Trinity College
What Trinity College's own numbers say, from its Common Data Set 2025-26.
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International applicants face 5.9× tougher odds at Trinity College.
5.0% of international applicants are admitted, against 30% overall.
Trinity College's ED number is inflated.
41% of Early Decision applicants get in, but that pool includes recruited athletes and legacies, admitted at far higher rates. Without them, our estimate is about 36%. Everyone else: 28%.
Trinity College's waitlist is a long shot: 1.4%.
19 of 1,387 students who stayed on the list got in.
At most 13% of Trinity College's first-years sent an SAT or ACT.
9% sent an SAT and 4% an ACT (some sent both), so most enrolled without a score. SAT middle 50% among those who sent: 1350–1460.
78% of students admitted to Trinity College go elsewhere.
Only 22% of admits enroll, so Trinity College admits far more students than it has seats.
Trinity College meets 100% of need.
The average need-based grant is $62,221 a year, against tuition of $72,820.
55% of Trinity College's class is filled in Early Decision.
That leaves about 217 seats for 6,630 applicants outside ED.
8 more things the data says PRO
- After ED, 217 of 478 seats were left for 6,630 other applicants: about one seat for every 31.
- Only 9% of enrolled first-years sent an SAT score, so its SAT range describes a minority of the class.
- 1,387 students stayed on the waitlist and 19 were admitted from it (1.4%).
- Early Decision filled about 55% of the 2025-26 first-year class, more than 59% of similar colleges.
- ED applicants were admitted at 41%, against 28.5% for everyone else: 1.4 times the rate.
- It reports meeting 100% of financial need for first-years who have need.
- Applications rose 19% from 2018-19 to 2025-26 (6,096 to 7,273).
- Men were admitted at a lower rate: 31.6% for women against 27.2% for men.
What students say PRO
From students' own posts on Reddit and admissions forums: self-reported, unverified, never used in your odds.
- Admits showed scores mostly from SAT 1380 to 1600 or ACT 33 to 35, with GPAs about 3.6 to 4.0; 4 of the few who named a round used Regular Decision.
- Many admits founded something, like a nonprofit, ethics initiative, student magazine, video channel or club, rather than only joining.
- Many held top roles in politics and debate, like Model UN president or chair, student body president, or public speaking and city council programs.
- Several had research, publications or a competition award, such as published research, science fair prizes, a chess title or a math olympiad.
- About 4 of 13 admits were international students, who typically paired high scores with research, awards or global leadership.
- Students report the waitlist is tiny, about 1% admitted or 10 to 27 students in recent years, and the college only contacts waitlisted students if it plans an offer.
- International applicants report that asking for aid can hurt: some were rejected in early decision or admitted with no aid.
- Students report CSS fee waivers can be slow or denied, and aid office emails about missing documents are often mass mailings.
- Students report mixed aid outcomes: one offer matched the family's expected contribution while another found net cost stayed high after an appeal.
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