Trocaire College
Buffalo, New York · Also known as Trocaire|Trocare|TC|Troc · Website
$55,318
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$55,318
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Trocaire College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Buffalo, New York with 984 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $16,636 a year (tuition and fees $20,640). It admits 97% of applicants and 31% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $55,318 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $20,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$16,636
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$20,640
US median $11,837
Admission rate
97%
US median 78%
Completion rate
31%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$20,000
About $212 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$55,318
Rank 1,076 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
- $16,636
- Tuition and fees
- $20,640
- Cost of attendance
- $29,845
- Students with a need-based grant
- 50%
- Students with federal loans
- 71%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $14,951
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $13,543
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $17,975
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $22,777
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $28,534
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 $16,290 in 2015-16 to $20,640 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
- 97%
- Undergraduates
- 984
- Part-time students
- 57%
- Women
- 87%
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Completion rate
- 31%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 29
- Endowment
- $38.2M
- 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 1,076 of 5,094 US colleges and 113 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $16,636 | $17,682 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $20,640 | $13,810 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 97% | 73% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 31% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $20,000 | $15,250 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $56,726 | $38,937 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $55,318 | $47,733 | $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. 45% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 81% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
29 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 302 | Withheld | Withheld | $83,688 | $80,813 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 35 | $18,500 | $53,090 | $63,201 | $65,389 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | $61,795 | $56,073 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | $73,176 | $57,584 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,125 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | $90,798 | $88,910 |
| Medical Illustration and InformaticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $73,739 |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $29,652 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 1 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,269 |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $29,755 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,971 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Data AnalyticsCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Data AnalyticsAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,073 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Medical Illustration and InformaticsCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,283 |
| Medical Illustration and InformaticsAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,201 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,303 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Trocaire College cost?
$16,636 a year is the average net price at Trocaire College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $20,640, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $29,845. Families earning under $30,000 pay $14,951 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Trocaire College?
97% of applicants are admitted to Trocaire College. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do Trocaire College graduates earn?
$55,318 a year is the median pay of former Trocaire College students who work, 10 years after they started ($56,726 after 6 years). That ranks 1,076 of 5,094 US colleges and 113 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate's) at $53,090.
How much student debt do Trocaire College graduates have?
$20,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Trocaire College graduates, about $212 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 71% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Trocaire College?
31% of first-time, full-time students at Trocaire College finish within 6 years. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Trocaire College?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (302 associate's graduates), Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (35 associate's graduates), Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (27 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 29 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.