Trinity Bible College and Graduate School

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Trinity Bible College and Graduate School

Trinity Bible College and Graduate School operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Ellendale, North Dakota (rural: remote), with a total reported enrollment of 141 students of which 158 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Trinity Bible College and Graduate School is categorized as “24” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 25.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $19,359, with published in-state tuition of $19,700 and a Pell grant recipient share of 61.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $22,531, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 41.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 62.9%. Graduates earn a median of $35,604 ten years after enrolling, compared with $29,234 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 17800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 45.3% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.