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Trinity College

Trinity College is a private campus in Hartford proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. International students are a visible presence at Trinity College — 13.8% of its 2,146 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$19,032

family income
under $30k

$16,202

$30–48k

$18,756

$48–75k

$26,084

$75–110k

$46,149

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$34,8322023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Trinity College rose from $23,149 (2008) to $34,832 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$23,149
2009	$24,546
2010	$24,757
2011	$27,503
2012	$26,419
2013	$29,514
2014	$30,081
2015	$30,530
2016	$31,808
2017	$32,122
2018	$34,460
2019	$32,694
2020	$32,036
2021	$37,118
2022	$35,009
2023	$34,832

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$87,8402024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Trinity College rose from $50,649 (2009) to $87,840 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$50,649
2010	$53,525
2011	$55,505
2012	$57,575
2013	$59,865
2014	$62,310
2015	$64,256
2016	$66,420
2017	$68,940
2018	$71,470
2019	$74,042
2020	$76,850
2021	$76,698
2022	$79,605
2023	$83,090
2024	$87,840

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$25,440
2001	$26,786
2002	$28,602
2003	$30,230
2004	$31,940
2005	$33,630
2006	$35,130
2007	$36,870
2008	$38,720
2013	$47,510
2014	$49,056
2015	$50,776
2016	$52,760
2017	$54,770
2018	$56,910
2019	$59,050
2020	$59,050
2021	$61,370
2022	$63,930
2023	$67,420

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Trinity College reports published tuition of $70,770 in this record. Trinity College's $70,770 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Trinity College reports 2,146 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

83.8% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Trinity College within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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83.8%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Trinity College has held near 83.8% from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	85.5%
1992 cohort	81.4%
1993 cohort	83.2%
1994 cohort	84.2%
1995 cohort	85%
1996 cohort	82.9%
1997 cohort	84.2%
1998 cohort	87.4%
1999 cohort	84.8%
2000 cohort	83.2%
2001 cohort	86.6%
2002 cohort	86.3%
2003 cohort	86.3%
2004 cohort	85.9%
2005 cohort	85.9%
2006 cohort	83.4%
2007 cohort	86.3%
2008 cohort	84%
2009 cohort	85.9%
2010 cohort	84.9%
2011 cohort	81%
2012 cohort	84.4%
2013 cohort	82.8%
2014 cohort	82.2%
2015 cohort	85.2%
2016 cohort	83.6%
2017 cohort	82.8%
2018 cohort	83.8%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$17,125	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$17,125	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$17,125	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$17,125	$2,771
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$17,125	$2,750
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$15,896	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,154	$4,250
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$13,729	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$14,500	$2,750
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,500	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$14,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$15,614	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$17,263	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$19,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$21,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$21,328	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$21,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$21,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$21,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$21,500	$6,375
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$23,000	$6,931
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$23,000	$7,162
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$23,000	$8,250

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$67,628

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$85,907

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$90,779

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Trinity College admitted 2,182 of 7,460 applicants in Fall 2024. The 29.2% rate describes that application pool.

29.2%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $67,420 tuition · 2023–24 2,146 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1298–14701600

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Admissions

Trinity College reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Trinity College’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 658–740 and Math was 640–730 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1298–1470 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	658	715	740
SAT Math	640	690	730
ACT Composite	30	32	34

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Trinity College received 7,460 applications and admitted 2,182 (29.2%), with 542 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

29.3%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	30%
Fall 2002	36.5%
Fall 2003	36.5%
Fall 2004	36.2%
Fall 2005	39.4%
Fall 2006	42.8%
Fall 2007	34.2%
Fall 2008	41.7%
Fall 2009	41.3%
Fall 2010	43.2%
Fall 2011	30.4%
Fall 2012	33.7%
Fall 2013	31.8%
Fall 2014	33%
Fall 2015	33.4%
Fall 2016	34%
Fall 2017	33.9%
Fall 2018	33.6%
Fall 2019	33.5%
Fall 2020	36%
Fall 2021	37.8%
Fall 2022	36.1%
Fall 2023	33.5%
Fall 2024	29.3%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1298–1470Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1190	1360
Fall 2002	1190	1380
Fall 2003	1190	1380
Fall 2004	1210	1410
Fall 2005	1220	1400
Fall 2006	1210	1390
Fall 2007	1210	1380
Fall 2008	1180	1400
Fall 2009	1200	1370
Fall 2010	1200	1370
Fall 2011	1180	1370
Fall 2012	1190	1390
Fall 2013	1150	1350
Fall 2017	1260	1420
Fall 2018	1300	1460
Fall 2019	1298	1450
Fall 2021	1333	1480
Fall 2022	1300	1470
Fall 2023	1310	1460
Fall 2024	1298	1470

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

30–34Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2003	24	29
Fall 2004	25	29
Fall 2005	25	29
Fall 2006	27	29
Fall 2007	26	29
Fall 2008	26	30
Fall 2009	26	30
Fall 2010	25	29
Fall 2011	26	29
Fall 2012	26	30
Fall 2013	25	29
Fall 2017	28	32
Fall 2018	29	32
Fall 2019	29	32
Fall 2021	29	33
Fall 2022	30	32
Fall 2023	30	33
Fall 2024	30	34

IPEDS Fall 2003–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

2,146Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Trinity College has held near 2,146 from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	2,042
Fall 2003	2,061
Fall 2004	2,123
Fall 2005	2,214
Fall 2006	2,256
Fall 2007	2,255
Fall 2008	2,285
Fall 2009	2,238
Fall 2010	2,238
Fall 2011	2,240
Fall 2012	2,231
Fall 2013	2,239
Fall 2014	2,262
Fall 2015	2,251
Fall 2016	2,225
Fall 2017	2,174
Fall 2018	2,162
Fall 2019	2,167
Fall 2020	2,194
Fall 2021	2,143
Fall 2022	2,141
Fall 2023	2,193
Fall 2024	2,146

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

90%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Trinity College has held near 90% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	95%
Fall 2004 cohort	92%
Fall 2005 cohort	92%
Fall 2006 cohort	90%
Fall 2007 cohort	90%
Fall 2008 cohort	91%
Fall 2009 cohort	92%
Fall 2010 cohort	92%
Fall 2011 cohort	88%
Fall 2012 cohort	91%
Fall 2013 cohort	89%
Fall 2014 cohort	88%
Fall 2015 cohort	90%
Fall 2016 cohort	88%
Fall 2017 cohort	91%
Fall 2018 cohort	91%
Fall 2019 cohort	90%
Fall 2020 cohort	91%
Fall 2021 cohort	90%
Fall 2022 cohort	91%
Fall 2023 cohort	90%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Trinity College

Faculty pay at Trinity College averages $139,704 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Trinity College as a primarily residential campus of 2,146 undergraduates — and 90% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Trinity College's SAT section-percentile sums are 1298–1470 — their midpoint is above the CT four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Trinity College's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Trinity College compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Trinity College29.2%

Connecticut median76%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Trinity College$70,770

Connecticut median$30,207

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Trinity College's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Trinity College$90,779

Connecticut median$64,209

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Trinity College, Connecticut and national reference values
Metric & basis	Trinity College	Connecticut median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	29.2%	76%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$70,770	$30,207	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$90,779	$64,209	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Trinity College, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Trinity College federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 8 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Economics	$122,068
Political Science and Government	$94,097
Public Policy Analysis	$82,638
Area Studies	$73,229
Psychology, General	$69,730
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$68,998
English Language and Literature, General	$68,063
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	$67,115

These 8 fields listed for Trinity College measure earnings after completion. The $90,779 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 36 additional Trinity College fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Trinity College report?

Trinity College's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1298–1470 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Trinity College's acceptance rate?

29.2% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 2,182 admitted from 7,460 applicants.

How much does Trinity College cost?

At Trinity College, tuition is $70,770. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Trinity College report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $90,779. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Connecticut

United States Coast Guard Academy — 22.4% admitted
Wesleyan University — 16.5% admitted
Fairfield University — 33.3% admitted
Southern Connecticut State University — 91.5% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.