Trinity Bible College and Graduate School
Ellendale, North Dakota · Website
$35,604
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$35,604
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Trinity Bible College and Graduate School is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Ellendale, North Dakota with 141 undergraduates and 115 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $19,359 a year (tuition and fees $19,700). It admits 26% of applicants and 46% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $35,604 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $22,531 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$19,359
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$19,700
US median $11,837
Admission rate
26%
US median 78%
Completion rate
46%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$22,531
About $239 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$35,604
Rank 3,382 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $19,359
- Tuition and fees
- $19,700
- Cost of attendance
- $31,544
- Students with a need-based grant
- 62%
- Students with federal loans
- 63%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $19,123
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $19,825
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $16,755
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $22,294
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $23,003
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $15,506 in 2015-16 to $19,700 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 26%
- Undergraduates
- 141
- Graduate students
- 115
- Part-time students
- 21%
- Women
- 55%
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Completion rate
- 46%
- Retention rate
- 63%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 19
- Endowment
- $1.52M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 3,382 of 5,094 US colleges and 15 of 23 in North Dakota (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | ND median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $19,359 | $12,738 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $19,700 | $7,054 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 26% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 46% | 49% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 63% | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $22,531 | $18,442 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $29,234 | $41,436 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $35,604 | $44,017 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 57% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 50% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
19 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bible/Biblical StudiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | Withheld | Withheld | $48,009 | $44,533 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $40,103 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,535 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,562 |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyOnlineMaster's | Master's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,257 |
| International BusinessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,884 |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Community Organization and AdvocacyOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,733 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Trinity Bible College and Graduate School cost?
$19,359 a year is the average net price at Trinity Bible College and Graduate School after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $19,700, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $31,544. Families earning under $30,000 pay $19,123 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Trinity Bible College and Graduate School?
26% of applicants are admitted to Trinity Bible College and Graduate School. The median admission rate of colleges in North Dakota is 76%.
How much do Trinity Bible College and Graduate School graduates earn?
$35,604 a year is the median pay of former Trinity Bible College and Graduate School students who work, 10 years after they started ($29,234 after 6 years). That ranks 3,382 of 5,094 US colleges and 15 of 23 in North Dakota.
How much student debt do Trinity Bible College and Graduate School graduates have?
$22,531 is the median federal student loan debt of Trinity Bible College and Graduate School graduates, about $239 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 63% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Trinity Bible College and Graduate School?
46% of first-time, full-time students at Trinity Bible College and Graduate School finish within 6 years. 63% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Trinity Bible College and Graduate School?
Bible/Biblical Studies (28 bachelor's graduates), Theological and Ministerial Studies (22 master's graduates), Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology (4 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 19 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.