Hartford, CT · Private · 2,146 undergraduates · urban
Trinity College
Selective
Hartford is integrated into the academic model through research, community learning, and internship opportunities rather than treated simply as the city outside campus.
Institutional profile
Highly regarded Strong in career outcomes, and strong in academic standing.- Admission
- 33.5% admitted
- Price by income
- Varies across five income ranges
- Completion
- 82.9%
6,396 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$90,779 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Trinity College apart
Academic design
Trinity Plus allows students to satisfy an experiential component through options including research assistantships, internships, teaching or peer mentorship, short-term global study, and experiential certificates. First-year Gateway programs offer small interdisciplinary living-learning communities organized around shared academic interests.
Campus pattern
Students live in residential neighborhoods supported by the Bantam Network rather than on a purely classroom-centered campus. Hartford supplies nearby hospitals, nonprofits, government, businesses, and community organizations that can function as extensions of the curriculum.
Defining feature
Hartford is integrated into the academic model through research, community learning, and internship opportunities rather than treated simply as the city outside campus.
Can I get in?
33.5% admitted
Start with academic preparation, then show why this particular academic and campus environment fits you.
Recent applicant pool
6,396About 34 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 9% submitted an SAT, and 4% submitted an ACT. Very few of the admitted class reported a score at all, so the SAT and ACT ranges describe those students rather than the class.
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Trinity College, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
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What Trinity College weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Trinity Plus allows students to satisfy an experiential component through options including research assistantships, internships, teaching or peer mentorship, short-term global study, and experiential certificates. First-year Gateway programs offer small interdisciplinary living-learning communities organized around shared academic interests.
Make the fit specific
Students who want the scale and faculty access of a liberal-arts college while actively using an urban environment for applied learning.
Account for the tradeoff
Students seeking a secluded small-town college experience may find Trinity's urban context and city-facing model less appealing.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and make the school-specific case concrete.
Fee waiver: accepted
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at Trinity College
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Hartford is integrated into the academic model through research, community learning, and internship opportunities rather than treated simply as the city outside campus.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Economics
Political Science and Government
Public Policy Analysis
Research and Experimental Psychology
English Language and Literature, General
What is campus life like?
Trinity College beyond the classroom
Students live in residential neighborhoods supported by the Bantam Network rather than on a purely classroom-centered campus. Hartford supplies nearby hospitals, nonprofits, government, businesses, and community organizations that can function as extensions of the curriculum.
A defining academic feature
Trinity Plus allows students to satisfy an experiential component through options including research assistantships, internships, teaching or peer mentorship, short-term global study, and experiential certificates. First-year Gateway programs offer small interdisciplinary living-learning communities organized around shared academic interests.
What shapes an ordinary week
Students live in residential neighborhoods supported by the Bantam Network rather than on a purely classroom-centered campus. Hartford supplies nearby hospitals, nonprofits, government, businesses, and community organizations that can function as extensions of the curriculum.
What changes the experience
Hartford is integrated into the academic model through research, community learning, and internship opportunities rather than treated simply as the city outside campus.