Trinity University

San Antonio, TX · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
25.9%
3,241 admitted
SAT · 50th
1390
Range 1300–1470
6-yr grad
83.7%
Retention 93.0%
Undergrads
2,518
8:1 S-F
Admissions
29.5% / 43.7%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications12,506
Overall admit rate25.9%
In-state admit rate29.5%
Out-of-state admit rate43.7%
Enrolled650 · 20.1% yield
Admitted from waitlist105 of 1,870
Very important factorsGPA, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsApplication essay, Character, Recs, Talent
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
1390
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1300–1470 · 33.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W660705740
Math640680740
Comp130013901470
ACT
255075
Comp303234
Cost & aid
$53,532
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$53,532
Fees$324
Room & board$14,750
Books$1,000
Avg need-based grant$46,198
% need met92.7%
Avg debt at graduation$28,790
Academics
8 : 1
student-faculty ratio
93.0% retention
Student-faculty8 : 1
Retention93.0%
4-year graduation72.2%
6-year graduation83.7%
Enrollment
2,518
undergraduates
19.0% out-of-state · 33 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates2,518
First-year650
Transfer34
Full-time99%
Female55%
Out-of-state19.0%
International (freshmen)33
Rankings
#22
Forbes
Best Small Colleges (Under 4,000 Undergrads)
SourceListRankYr
ForbesBest Small Colleges (Under 4,000 Undergrads)#2226
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Bachelor's/Master's)#3326
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#3726
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges (Private Schools)#4926
NicheBest Colleges in America#7626
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#8226
U.S. News & World ReportTop Performers on Social Mobility — National Liberal Arts Colleges#8426
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Athletic conferenceSouthern Athletic Association5
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingTexas colleges14
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
$0
application fee
Regular decision2/1 → 15-Mar → 1-May
Early decision11/1 → 12/1 · binding
Early decision 22/1
Early action11/1 → 12/15
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyConsidered but not required
HS units required4 Eng, 3 Math, 3 Sci, 2 SciLab, 2 FL, 3 SS, 0 Hist
Admissions URLhttps://www.trinity.edu/admissions-aid/a…
Admissions emailadmissions@trinity.edu
Admissions phone210-999-7207
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
Rhodes College
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Rhodes College TN · Private (nonprofit)51.5%14201K
Southwestern University TX · Private (nonprofit)43.5%12501K
University of Texas at Austin TX · Public26.6%
Sewanee — The University of the South TN · Private (nonprofit)12901K
Hendrix College AR · Private (nonprofit)55.6%12301K
Centre College KY · Private (nonprofit)48.2%12851K
Tulane University of Louisiana LA · Private (nonprofit)14.5%14606K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Trinity University

7 years of Trinity University's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.