Trinity University
San Antonio, Texas · Private · 2,505 undergraduates · new.trinity.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
25%
of 11,927 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1330 to 1460
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$80,960Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Trinity University
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
25% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$80,960
a year in 2027-28, from a $80,960 sticker price
What to do with your 1400
Send your score
About 50% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1290, 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: How We Review Applications - Trinity University · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Nov1Early Decision · November 1, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Feb1Early Decision II · February 1, 2027A second binding round, after Early Decision.
- Feb1Regular Decision · February 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
25%
of applicants were admitted: 2,968 of 11,927 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/1, hear by 12/5.
Early Decision
Binding. 53% of early applicants were admitted.
Wait list
2,244 students were offered a spot; 51 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. 39% of them sent SAT scores and 14% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1330 to 1460
Reading and Writing 670 to 740
Math 650 to 735
ACT composite 30 to 34
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160053%
- 1200 to 139941%
- 1000 to 11995.2%
- 800 to 9991.3%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.74
- 4.022%
- 3.75 to 3.9937%
- 3.50 to 3.7422%
- 3.25 to 3.4913%
- 3.00 to 3.245%
- 2.50 to 2.991%
- Below 2.500%
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
$80,960
a year
- Tuition$61,650
- Food and housing$16,810
- Books and supplies$1,040
- Transportation and other$1,460
Trinity University published $77,846 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
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$14,120
- $30,001 to $48,000$16,221
- $48,001 to $75,000$15,336
- $75,001 to $110,000$21,393
- Over $110,000$34,130
Financial aid
98%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$40,942
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
53%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $28,344 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: 3/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
National Merit Corporate Trinity Scholarship
$2,000 a year
National Merit
Deadline: Name this college your first choice with NMSC. To keep it: stay on track toward your degree under the college's academic progress rules, and stay a full-time student every semester.
DetailsNational Merit Trinity Scholarship
$2,000 a year
National Merit
Deadline: Name this college your first choice with NMSC. To keep it: stay on track toward your degree under the college's academic progress rules, and stay a full-time student every semester.
Details
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
29 of 29
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $6,170Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| African American Studies | 4 | 3 | AFAM-1380 |
| Art History | 5 | 4 | ARTH-1306 |
| Biology | 4 | 3 | BIOL-2301 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 3 | MATH-1311 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 3 | MATH 1312 & 1311 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 3 | CHEM-1311 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | CHIN-3300 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 5 | 3 | PLSI 1331 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 3 | CSCI-1320 |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 3 | CSCI-1301 |
| Drawing | 5 | 4 | ART-1309 |
| English Language and Composition | 5 | 3 | ENGL 1302 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENGL2306 - Advanced Placement I |
| English Literature and Composition | 5 | 6 | ENGL-2307 Advanced Placement II |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 3 | ENVI-1305 |
| European History | 5 | 3 | HIST 1390 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | FREN 3300 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | GERM 3300 |
| Latin | 4 | 3 | LATN-4391 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 1312 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 1311 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 2 | MUSC 1203 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 3 | PHYS 1312 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 3 | PHYS 1311 |
| Psychology | 5 | 3 | PSYC-1300 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | SPAN-3401 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 3 | SPAN-4391 |
| United States Government and Politics | 5 | 3 | PLSI-1301 |
| United States History | 5 | 3 | HIST-1390 |
| World History: Modern | 5 | 3 | HIST-1390 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
82%
Come back for a second year
93%
Typical earnings
$79,620
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Trinity University$104,266
- All colleges$80,105
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 6 majors here have earnings data.
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