10-yr median earnings
$53,804
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Washington, District of Columbia
Trinity Washington University
Trinity Washington University is a private nonprofit institution in Washington, District of Columbia. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $53,804
- 10-yr median earnings
- 99.5%
- Acceptance rate
- $9,302
- Avg net price / yr
- 46.6%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Trinity Washington University pairs top-quartile former-student earnings with open admission.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 23%
- former-student earnings, US
- 99.5%
- acceptance rate
- 46.6%
- 150%-time completion
- +40%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Carnegie: Master's (M)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Trinity Washington University profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
D
College Value Score
49/100
Trinity Washington University
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings B+
$53,804
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price B+
$9,302
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
46.6%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$28,250
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
46.9%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention F
69.2%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$9,302
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
46.6%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 46.6%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Trinity Washington University vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Trinity Washington University ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Trinity Washington University: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$53,804 Top 23% higher than 77% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Trinity Washington University | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $53,804 | #1187 of 5103 | 77th |
| Average net price | $9,302 | #1013 of 5020 | 80th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 46.6% | #3214 of 4858 | 34th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,414 | #1822 of 5462 | 67th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
1,414
Undergraduate enrollment
99.5%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
46.6%
150%-time completion
$53,804
10-yr median earnings
69.2%
First-year retention
How Trinity Washington University ranks in District of Columbia
State rank among 17 reporting District of Columbia colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Trinity Washington University | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $53,804 | #8 of 17 | 53rd |
| Average net price | $9,302 | #1 of 13 | 92nd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 46.6% | #12 of 15 | 20th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,414 | #8 of 19 | 58th |
Highest former-student earnings in District of Columbia
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgetown University | $103,494 | $40,815 |
| 2 | George Washington University | $90,873 | $36,586 |
| 3 | American University | $77,370 | $41,943 |
| 4 | The Catholic University of America | $73,250 | $29,561 |
| 5 | Howard University | $63,066 | $50,539 |
| 6 | Arizona State University - Washington D.C. | $62,668 | - |
| 7 | The Chicago School at Washington DC | $56,899 | - |
| 8 | Trinity Washington UniversityThis school | $53,804 | $9,302 |
| 9 | Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas | $46,441 | $27,320 |
| 10 | University of the District of Columbia | $44,236 | $10,648 |
| 11 | Gallaudet University | $43,101 | $15,845 |
| 12 | ECPI University-Manassas | $42,837 | - |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 99.5% |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Trinity Washington University
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$7,928 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$8,554 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$8,502 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$15,307 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Trinity Washington University - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $26,610 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $26,610 |
| Average Net Price | $9,302 |
54.5%
Pell Grant Rate
40.7%
Federal Loan Rate
$28,250
Median Debt
$299/mo
Monthly Payment
Trinity Washington University costs less today than it did in 2013
Average net price fell from $14,421 to $12,233 (-15.2%) between 2013 and 2023, before any inflation adjustment, which makes the real-terms fall larger still. Most colleges moved the other way: the median change across the 4,315 schools measured over the same span was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $14,4212023 · $12,233
Over the same years, enrollment went -21.8% (1,810 → 1,415 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
97.9%
Female
53.2%
First Generation
Outcomes
69.2%
Retention Rate
$38,533
Median Earnings (6yr)
58.3%
Earning Over $25K
46.9%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 46.6% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 69.2% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $38,533 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $53,804 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 58.3% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 46.9% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $28,250 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $299/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | 8 | 152 | $64,657 | $106,318 | $30,082 |
| Master's | 8 | 91 | $86,102 | $98,882 | $46,672 |
| Associate's | 1 | 0 | - | - | - |
Top programs at Trinity Washington University by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$106,318 median earnings
- Educational Administration…
Educational Administration and Supervision
$98,882 median earnings
- Human Resources Management…
Human Resources Management and Services
$93,107 median earnings
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$91,234 median earnings
- Public Relations, Advertis…
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
$86,961 median earnings
- Student Counseling and Per…
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
$79,785 median earnings
- Rehabilitation and Therape…
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
$76,788 median earnings
- Teacher Education and Prof…
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
$75,956 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Trinity Washington University? ▼
Trinity Washington University is a private nonprofit institution in Washington, District of Columbia. The acceptance rate is 99.5%. Undergraduate enrollment is 1,414 students.
How much do Trinity Washington University former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Trinity Washington University who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $53,804 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $38,533.
How much does Trinity Washington University cost? ▼
The average net price at Trinity Washington University is $9,302. In-state tuition is $26,610 and out-of-state tuition is $26,610. Median student debt at graduation is $28,250.
What is the graduation rate at Trinity Washington University? ▼
Trinity Washington University has a 46.6% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 69.2%.
Is Trinity Washington University worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Trinity Washington University is $28,250, while former students earn a median of $53,804 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 53% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 46.9% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $299.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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