Trinity College
Hartford, Connecticut · Private · 2,146 undergraduates · trincoll.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
30%
of 7,273 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1350 to 1460
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$107,160Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Trinity College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
30% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$107,160
a year in 2027-28, from a $107,160 sticker price
What to do with your 1390
Send your score
About 88% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1300, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
Source: Application Process - Admissions & Aid - Trinity College · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov15Early Decision · November 15, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Jan15Early Decision II · January 15, 2027A second binding round, after Early Decision.
- Jan15Regular Decision · January 15, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
30%
of applicants were admitted: 2,148 of 7,273 for fall 2025.
Early Decision
Binding. 41% of early applicants were admitted.
Wait list
2,468 students were offered a spot; 19 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 9% of them sent SAT scores and 4% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1350 to 1460
Reading and Writing 670 to 740
Math 660 to 730
ACT composite 31 to 33
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160044%
- 1200 to 139954%
- 1000 to 11992.3%
- 800 to 9990%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$107,160
a year
- Tuition$78,760
- Fees$3,600
- Food and housing$21,990
- Books and supplies$1,080
- Transportation and other$1,730
Trinity College published $99,080 for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$7,222
- $30,001 to $48,000$9,900
- $48,001 to $75,000$17,524
- $75,001 to $110,000$15,009
- Over $110,000$49,941
Financial aid
100%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$62,221
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
6.5%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $20,107 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Required. It's a second, more detailed aid form some colleges use for their own grants.
- Aid priority date: 1/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Aid deadline: 3/1
- The last day to send aid forms.
- Also asks for
- Federal Business Tax Return
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Connecticut programs for residents
Roberta B. Willis Scholarship - Need-Based/Merit (Need and Merit-Based) Award
$4,650 to $5,250 a year
State program · In-state students
- 1200+ SAT or 25+ ACT, Need-merit award (rank or test pathway); Financial need: SAI at or below OHE cutoff for the award year; HS counselor submits application on student's behalf and FAFSA filed by Feb 15
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
32 of 32
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $7,880Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art History | 4 | 1 | AHIS 101 or AHIS 102 |
| Biology | 4 | 1 | |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 1 | MATH 131 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 2 | MATH 131, 132 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 1 | |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 1 | CHIN 101 - CHIN 201 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 2 | CHIN 101 - CHIN 202 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 1 | POLS 103 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 1.25 | CPSC 110L |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 1 | CPSC 110L |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 1 | |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 1 | |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 1 | ENVS 149L |
| European History | 4 | 1 | |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 1 | FREN 101 - FREN 201 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 2 | FREN 101 - FREN 202 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 1 | GERM 101 - GERM 201 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 2 | GERM 101 - GERM 202 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 1 | ITAL 101 - ITAL 201 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 2 | ITAL 101 - ITAL 202 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 1 | JAPN 101 - JAPN 201 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 2 | JAPN 101 - JAPN 202 |
| Latin | 4 | 1 | |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 1 | |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 1 | |
| Music Theory | 4 | 1.25 | MUSC 101 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 1 | PHYS 101L |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 1 | PHYS 102L |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 1 | PHYS 231 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 1 | PHYS 141 |
| Psychology | 4 | 1 | |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 1 | SPAN 101 - SPAN 201 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 2 | SPAN 101 - SPAN 202 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 1 | |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 5 | 2 | |
| Statistics | 4 | 1 | MATH 107 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 1 | POLS 102 |
| United States History | 4 | 1 | |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 1 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
83%
Come back for a second year
90%
Typical earnings
$103,089
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Trinity College$140,893
- All colleges$89,628
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 9 majors here have earnings data.
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