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Trinity Christian College was awarded 358 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general special education.
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Trinity Christian is ranked #896 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.
Trinity Christian also holds the #40 spot on the Best Colleges in Illinois ranking.
When it comes to admittance, Trinity Christian College is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 76%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
About 32% of students accepted to Trinity Christian submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 610. Math scores were between 460 and 610.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Trinity Christian it is much better at 9 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Trinity Christian College is 49%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 77% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Trinity Christian College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Trinity Christian for first-time, full-time students is 56%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,015 undergraduates at Trinity Christian with 846 being full-time and 169 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $17,958 | $16,990 | $20,765 | $25,065 | $24,908 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Trinity Christian, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Trinity Christian, approximately 57% of students took out student loans averaging $3,665 a year. That adds up to $14,660 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Trinity Christian is 3.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Trinity Christian are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 6601 W College Dr, Palos Heights, IL 60463-0929 |
| Phone: | 708-597-3000 |
| Website: | www.trnty.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/pages/Palos-Heights-IL/Trinity-Christian-College/14976193879 |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/trinitytroll |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 51 | $40,934 |
| General Psychology | 36 | $28,164 |
| Special Education | 27 | $44,363 |
| Nursing | 14 | $65,497 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 13 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 12 | $41,089 |
| General English Literature | 10 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 10 | NA |
| General Business/Commerce | 9 | NA |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 9 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 443 students took at least one online class at Trinity Christian College. This is a decrease from the 717 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 443 | 0 |
| 2019-2020 | 717 | 2 |
| 2018-2019 | 401 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 172 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 87 | 0 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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