Student Achievements
This page includes data on student achievements at Trinity including graduation rates according to the IPEDS data system, retention and persistence rates, pass rates on licensure exams (also available on the program pages) and other relevant information required by the federal government and accreditation agencies.
IPEDS Graduation and Retention Rates
Students who enroll as first-time full-time students in Trinity’s College of Arts and Sciences become a federally-determined cohort for tracking “graduation rate” data. The system through which Trinity must report this data to the federal government is know as IPEDS (the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System). Federal law requires the posting of the IPEDS graduation rate overall, and by ethnicity and gender. Trinity’s IPEDS data is below; note that the cohorts are 100% female:
Graduation, Transfer and Retention Rates | ||
Cohort Measured | First-Time Full-Time Cohort Start Year (Fall) | |
2014 | 2015 | |
Overall Graduation Rate | 46% | 41% |
Graduation Rate by Race/Ethnicity | ||
Black | 32% | 41% |
Hispanic | 58% | 62% |
Asian | 50% | |
White | 33% | 100% |
2 or more races | 33% | 75% |
Race Unknown | 43% | 43% |
By Financial Aid Type | ||
Pell Grants | 38% | 45% |
Stafford Loans | 26% | 44% |
Neither Pell or Stafford | 83% | 68% |
Transfer-Out Rate | 27% | 24% |
First to Second Year Retention Rate | ||
2020 | ||
Full-time First Year Retention | 77% | |
Part-time First Year Retention | 63% |
Placement and Employment Rates
Periodically, Trinity conducts surveys of our graduates to determine employment and satisfaction. The most recent survey occurred in Fall 2019. A new survey will occur in Fall 2023. The results of the 2019 survey reveal that:
- 95% of Trinity’s graduates across the last 20 years are employed; those who are not employed largely report that they are caretakers for children or elders, engaged in volunteer service or retired.
- $65,000 is the median salary reported by graduates of the decade 2010 to 2019;
- $80,000 is the median salary reported by graduates of the decade 2000 to 2009;
- $80,000 is the median salary for all graduates across all decades;
- 94% of all graduates report that they are satisfied or “very” satisfied with their Trinity education.
Licensure Pass Rates
NCLEX First-Time Pass Rates (For more on Nursing at Trinity visit the Nursing home page)
Year | Pass Rate |
10/1/2017 – 9/30/2018 | 82.61% |
10/1/2018 – 9/30/2019 | 88.64% |
10/1/2019 – 9/30/2020 | 100% |
10/1/2020 – 9/30/2021 | 93.33% |
10/1/2021 – 9/30/2022 | 80% |
Inventory of Trinity Compliance with Federal Regulations
To review all Trinity policies related to federal compliance, visit the compliance page below: