Is Trinity College test optional?

Yes. You can apply without a score. A common rule is to send it if it's at or above 1400 and hold it if it's under.

What is Trinity College's acceptance rate?

29% of applicants were admitted in 2024–25, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 2,182 of 7,460 applicants were admitted. Applications held near 7,460, and Trinity College's admit rate went from 33% to 29%.

What ACT score do you need for Trinity College?

4% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 30–33, with a median of 31. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1350–1440 works out to about 29–32.

Why might Trinity College's SAT range look high?

Only 9% of enrolled students sent an SAT. The range counts only those who did, and students with lower scores tend to hold theirs back.

How many students get off the waitlist at Trinity College?

10 of the 990 students who stayed on the waitlist were admitted, or 1.0%, per the Common Data Set 2023–24.

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What SAT score do you need for Trinity College? (Middle 50%: 1350–1440)

First-year students at Trinity College who sent an SAT scored 1350–1440, with a median of 1400 (Common Data Set 2024–25). Trinity College admits 29% of applicants and is test optional.

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Where your score lands at Trinity College

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1350–1440, median 1400

Your score

Middle 50% of admitted students Median Fewer than half sent a score, so the range runs high

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Trinity College by the numbers

Admit rate: 29%
Middle 50% SAT: 1350–1440
Median SAT: 1400
About on the ACT: 29–32
Sent an SAT: 9%

Test optional · checked Nov 9, 2026 · Trinity College admissions · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2024–25; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Trinity College admit rate over 10 years

Applications held near 7,460, and Trinity College's admit rate went from 33% to 29%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	7,460	2,182	29%
2023	6,396	2,144	34%
2022	6,220	2,248	36%
2021	5,603	2,115	38%
2020	5,952	2,145	36%
2019	6,080	2,036	33%
2018	6,096	2,045	34%
2017	6,085	2,061	34%
2016	6,073	2,062	34%
2015	7,569	2,529	33%

In fall 2024, 542 of the 2,182 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Trinity College

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?

Under 1300Far reachHold
1300–1340ReachHold
1350–1390TargetHold
1400 and upTargetSend

1200130014001500

Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges.

Trinity College SAT sections, ACT and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	650	700	730
SAT Reading and Writing	660	690	730
SAT total	1350	1400	1440
ACT composite	30	31	33

Of enrolled first-year students, 9% sent an SAT and 4% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2023–24.

Top 10% of their class: 42%; of new students who reported a rank

Trinity College waitlist

Waitlist

1,728 applicants were offered a spot, 990 took it, and 10 were admitted from it.

1.0%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in

Common Data Set 2023–24.

Trinity College cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $34,832; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 84%
Median earnings: $90,779; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 2,271

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

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Sources

Trinity College Common Data Set 2023–24
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Trinity College admissions
Test policy for 2026–27, checked Nov 9, 2026.
Trinity College website
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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1350–1440, and the median was 1400. At 1400 or higher you're above half of them. Trinity College admits 29% of applicants.

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