Trinity University
Location: San Antonio, TX (urban, very large city)
Size: 2,528 students
Avg percent need-met: 96% Need Met
Acceptance rate: 34%
Middle 50% ACT: 29-33**Test Optional through 2022-2023 Admissions Cycle**
Middle 50% SAT: 1300-1450**Test Optional through 2022-2023 Admissions Cycle**
Trinity is a small liberal arts school with easy access to the resources of a large city. They have a diverse curriculum with strong science programs and research opportunities. Administration communicates steadily with students, classes are small, and professors are caring and attentive. Study abroad is common, and intramural sports and Greek life are popular. Students are friendly and open-minded, and as a bonus, the dorms and facilities are recognized as amazing.
Popular majors / known for: Computer Science, Business, Biology, Engineering, Foreign Languages
Academic approach: Liberal arts with some pre-professional programs
Fun fact: Nacho Hour - Free nachos and drinks from 3:33 to 4:33 every Wednesday in Coates with Trinity Staff.
Campus tradition: Birthday fountain - Midnight before your birthday - your friends and hallmates will gather to walk with you or carry you (depending on willingness) to the fountain where they will then throw you in.
Check out campus photos here!
Opportunities for Tech/CS
CS is offered as a Bachelor of Arts (if paired with another major) or Bachelor of Sciences.
Trinity's computer science department provides broad training in design, systems, applications, and the theory of computing.
Students receive substantial laboratory experience with computers, programming, and other related areas, which provide the knowledge and tools to be successful in both theoretical understanding and applied computing.
Students can do research with professors during the year as a directed study or over the summer, and complete a three-semester thesis project their senior year
Groups that students can join.
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Trinity University Women in Computing (TUWIC)
Trinity Women in Science and Technology (TWIST)
Application Details
RD deadline: January 15th
Early Action deadline: November 15th
Supplemental essays: None
Application fee: $0
On Common App: Yes
CSS profile: Required, due January 15th
Interviews: Important
School also featured in: Good Merit Aid, Urban LACs, Schools in the South