Trinity College: Statistics

Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees

Position	Category
# 1483 of 13,329	In the World
# 400 of 2,137	In North America
# 359 of 2,128	In the United States
# 5 of 28	In Connecticut
# 1 of 4	In Hartford
# 81 of 938	For International Law
Top 1-3	For 12 other topics

Subject rankings

Quick Review

Acceptance rate

29%

Enrollment

9,942

Average SAT

1,384

Average ACT

Avg. cost to attend

$36,071 /y

Aid receiving

76%

Undergraduates

2,204

Graduates

Male:Female Ratio

47:53

Type

Privatenot-for-profit

Highest Degree

Master's degree

Website

trincoll.edu

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Trinity College has an acceptance rate of 29% and is among the top 1% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

	Total	Men	Women
Acceptance Rate	29%	29%	29%
Applicants	7,460	3,401	4,055
Admissions	2,182	939	1,242
Freshmen enrolled full time	541	265	276

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Secondary school record	Required
TOEFL	Required
Formal demonstration of competencies	Considered but not required
SAT/ACT	Considered but not required
Secondary school GPA	Considered but not required
Secondary school rank	Considered but not required
Other Tests	Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

■ White	57%
■ Nonresident Alien	13%
■ Asian	4%
■ Hispanic	10%
■ Black or African American	6%
■ Two or more races	4%
■ Unknown	5%

Trinity College majors

Trinity College has granted 533 bachelor's degrees across 39 programs, and 15 master's across 3 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Trinity College.

Major	Bachelor	Master
Political Science and Government, General	76	-
Economics, General	59	-
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other	52	-
Public Policy Analysis, General	37	7
Biology & Biological Sciences, General	31	-
Engineering, General	27	-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	25	-
English Language and Literature, General	21	4
Neuroscience	25	-
Computer and Information Sciences, General	18	-
Environmental Science	15	-
Urban Studies & Affairs	15	-
Mathematics, General	13	-
American & United States Studies & Civilization	8	4
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, General	12	-
Sociology, General	12	-
Education, General	11	-
Anthropology, General	9	-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	8	-
International & Globalization Studies	8	-
Biochemistry	6	-
History, General	6	-
Philosophy	6	-
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General	4	-
Film & Cinema & Media Studies	4	-
Physics, General	4	-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General	3	-
Fine & Studio Arts, General	3	-
Chemistry, General	2	-
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General	2	-
Music, General	2	-
Psychology, General	2	-
Computer and Information Sciences, Other	1	-
French Language and Literature	1	-
German Language and Literature	1	-
Italian Language and Literature	1	-
Near and Middle Eastern Studies	1	-
Religion & Religious Studies	1	-
Spanish Language and Literature	1	-
Grand Total	533	15

Publications & Citations

Trinity College has published 6,160 scientific papers with 93,376 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Political Science, Law, Environmental Science, Biology, Sociology, Computer Science, Philosophy, Medicine, and Physics.

Publications

6,160

Citations

93,376

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	4,251 / 51,712
Political Science	3,038 / 34,132
Law	2,820 / 33,046
Environmental Science	2,271 / 35,376
Biology	2,258 / 48,480
Sociology	2,230 / 31,135
Computer Science	2,162 / 39,456
Philosophy	2,070 / 25,849
Medicine	1,721 / 37,863
Physics	1,612 / 30,484
Engineering	1,603 / 28,465
History	1,585 / 15,463
Psychology	1,575 / 33,834
Geography and Cartography	1,452 / 18,251
Economics	1,372 / 21,007
Chemistry	1,336 / 30,481
Business	1,315 / 16,720
Archaeology	1,080 / 12,260
Quantum and Particle physics	1,063 / 21,638
Mathematics	935 / 18,247
Ecology	899 / 17,470
Geology	895 / 16,266
Genetics	860 / 21,467
Linguistics	848 / 11,236
Art & Design	827 / 11,530
Biochemistry	798 / 19,564
Paleontology	671 / 13,541
Neuroscience	644 / 16,529
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies	623 / 7,175
Statistics	621 / 14,269
Artificial Intelligence (AI)	617 / 9,718
Psychiatry	597 / 15,561
Finance	588 / 7,427
Pathology	580 / 13,856
Development Studies	574 / 8,391
Social Psychology	481 / 9,083
Materials Science	472 / 11,609
Organic chemistry	450 / 11,368
Public Health	392 / 8,336
Management	371 / 4,715

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Academic rankings

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