Trinity University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Trinity University, also known as TU, was established in 1869 in Tehuacana, Texas, United States. It was founded by Cumberland Presbyterians. In 1902, the university was relocated to Waxahachie, Texas. Later in 1942, TU moved to its current location, which was originally the campus of the University of San Antonio. The university campus spreads across an area of more than 110 acres in San Antonio, Texas. TU offers more than 35 majors and over 45 minors in diverse areas of study and records an enrollment of over 2,600 students every year. It attracts students from more than 60 countries all over the world.

TU has several social fraternities and sororities such as Iota Chi Rho, Gamma Chi Delta, Omega Phi, Zeta Chi, Kappa Kappa Delta, Chi Delta Tau, Phi Sigma Chi, Chi Beta Epsilon, Phi Delta Kappa, Alpha Chi Lambda, and Sigma Theta Tau.

TU competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III and are a member of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. Their sports teams are known as the Trinity Tigers.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Presbyterian Church (USA) religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in liberal arts, drama and performing arts, and business and management.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High faculty salary.
• High male/female ratio.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Trinity University participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 90% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,703 in 2009-2010 (2,566 full-time equivalent).

About 45% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 55% of the class.

Undergrads are 92% of enrolled students and graduate students are 8%.

Students under 25 years old represent 95% of the student body. About 1% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Trinity University provides on-campus housing for 1,829 of its 2,566 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Trinity University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (6 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (180 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Science
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (11 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (1 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (13 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (46 awarded)

• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Music Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (26 awarded)

• Engineering Science

FINE ARTS (12 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation

LIBERAL ARTS (188 awarded)

• Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
• Anthropology
• Chinese Language and Literature
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• East Asian Studies
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• European Studies/Civilization
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
• International Economics
• International Relations and Affairs
• Latin American Studies
• Latin Language and Literature
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Near and Middle Eastern Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Russian Language and Literature
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies
• Urban Studies/Affairs

MATHEMATICS (8 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (39 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (35 awarded)

• Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management

MEDICINE (10 awarded)

• Neuroscience

MUSIC (6 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music
• Voice and Opera

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (12 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (44 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (30 awarded)

• Psychology
• School Psychology