Trinity Christian College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Trinity Christian College

Trinity Christian College operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Palos Heights, Illinois (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 820 students of which 858 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 Christian College is categorized as “22” 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 84.9%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,157 and an ACT midpoint of 24. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $19,125, with published in-state tuition of $20,605 and a Pell grant recipient share of 34.6%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,009, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 61.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 81.5%. Graduates earn a median of $55,700 ten years after enrolling, compared with $48,107 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 88500.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 70.0% 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.