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Trinity College (CT)

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Location Hartford, CT
Population 1,100,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,193
Men / Women 47% / 53%
White 52%
Hispanic 16%
International 14%
Asian 9%
Black 7%
Mixed 2%
Native American 0%
From State 16%
From Region 39%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 49%
Business & Economics 16%
Life & Natural Sciences 14%
Arts 7%
Engineering 5%
Computer Science 4%
Physical Sciences & Math 4%
Education 2%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $70,770
Est. Cost of Attendance $87,840
10-Year ROI $220,000
ROI Percentile 88th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 90%
4-Year Graduation Rate 78%
6-Year Graduation Rate 84%
Transfer-Out Rate 9%

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,400 (26%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (24%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 28%
Yield (Unbound) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $1M #266
Engineering, Computing & Math $1M #374
Life & Natural Sciences $1M #439

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 10%
SAT Range 1320 – 1430
SAT Math Range 640 – 730
SAT RW Range 658 – 740
ACT Range 30 – 34

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Trinity College (CT) 533 49% / 51% 14% $82,262 94%
Engineering 27 +1 52% / 48% 22% $94,262 88
Computer Science 18 +2 78% / 22% 39% $108,218 96
Computer and Information Sciences 1 +1 100% / 0% 100% $101,053 92
Chemistry 2 +1 100% / 0% 0% $73,485 61
Mathematics 13 +5 54% / 46% 54% $91,460 86 94%
Physics 4 +3 75% / 25% 75% $87,589 83
Biochemistry 6 +1 17% / 83% 0% $74,822 64
Biology 31 +1 35% / 65% 13% $75,660 65 94%
Environmental Science 15 +1 33% / 67% 7% $61,826 29
Neuroscience 25 +1 28% / 72% 4% $65,773 40 86%
Economics 59 +2 75% / 25% 8% $123,096 98 92%
Quantitative Economics 25 +4 60% / 40% 44% $123,096 98 92%
American Studies 8 +4 12% / 88% 0% $71,764 57 100%
Anthropology 9 22% / 78% 11% $69,345 51
Classical Studies 3 +3 67% / 33% 0% $67,129 44
English 21 +5 24% / 76% 5% $66,702 43 100%
French 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $68,230 48
German 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $68,354 48
History 6 +4 83% / 17% 33% $65,914 41
Interdisciplinary Studies 12 +7 8% / 92% 0% $68,176 48
International Studies 8 +4 25% / 75% 25% $77,751 69
Italian 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $68,494 48
Language and Culture Studies 2 +2 0% / 100% 0% $68,076 47
Latin American and Caribbean Studies $71,280 56
Near and Middle Eastern Studies 1 100% / 0% 100% $71,764 57 100%
Philosophy 6 +1 33% / 67% 33% $66,350 42
Political Science 76 +10 66% / 34% 8% $80,061 73 96%
Psychological Science 52 +4 23% / 77% 6% $67,054 44
Psychology 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $68,335 48 96%
Public Policy 37 +4 70% / 30% 3% $80,985 75 97%
Religion 1 +4 100% / 0% 0% $65,730 40
Sociology 12 +1 25% / 75% 8% $72,612 59 100%
Spanish 1 +2 100% / 0% 100% $68,052 47
Education 11 +6 18% / 82% 18% $60,210 24
Art History 8 12% / 88% 12% $49,381 6
Film Studies 4 50% / 50% 25% $48,636 5
Music 2 100% / 0% 0% $46,090 4
Studio Art 3 67% / 33% 0% $48,607 5
Theater 4 +3 50% / 50% 25% $40,681 2
Urban Studies 15 +3 60% / 40% 0% $70,015 52