FACTS + FIGURES
College Overview
• Defining characteristics: What sets Trinity apart?
o Our combination of tradition and innovation
-Tradition: rooted in the liberal arts, i.e. small class sizes, close relationships with professors, a flexible curriculum that allows students to pursue their passions with academic rigor at an independent, nonsectarian college
-Innovation: always looking to the future, i.e. one of the few liberal artsschools with a fully accredited engineering program, one of the first colleges in the countryto offer a human rights program major
o Our sense of community
-Small student body (2,300 undergraduates)
-Highly residential: over 90% of students live on campus
o Our location: Hartford
-Availability of internships / focus on Community-based learning
-Commitment to community service
-Access to entertainment and a variety of cultural offerings
• Student/faculty ratio of 10:1
• Mean class size – 20
• Mean lab size – 16
• Courses with enrollment over 50 – 8
• Approximately 2,300 undergraduate men and women from 47 states and 57 countries; approximately
50 percent male, 50 percent female, roughly 20 percent students of color and 11% international
• Degrees offered: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts
• Among the country's most selective colleges
• Founded in 1823—one of the oldest colleges in the country
• Nation's eighth oldest chapter of Phi Beta Kappa
Setting
• 100-acre campus in the center of Hartford, Connecticut’s capital city
• Approximately two hours from both New York City and Boston
Courses of Study
• Liberal arts focus, offering breadth and depth in coursework while developing skills in critical thinking and
communications, as well as a global perspective
• Nearly 900 courses in 39 majors
• Options to pursue an independent course of study, including a student-designed major
Campus Resources
• Fully networked campus, including all student rooms in residences
• The library and information technology center features one of New England's largest collegiate libraries, with
nearly 1,000,000 volumes and access to 3,000,000 titles through a library consortium, as well as digital media
labs and video conferencing facilities
Real-World Opportunities
• Internship placements at more than 200 sites throughout Greater Hartford
o Academic internships – 22% of our student body participates
• Community Learning Initiative courses offer students the opportunity to work with over80 Hartford
community service organizations in conjunction with their classes
• Abundant established community service opportunities, coordinated through Trinity's Office of Community
Service and Civic Engagement
• Study-abroad opportunities at Trinity's Rome campus and at our Trinity affiliated sites in Vienna, Austria;
Buenos Aires, Argentina; Paris, France; Cape Town, South Africa; Barcelona, Spain; Shanghai, China; and Port
of Spain, Trinidad; or with other affiliated programs in 40 countries on six continents
o Study abroad – 56% of student participate
• Domestic study-away programs, including Trinity/La MaMa Urban Arts Semester in New York City; research in
Washington, D.C.; theater courses at the National Theater Institute in Waterford, CT; environmental and
maritime studies at various locations; and course offerings through the Twelve-College Exchange
• The newly created Center for Urban and Global Studies (CUGS) involves faculty and students in Hartford-
based teaching, research, and outreach initiatives and offers opportunities to connect these endeavors to
Trinity's global learning programs
Athletics
• 29 varsity men's and women's teams compete in NCAA Division III; member of the New England Small
College Athletics Conference (NESCAC)
• 15 intramural sports
• Classes in "lifetime" sports such as golf, tennis, squash, swimming, skiing, and scuba diving
• Ferris Athletic Center houses a swimming pool, fitness center, crew tanks, basketball courts, and an indoor
Track
• 19 acres of playing fields for soccer, field hockey, and baseball, with field turf surface forlacrosse and football.
• 6,500-seat football stadium, 400 meter track, and all-weather tennis courts
• Koeppel Community Sports Center, a multi-use athletic facility opened in 2006, houses a state-of-the-art
200' x 90' ice arena
Studio and Performing Arts
• Widener Gallery in Austin Arts Center and Broad Street Gallery
• Studios for painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, and printmaking
• Proscenium and "black box" theaters in Austin Arts Center; two studio performancespaces in Trinity
Commons
Alumni
• Graduates pursue additional degrees at leading law, medical, and other professional and graduate schools
• They work in fields such as the arts, communications, education, engineering, finance, and government
• Trinity graduates include Fulbright and Watson scholars and a MacArthur Fellow
After Trinity
• Within five years:
o Percentage of graduates who have received or are working on advanced degree – 60%
• Within ten years:
o Percentage of graduates who have received advanced degree – 65%
9/2015
Top career fields
• Finance and financial services – 17%
• Communications and media – 16%
• Education – 12%
• Science and health care – 12%
• Management – 11%
• Law – 10%
Costs for 2015-2016
• Tuition: $48,446
• Room & Board: $13,144
• Fees: $2,380
Total cost of attendance: $63,970
9/2015