Follow us for scholarships:
* 130590
Provided by

Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England. With around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and 170 fellows, it is the largest college in either Oxford or Cambridge. In terms of student numbers, it is second to Homerton College, Cambridge.

In the 20th century, members of Trinity won 31 Nobel Prizes (of the 75 won by members of Cambridge University), and five Fields Medals in Mathematics (of the six awarded to members of British universities).

Since 2000 the college has always come at least eighth in the Tompkins Table, which ranks the 29 Cambridge colleges according to the academic performance of their undergraduates, and on two occasions it has been in first place. Its average position has been fourth. On this benchmark, it has been behind Emmanuel (average second place) and above Christ's (average fifth place). In 2011, 37% of Trinity undergraduates achieved Firsts - a recent record among Cambridge colleges.

Trinity is one of Cambridge University's three royal colleges, along with King's and St John's.

Two members of the British Royal Family have studied at Trinity and been awarded degrees as a result: Prince William of Gloucester and Edinburgh, who gained an MA in 1790, and Prince Charles, who was awarded a lower second class BA in 1970. Other British Royal family members have studied there without obtaining degrees, including King Edward VII, King George VI, and Prince Henry of Gloucester.

Currently about 60% of Trinity's undergraduates went to private schools. In 2006 it accepted a smaller proportion of students from state schools (39%) than any other Cambridge college, and on a rolling three-year average it has admitted a smaller proportion of state school pupils (42%) than any other college at either Cambridge or Oxford. According to the Good Schools Guide, about 7% of British school-age students attend private schools. Trinity states that it disregards what type of school its applicants attend, and accepts students solely on the basis of their academic prospects.

Trinity admitted its first woman graduate student in 1976 and its first woman undergraduate in 1978, and appointed its first female fellow in 1977.

In 2011, the John Templeton Foundation awarded Trinity College's Master, Baron Rees of Ludlow, its controversial million-pound Templeton Prize.

Trinity alumni include six British prime ministers (all Tory or Whig/Liberal), British King George VI, several heads of other nations, physicists Isaac Newton and Niels Bohr, philosophers Ludwig Wittgenstein and Bertrand Russell (whom it expelled before reaccepting), and Soviet spies Kim Philby, Guy Burgess, and Anthony Blunt.

Trinity has many college societies, including the Trinity Mathematical Society, which is the oldest mathematical university society in the United Kingdom, and the First and Third Trinity Boat Club, its rowing club, which gives its name to the college's May Ball. Along with King's and St John's colleges, it has also had several members who have belonged to the Apostles, an intellectual secret society.

In 1848, Trinity hosted the meeting at which Cambridge undergraduates representing private schools such as Westminster drew up the first formal rules of football, known as the Cambridge Rules.

Trinity's sister college in Oxford is Christ Church. Like that college, Trinity has been linked with Westminster School since the school's refoundation in 1560, and its Master is an ex officio governor of the school.

* Description and image provided by Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA 3.0 license. More

Fast Facts

  • Private not for profit, Four or more years
  • 2439 students
  • $40,410.00 avg tuition

300 Summit St
Hartford, CT 06106-3100
(860) 297-2000

Apply online Admissions:
www.trincoll.edu/Admissions/
Financial Aid:
www.trincoll.edu/Admissions/FinAi..

Areas of Study:

  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies
  • Biological And Biomedical Sciences
  • Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
  • Education
  • Engineering
  • English Language And Literature/Letters
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
  • History
  • Mathematics And Statistics
  • Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Natural Resources And Conservation
  • Philosophy And Religious Studies
  • Physical Sciences
  • Psychology
  • Public Administration And Social Service Professions
  • Social Sciences
  • Visual And Performing Arts
More Less

Trinity College

Statistics:
Applied 4,688
Admitted 2,024 43%
Enrolled total 591
Full Time: 591
Part Time 0
standards:
Test 25th % 75th %
SAT Reading 590 680
SAT Math 610 690
SAT Writing 610 700
ACT Composite 25 29
ACT English 24 30
ACT Math 24 29
ACT Writing 0 0
retention / graduation:
Retention rate 92%
4-year graduation rate 81%
6-year graduation rate 86%
requirements:
Open Admissions Policy No
Secondary School GPA Recommended
Secondary School Rank Recommended
Secondary School Record Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies Neither required nor recommended
Admission Test Scores Required
TOEFL Required
Other Tests Do not know
credit:
AP Credits Yes
Dual Credit Yes
Credit for Life Experiences Yes

Trinity College

Tuition In-District In-State Out-Of-State
Avg Full-Time Undergraduate Tuition $40,410.00 $40,410.00 $40,410.00
Full-Time Undergraduate Required Fees $2,010.00 $2,010.00 $2,010.00
Part-Time Undergraduate Cost Per Credit Hour $1,348.00 $1,348.00 $1,348.00
Avg Full Time Graduate Tuition $11,100.00 $11,100.00 $11,100.00
Full Time Graduate Required Fees $70.00 $70.00 $70.00
Part-Full Time Graduate Cost Per Credit Hour $617.00 $617.00 $617.00
Expenses On-Campus Off-Campus
(without family)
Off-Campus
(with family)
Room and Board $10,960.00 $0.00 $0.00
Other Expenses $1,125.00 $0.00 $0.00
Additional Fees
Undergraduate Application Fee $60.00
Graduate Application Fee $60.00
Books and Supplies $1,000.00
Financial Aid
Percent receiving aid 45%
Percent receiving grant aid 40%
Avg amount of grant aid $34,333.00
Percent receiving student loan aid 34%
Avg amount of student loan aid $6,199.00

Trinity College

Programs and majors Associate's Bachelor's Master's Doctorate
AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES
American/United States Studies/Civilization X X
Area Studies, Other X
Women's Studies X
BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
Biochemistry X
Biology/Biological Sciences, General X
Neuroscience X
COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other X
Computer and Information Sciences, General X
EDUCATION
Education, Other X
ENGINEERING
Engineering, General X
ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS
English Language and Literature, General X
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other X
FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General X
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General X
French Language and Literature X
German Language and Literature X
Italian Language and Literature X
Russian Language and Literature X
Spanish Language and Literature X
HISTORY
History, General X X
MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS
Mathematics, General X
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other X
NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION
Environmental Science X
PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES
Jewish/Judaic Studies X
Philosophy X
Religion/Religious Studies X
PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Chemistry, General X
Physical Sciences X
Physics, General X
PSYCHOLOGY
Psychology, General X
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS
Public Policy Analysis, General X X
SOCIAL SCIENCES
Anthropology X
Economics, General X X
Political Science and Government, General X
Sociology X
VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
Art History, Criticism and Conservation X
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General X
Fine/Studio Arts, General X
Music, General X

Trinity College Scholarships

Name Amount Deadline
CSO Opportunity Scholarship $2000 May 25, 2012
Find the perfect private student loan.Make an educated student loan decision.Answers to your questions.

Discuss this school on Facebook