Trinity University
San Antonio, Texas · Also known as Trinity · Website
$71,668
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$71,668
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Trinity University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in San Antonio, Texas with 2,505 undergraduates and 169 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $23,464 a year (tuition and fees $53,676). It admits 26% of applicants and 84% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $71,668 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $22,954 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$23,464
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$53,676
US median $11,837
Admission rate
26%
US median 78%
Completion rate
84%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$22,954
About $243 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$71,668
Rank 342 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
- $23,464
- Tuition and fees
- $53,676
- Cost of attendance
- $68,224
- Students with a need-based grant
- 19%
- Students with federal loans
- 44%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $10,356
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $13,260
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $14,305
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $22,134
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $34,549
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 $37,856 in 2015-16 to $53,676 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%
- Average SAT
- 1,416
- SAT reading, middle
- 690
- SAT math, middle
- 684
- ACT, middle
- 31
- Undergraduates
- 2,505
- Graduate students
- 169
- Part-time students
- 1.0%
- Women
- 55%
- Students per teacher
- 8
- Completion rate
- 84%
- Retention rate
- 93%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 57
- Endowment
- $1.8B
- 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 342 of 5,094 US colleges and 18 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $23,464 | $18,447 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $53,676 | $9,940 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 26% | 84% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 84% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 93% | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $22,954 | $10,667 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $55,224 | $32,765 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $71,668 | $38,474 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 86% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 80% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
57 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 51 | $24,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $62,451 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | $23,953 | $27,601 | $68,934 | $63,293 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $24,059 | $77,311 | $98,708 | $92,374 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $23,550 | Withheld | $96,844 | $76,194 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 38 | $20,500 | $57,482 | Withheld | $82,686 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 36 | Withheld | Withheld | $81,363 | $83,343 |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $25,892 | Withheld | Withheld | $55,695 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's | Master's | 33 | $77,910 | $100,530 | $148,391 | $89,981 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $23,165 | $55,887 | $68,095 | $86,176 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $25,392 | $34,589 | $59,494 | $56,359 |
| Engineering ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $21,249 | $74,063 | $86,823 | $93,782 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $95,833 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,000 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $21,500 | $25,216 | Withheld | $48,590 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $22,541 | $55,928 | $84,347 | $69,303 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,466 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $21,250 | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 15 | $22,639 | $67,487 | $76,590 | $71,685 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,012 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 14 | Withheld | $56,357 | $55,567 | $59,916 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,429 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $60,190 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Trinity University cost?
$23,464 a year is the average net price at Trinity University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $53,676, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $68,224. Families earning under $30,000 pay $10,356 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Trinity University?
26% of applicants are admitted to Trinity University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,416 and the middle ACT score is 31. The median admission rate of colleges in Texas is 84%.
How much do Trinity University graduates earn?
$71,668 a year is the median pay of former Trinity University students who work, 10 years after they started ($55,224 after 6 years). That ranks 342 of 5,094 US colleges and 18 of 324 in Texas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's) at $100,530.
How much student debt do Trinity University graduates have?
$22,954 is the median federal student loan debt of Trinity University graduates, about $243 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 44% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Trinity University?
84% of first-time, full-time students at Trinity University finish within 6 years. 93% 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 University?
Neurobiology and Neurosciences (51 bachelor's graduates), Political Science and Government (41 bachelor's graduates), Computer and Information Sciences, General (40 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 57 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.