University

Trinity University

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Verified · last verified 2026-09-02

University details

Institution type: Private, nonprofit
Campus setting: Urban
Application platforms: Not available
Testing policy: Not available
In-state tuition: $53,676
Out-of-state tuition: $53,676
Cost of attendance: Not available (2024–2025)
Undergraduate enrollment: 2,505

Website

Common Data Set

Institution-reported facts by reporting cycle. Missing and withheld values are shown explicitly.

2024–2025 · most recent available

First-year admission rate

25.9%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

First-year admission

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): Not reported by institution

Majors

Accounting and Related Services
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Anthropology
Social Sciences
Applied Mathematics
Mathematics and Statistics
Area Studies
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biology, General
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Chemistry

Deadlines

Early action · 2026–2027
2026-11-01 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Early decision · 2026–2027
2026-11-01 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Early decision II · 2026–2027
2027-02-01 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Regular decision · 2026–2027
2027-02-01 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf

Supplemental essays

No supplemental essays are required for this university.

Application requirements

2026–2027

Application fee · Required
Value: $0
Trinity states that applicants can apply for free online.
https://trinity.edu/admissions/apply
Supplemental essays · Not required
No supplemental essays are required for this university.
https://trinity.edu/admissions/apply

Sources

Direct sources supporting this university’s facts, with retrieval dates.

Official source · supports deadlines:2026–2027
https://trinity.edu/admissions/apply
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Official Trinity first-year decision plans and deadlines.
Official source · supports requirements:2026–2027
https://trinity.edu/admissions/apply
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Official Trinity application platform, free application, and supplemental essay policy.
Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid · supports deadlines:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-08-20 — Common App member-reported first-year deadlines; grid updated 2026-08-14.
Official source
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?229267

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11)

Not reported by institution

Average high-school GPA (C12)

Not reported by institution

First-year applications (C1)

12,506 applicants

IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

First-year students admitted (C1)

3,241 students

IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

First-year students enrolled (C1)

650 students

IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): Not reported by institution

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 2,518 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 2,481 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 37 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 29%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 14%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 680 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 750 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 660 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 750 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 31 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 34 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Source: Trinity University Common Data Set 2024-2025 (institutional data not reported) · Retrieved 2026-09-02

Open the official institutional source

Document ID: url:https://new.trinity.edu/ · Import: cds-2026-09-v85

2024–2025 · earlier reporting cycle

First-year admission rate

25.9%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 2,518 students; Official Trinity University CDS B1 reports 2,518 total undergraduate students as of October 15, 2024.
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 2,481 students; Official Trinity University CDS B1 reports 2,481 full-time undergraduate students.
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 37 students; Official Trinity University CDS B1 reports 37 part-time undergraduate students.

First-year admission

First-year applications (C1): 12,506 applicants; Official Trinity University CDS C1 reports 12,506 first-time, first-year applications for Fall 2024.
First-year students admitted (C1): 3,241 students; Official Trinity University CDS C1 reports 3,241 first-time, first-year admits for Fall 2024.
First-year students enrolled (C1): 650 students; Official Trinity University CDS C1 reports 650 first-time, first-year enrollees for Fall 2024.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): 22%; Official Trinity University CDS C11 reports 22 percent in the GPA 4.0 band.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): 39%; Official Trinity University CDS C11 reports 39 percent in the GPA 3.75-3.99 band.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): 21%; Official Trinity University CDS C11 reports 21 percent in the GPA 3.50-3.74 band.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): 13%; Official Trinity University CDS C11 reports 13 percent in the GPA 3.25-3.49 band.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11): 4%; Official Trinity University CDS C11 reports 4 percent in the GPA 3.00-3.24 band.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11): 1%; Official Trinity University CDS C11 reports 1 percent in the GPA 2.50-2.99 band.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11): 0%; Official Trinity University CDS C11 explicitly reports 0 percent in the GPA 2.00-2.49 band.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11): 0%; Official Trinity University CDS C11 explicitly reports 0 percent in the GPA 1.00-1.99 band.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11): 0%; Official Trinity University CDS C11 explicitly reports 0 percent in the GPA below 1.0 band.
Average high-school GPA (C12): 3.75 GPA; Official Trinity University CDS C12 reports an average high-school GPA of 3.75 for degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA.

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 33%; Official Trinity University CDS C9 reports 33 percent of enrolled first-year students submitting SAT scores.
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 15%; Official Trinity University CDS C9 reports 15 percent of enrolled first-year students submitting ACT scores.
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 660 score; Official Trinity University CDS C9 SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 25th percentile.
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 740 score; Official Trinity University CDS C9 SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 75th percentile.
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 640 score; Official Trinity University CDS C9 SAT Math 25th percentile.
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 740 score; Official Trinity University CDS C9 SAT Math 75th percentile.
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 30 score; Official Trinity University CDS C9 ACT Composite 25th percentile.
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 34 score; Official Trinity University CDS C9 ACT Composite 75th percentile.

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): 8:1; Official Trinity University CDS I2 reports an 8 to 1 student-to-faculty ratio.

Source: Trinity University Common Data Set 2024-2025 · Retrieved 2026-09-02

Open the official institutional source

Document ID: url:https://trinity.edu/institutional-research · Import: cds-2026-09-v125-trinity-university

Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Communication and Media Studies

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

Computer and Information Sciences, General

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

Visual and Performing Arts

East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Economics

Social Sciences

Engineering Physics

Engineering

Engineering Science

Engineering

English Language and Literature, General

English Language and Literature/Letters

Environmental Geosciences

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

Finance and Financial Management Services

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Fine and Studio Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences

Physical Sciences

Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Human Resources Management and Services

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

International Business

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

International Relations and National Security Studies

Social Sciences

International/Globalization Studies

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Marketing

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Mathematics

Mathematics and Statistics

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Music

Visual and Performing Arts

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

Natural Resources and Conservation

Neurobiology and Neurosciences

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Philosophy

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Physics

Physical Sciences

Political Science and Government

Social Sciences

Psychology, General

Psychology

Public Health

Health Professions and Related Programs

Religion/Religious Studies

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Research and Experimental Psychology

Psychology

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies

English Language and Literature/Letters

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Sociology

Social Sciences

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

Education

Urban Studies/Affairs

Social Sciences

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