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Trinity College

Trinity College
300 Summit Street
Hartford, CT 06106

Official telephone: (860) 297-2000
Fax number: (860) 297-2257
Website: www.trincoll.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 2,255
Full-time undergraduates: 2,146
Part-time undergraduates: 109
Total graduate students: 95
Full-time graduate students: 7
Part-time graduate students: 88
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 20
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Northeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 84%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
5.6% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.1% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.7% Hispanic/Latino
67.6% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.6% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
10.0% Nonresident Alien
2.5% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
4.2% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.9% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.9% Hispanic/Latino
64.9% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.1% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
9.7% Nonresident Alien
5.2% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 100 acres
City or town school is located in: Hartford
Population of city/town: 125,017
Online campus map: www.trincoll.edu/
Admissions/campusvisit

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (98%)
  • sorority housing (1%)
  • fraternity housing (1%)
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 100%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 90%
Percent of students who live off campus: 10%
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 36%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 349
Other computer facilities/services: Wireless network.
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Special collections.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Electron microscope, optical diagnostics/communications lab; mass and nuclear magnetic spectrometers.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
writing, math, study skills, Supplemental instruction in sciences.
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, health service, women's center
Counseling services:
minority student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
internships, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, career library, job bank, job fairs.
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, adaptive equipment, braille services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 90%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 7
Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: 4
Percent of men who join fraternities: 20%
Number of social sororities on campus: 7
Number of sororities that have chapter houses: 4
Percent of women who join sororities: 16%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): The Trinity Tripod
Number of honor societies: 5
Total number of registered organizations: 104
Campus-based religious organizations:
Zen Group, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Muslim Student Association, Hillel, Gospel Church, Interfaith House
Minority student organizations:
Arab-American Association, Asian American Student Association, Caribbean Students' Association, Encouraging Respect of Sexualities, Hillel House, Imani, La Voz Latina, Men of Color Alliance, Black Women's Organization, Muslim Student Association, Multicultural Affairs Council
International student organizations:
International Students' Services Association, Arab-American Association, Asian-American Students Association, African Development Coalition, Caribbean Students Association, International House; French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Venetian clubs
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Encouraging Respect of Sexualities, Feminists United, Praxis Community organization, Students to Unite Science and Humanitarian Interests, Voices Organized in Democracy

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Michael Renwick,
Director of Athletics
Director of women's athletics: Robin Sheppard,
Associate Director of Athletics/SWA
Athletic department's mailing address: Director of Athletics,
Richard Hazelton,
Trinity College,
300 Summit Street,
Hartford, CT 06106
School colors: blue and gold
School mascot: Bantams
Athletic conference memberships: New England Small College Athletic Conference (Division III)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's basketballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's crewnoNCAA Div. III
Men's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. III
Men's footballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's golfnoNCAA Div. III
Men's ice hockeynoNCAA Div. III
Men's lacrossenoNCAA Div. III
Men's soccernoNCAA Div. III
Men's squashnoNCAA Div. III
Men's swimmingnoNCAA Div. III
Men's tennisnoNCAA Div. III
Men's track and field (indoor)noNCAA Div. III
Men's track and field (outdoor)noNCAA Div. III
Men's wrestlingnoNCAA Div. III
Women's basketballnoNCAA Div. III
Women's crewnoNCAA Div. III
Women's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. III
Women's field hockeynoNCAA Div. III
Women's ice hockeynoNCAA Div. III
Women's lacrossenoNCAA Div. III
Women's soccernoNCAA Div. III
Women's softballnoNCAA Div. III
Women's squashnoNCAA Div. III
Women's swimmingnoNCAA Div. III
Women's tennisnoNCAA Div. III
Women's track and field (indoor)noNCAA Div. III
Women's track and field (outdoor)noNCAA Div. III
Women's volleyballnoNCAA Div. III

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 41%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 60%
Athletic facilities:
baseball and softball fields, boathouse, exercise rooms, field house, fitness and weight rooms, football stadium, gymnasium, ice rink, rowing tanks, squash and tennis courts, swimming pool, track, wrestling room
Intramural/Recreational sports:
badminton, basketball, broomball, dodge ball, football, hockey, kickball, soccer (indoor/outdoor), softball, squash, tennis, tug-o-war
Club sports for men:
Alpine skiing, fencing, rugby, sailing, shotokan karate, soccer, ultimate Frisbee, water polo
Club sports for women:
Alpine skiing, fencing, lacrosse, rugby, sailing, shotokan karate, soccer, ultimate Frisbee, water polo

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Hartford (15 miles)
Nearest other airport: Boston (115 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Hartford (2 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Hartford (2 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 50%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: fair
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 18% immediately, 82% within 4 years of graduation
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
American University, Boston College, Boston University, Harvard University, Lesley University, New York University, Northeastern University, Trinity College, Tufts University.
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 85% within two years of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Bloomberg, Brigham and Women's Hospital, City Year, Columbia University Medical Center, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard University, Morgan Stanley, Teach For America, The Hartford, Time Warner Cable, Travelers Insurance, United States Marine Corps, Yale University.
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • William C. Richardson, former president and CEO, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
  • Wenda Harris Millard, chief advertising sales officer, Yahoo, Inc.
  • William K. Marimow, Pulitzer-prize-winning reporter.

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