- The Inkwell
- District of Columbia
- Trinity Washington University
Washington, DCCity: largeZIP 20017Founded 1897
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1897
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www2.trinitydc.edu
- Member of
- WCC
District of ColumbiaWomen's collegeReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Trinity Washington University
Trinity Washington University is a private nonprofit university in Washington, District of Columbia, with 1,414 undergraduates. It admits 100% of applicants, graduates 55% within six years and costs $12,820 a year after aid.
55%graduate
Admission rate100%
Retention69%
4-year graduation31%
Pell Grant share57%
Federal loans42%
$12,820net price / year
100%admission rate
—average SAT
55%graduate in 6 years
$57,561median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,000median debt
#914 of 1,704 for earnings#350 of 1,739 for lowest net price#847 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,490 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $33,126tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $27,135
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $27,135
- Average net price
- $12,820national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$11,715
$30,001–48,000$12,282
$48,001–75,000$13,424
$75,001–110,000$15,736
$110,001+$21,718
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 100%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college100%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college69%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college55%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college57%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 55%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 31%
- First-year retention
- 69%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 47%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $42,671
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $57,561middle 50%: $38,500–$86,234
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$86,234
Median, Trinity Washington University$57,561
Lower quarter$38,500
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,414
- Part-time
- 33%
- Women / men
- 98% / 2.3%
- Average age at entry
- 24.5
- First-generation students
- 53%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 57%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 20%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,291 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $7,929
- Endowment, end of year
- $42,817,815
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White1.0%
Hispanic32%
Black58%
Asian0.7%
Two or more races2.7%
U.S. nonresident0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown4.3%
12 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions32%
Education23%
Business & management11%
Liberal arts & humanities9.2%
Psychology7.8%
Social sciences5.8%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting3.7%
Biological & biomedical sciences3.1%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 131876. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3539296.