccer
23 M · 14 W
$204K
Baseball
37 M ·
$258K
Wrestling
25 M ·
$171K
Basketball
12 M · 12 W
$540K
Softball
· 24 W
$132K
Volleyball
· 14 W
$46K

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
0.12
1 offenses · 8,616 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.331 yr ago0.12Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
4
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
1
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs10
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
21.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
107

Triton College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Triton 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
SubjectTriton College
29%9,842$4,427Community College
Waubonsee Community College
8,305$6,113Community College
Moraine Valley Community College
11,296$1,771Community College
Southwestern Illinois College
8,492$7,210Community College
City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College
6,296$3,166Community College
Lincoln Land Community College
5,677$5,294Community College
Peer group median29%8,399$4,861

Frequently asked questions about Triton College

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

What is the graduation rate at Triton College?

Triton College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 29% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Triton College?

Triton College reports a total enrollment of 9,842 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Triton College?

The average net price at Triton College is $4,427 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Triton College located?

Triton College is located in River Grove, Illinois 60171-1995.

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