Trinity University

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Presbyterian
Population 2,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 85 (10% 🥵)
Sunshine Hours 2,900 (84%)
Days Without Precipitation 280 (90% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,507
Men / Women 45% / 55%
From State 77%
From Region 3%
Athletes 635 (25.6%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 50%
Hispanic 25%
Asian 8%
Mixed 6%
International 5%
Black 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Arts and Sciences 462 39% 58% 7% 4% 22% 3% $76,351 62 +0.30 64 96%
Engineering Science 29 — 55% 55% 14% 0% 17% 3% $100,582 64 +0.16 90 100% — — — —
Pre-Engineering 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $96,855 52 -0.13 88 — — — — —
Computer Science 45 +9 67% 49% 4% 7% 29% 9% $127,609 64 +0.08 98 100% — — — —
Chemistry 6 — 100% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $76,253 77 +0.45 64 — — — — —
Financial Mathematics 9 +4 56% 89% 0% 0% 0% 0% $95,756 37 -0.41 87 — — — — —
Geosciences 4 +2 50% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $66,243 60 +0.11 39 — — — — —
Mathematics 8 +2 62% 38% 12% 0% 12% 25% $88,015 66 +0.10 81 — — — — —
Physics 3 +2 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $85,777 62 +0.16 78 — — — — —
Biochemistry 20 — 50% 65% 10% 0% 15% 5% $78,671 80 +0.64 68 — — — — —
Biology 22 — 36% 50% 5% 14% 27% 0% $94,771 99 +3.29 86 95% — — — —
Cellular and Molecular Biology 9 — 44% 56% 33% 0% 11% 0% $79,540 80 +0.72 70 — — — — —
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,808 85 +0.83 33 — — — — —
Neuroscience 32 — 19% 44% 22% 0% 25% 9% $77,403 87 +0.91 66 — — — — —
Environmental Geosciences 4 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,295 64 +0.21 23 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 19 +1 26% 74% 5% 5% 11% 0% $58,351 53 -0.04 19 — — — — —
International Public Health 3 — 0% 33% 0% 33% 33% 0% $77,924 86 +1.19 67 — — — — —
Economics 12 +10 67% 58% 8% 0% 8% 8% $91,813 52 -0.23 84 96% — — — —
International Economics — — — — — — — — $91,087 51 -0.26 83 — — — — —
Chinese 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,657 59 +0.14 22 — — — — —
Classics 2 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,856 65 +0.09 18 — — — — —
East Asian Studies 1 — 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $56,866 49 -0.19 16 — — — — —
English 20 +5 20% 60% 0% 5% 20% 0% $37,791 2 -1.78 2 94% — — — —
European Studies — — — — — — — — $56,969 49 -0.18 16 — — — — —
French — +2 — — — — — — $59,737 59 +0.15 22 — — — — —
History 12 +6 50% 58% 0% 0% 33% 0% $56,290 55 -0.06 15 — — — — —
Latin — — — — — — — — $59,676 59 +0.15 22 — — — — —
Latin 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,589 58 +0.14 22 — — — — —
Latin American and Caribbean Studies 1 +1 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $57,100 50 -0.17 16 — — — — —
Philosophy 6 +1 67% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $60,612 54 -0.06 24 — — — — —
Religion 3 +3 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $55,919 83 +0.63 14 — — — — —
Rhetoric and Composition 4 +3 25% 25% 0% 0% 50% 0% $45,263 14 -0.87 3 — — — — —
Russian 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $59,770 59 +0.15 22 — — — — —
Spanish 8 +13 25% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $61,067 63 +0.27 25 100% — — — —
Anthropology 7 — 43% 43% 0% 0% 57% 0% $60,293 73 +0.31 23 — — — — —
Communication 39 +8 41% 67% 3% 3% 23% 0% $57,512 38 -0.41 17 95% — — — —
International Development 4 — 0% 25% 0% 0% 25% 25% $91,813 96 +0.99 84 96% — — — —
International Studies 3 +4 0% 33% 0% 33% 0% 0% $82,139 80 +0.49 74 — — — — —
Political Science 31 +6 45% 65% 3% 6% 23% 0% $82,055 83 +0.72 74 89% — — — —
Psychology 41 +2 10% 46% 17% 7% 20% 2% $62,090 52 +0.08 28 — — — — —
Sociology 22 +1 14% 68% 0% 9% 23% 0% $60,279 73 +0.31 23 — — — — —
Art 7 +6 43% 57% 0% 0% 29% 0% $52,694 80 +0.63 9 — — — — —
Art History 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,029 67 +0.09 9 — — — — —
Music 2 +1 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $50,795 67 +0.43 7 — — — — —
Music Performance 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $51,033 68 +0.46 7 — — — — —
Music Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $52,525 77 +0.62 9 — — — — —
Music Theory and Composition 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,941 67 +0.45 7 — — — — —
Theatre 6 +1 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $47,475 80 +0.59 4 — — — — —
Urban Studies 5 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $79,085 93 +1.26 69 — — — — —
Voice and Opera 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,029 68 +0.46 7 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business 164 62% 51% 7% 6% 24% 10% $93,327 92 +0.47 85 98%
Accounting 50 +8 48% 52% 8% 6% 30% 4% $108,050 90 +1.36 94 100% — — — —
Business Administration 3 +12 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $83,742 74 +0.32 76 — — — — —
Business Analytics 4 — 100% 25% 0% 25% 50% 0% $69,155 5 -1.33 47 100% — — — —
Finance 38 +5 87% 66% 0% 0% 18% 13% $103,556 68 +0.15 92 100% — — — —
Human Resources Management 11 — 27% 36% 36% 9% 18% 0% $80,216 65 +0.30 71 — — — — —
International Business 7 — 71% 29% 0% 0% 14% 57% $87,628 70 +0.17 80 — — — — —
Management Sciences 22 +6 64% 45% 9% 5% 9% 23% $69,155 35 -0.44 47 100% — — — —
Marketing 29 +2 59% 45% 3% 14% 31% 3% $83,552 72 +0.47 76 92% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $61,205
ROI Percentile 72th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 93%
4-Year Graduation Rate 72%
6-Year Graduation Rate 84%
Transfer-Out Rate 14%

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).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 28.1% 176 62% 51% 7% 6% 23% 10% $93,224 77 +0.43 85 98% —
Social Sciences 23.5% 147 27% 58% 6% 6% 23% 1% $65,947 78 +0.17 39 92% —
Life & Natural Sciences 13.6% 85 34% 53% 15% 4% 21% 5% $82,103 97 +1.44 74 95% —
Humanities 9.9% 62 32% 60% 3% 2% 27% 0% $50,977 26 -0.57 7 96% —
Computer Science 7.2% 45 67% 49% 4% 7% 29% 9% $127,609 71 +0.08 98 100% —
Engineering 5.0% 31 55% 55% 13% 0% 16% 3% $100,342 43 +0.14 90 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 4.8% 30 67% 70% 3% 0% 10% 7% $84,858 65 +0.02 77 — —
Arts 3.8% 24 42% 62% 0% 0% 29% 0% $56,531 71 +0.69 15 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 3.7% 23 22% 74% 4% 4% 9% 0% $58,689 44 +0.00 20 — —
Health Sciences 0.5% 3 0% 33% 0% 33% 33% 0% $77,924 54 +1.19 67 — —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $2.4M #277 35% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $1.4M #289 53% $0.0M — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.2M #303 34% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0.3M #338 60% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.3M #276 1% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.2M #363 32% $0 — — — —
Education $0.0M #415 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Total $5.8M #365 39% $0.0M — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 124 $1.5M $1.5M $5K
Baseball 62 $539K $488K $51K
Track & Field (indoor) 50 $82K $81K $1K
Track & Field (outdoor) 50 $87K $81K $6K
Soccer 47 $428K $421K $6K
Cross Country 28 $157K $150K $7K
Basketball 22 $476K $509K -$33K
Swimming & Diving 21 $193K $192K $701
Tennis 13 $291K $265K $26K
Golf 12 $137K $133K $4K
Total 395 $3.9M $3.9M $77K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 49 $81K $80K $877
Track & Field (outdoor) 49 $82K $80K $2K
Soccer 32 $372K $379K -$7K
Basketball 25 $430K $424K $5K
Softball 25 $236K $227K $8K
Cross Country 23 $131K $136K -$4K
Swimming & Diving 23 $216K $198K $18K
Volleyball 18 $373K $420K -$47K
Tennis 13 $318K $301K $16K
Golf 10 $117K $108K $8K
Total 240 $2.4M $2.4M $1K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 124 $1.5M $1.5M $5K
Track & Field (indoor) 99 $164K $161K $2K
Track & Field (outdoor) 99 $170K $161K $9K
Soccer 79 $800K $801K -$538
Baseball 62 $539K $488K $51K
Cross Country 51 $289K $286K $2K
Basketball 47 $906K $934K -$27K
Swimming & Diving 44 $410K $390K $19K
Tennis 26 $609K $567K $42K
Softball 25 $236K $227K $8K
Golf 22 $254K $241K $13K
Volleyball 18 $373K $420K -$47K
Total 635 $8.5M $8.4M $93K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 25%
Yield (non-ED) 14%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 28% 40% 7%
Early Decision 61% 87% 16%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 53%
SAT Range 1330 – 1460
SAT Math Range 650 – 730
SAT RW Range 670 – 740