36.4% / 53.3%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications7,273
Overall admit rate29.5%
In-state admit rate36.4%
Out-of-state admit rate53.3%
Enrolled478 · 22.2% yield
Admitted from waitlist19 of 2,468
Very important factorsGPA, Character, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsApplication essay, Extracurriculars, Recs, Talent
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
#24
Forbes
Best Small Colleges (Under 4,000 Undergrads)
SourceListRankYr
ForbesBest Small Colleges (Under 4,000 Undergrads)#2426
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#3726
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#8826
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#20326
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Athletic conferenceNew England Small College Athletic Conference10
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingConnecticut colleges7
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
$65
application fee
waivable
Regular decision1/15 → 1-Apr → May 1
Early decision11/15 → 12/15 · binding
Early decision 21/12
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyConsidered but not required
HS units required4 Eng, 3 Math, 2 Sci, 2 SciLab, 3 FL, 2 Hist
Admissions URLhttps://www.trincoll.edu/admissions/unde…
Admissions emailadmissions.office@trincoll.edu
Admissions phone860-297-2180
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Colby College
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Colby College ME · Private (nonprofit)7.1%—2K
Hamilton College NY · Private (nonprofit)13.6%14801K
Dickinson College PA · Private (nonprofit)41.5%13802K
Skidmore College NY · Private (nonprofit)23.8%14002K
Hobart William Smith Colleges NY · Private (nonprofit)66.7%13201K
Connecticut College CT · Private (nonprofit)39.2%12801K
Wheaton College IL · Private (nonprofit)87.4%13402K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.