Student Body
| Percentage | |
|---|---|
| African American | 2.8 |
| Asian | 7.2 |
| Hispanic | 13.0 |
| White | 62.5 |
| International | 7.3 |
| Multiracial | 2.6 |
Trinity's 2,693 students come from 48 U.S. states plus 58 countries. Students of color account for 23 percent of undergraduate and graduate students. For the class of 2015 admissions received 4,507 applicants, a 5 percent increase over last year. The acceptance rate in 2011 was 61%.
60 percent of the undergraduate student body is from Texas; the other top states in population are California, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Missouri, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Florida, Oregon, Kansas, and Illinois.
The average high school GPA is 3.52, and 80 percent of all students ranked in the top ten percent of the their high school classes. Trinity students have the second highest standardized test scores for Texas schools, behind Rice University. The middle 50 percent of scores are 590-700 for SAT Critical Reading and 610-690 for SAT Math; for the ACT 27-31.
Approximately 83 percent of the student body receives financial aid.
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