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TRINITY COLLEGE

Trinity College
300 Summit Street
Hartford, CT 06106

Official telephone: (860) 297-2000
Fax number: (860) 297-2257

Website: www.trincoll.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 1,178 men, 1,175 women, 2,353 total
Full-time undergraduates: 1,111 men, 1,072 women, 2,183 total
Part-time undergraduates: 67 men, 103 women, 170 total
Total graduate students: 89 men, 86 women, 175 total
Full-time graduate students: 4 men, 5 women, 9 total
Part-time graduate students: 85 men, 81 women, 166 total
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 20
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Northeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 80%
First-year student breakdown:
5.7% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native
6.2% Asian or Pacific Islander
5.7% Hispanic
64.9% White (non-Hispanic)
2.0% total international (nonresident aliens)
15.1% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown
Undergraduate breakdown:
5.5% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
5.8% Asian or Pacific Islander
5.4% Hispanic
60.3% White (non-Hispanic)
2.5% total international (nonresident aliens)
20.3% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 100 acres
City or town school is located in: Hartford
Population of city/town: 500,000
Nearest major city: Hartford
Population of nearest major city: 500,000

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (98%)
  • fraternity housing (2%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 100%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 95%
Percent of students who live off campus: 5%
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 36%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 349
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Special collections.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Nuclear magnetic spectrometer, mass spectrometer, electron microscope, optical diagnostics and communications lab.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
writing, math, study skills, Supplemental instruction (sciences)
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, health service, women's center
Counseling services:
minority student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
internships, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Career library, Job bank, Job fairs
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: mostly

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 7
Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: 4
Percent of men who join fraternities: 20%
Number of social sororities on campus: 7
Number of sororities that have chapter houses: 4
Percent of women who join sororities: 16%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): The Trinity Tripod
Number of honor societies: 5
Total number of registered organizations: 81
Campus-based religious organizations:
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Buddhist Scoiety, Muslim Student Association
Minority student organizations:
Asian American Student Association, Hillel House, Imani , La Voz Latina, MOCA - Men of Color Alliance, TCBWO - Black Women's Organization, Muslim Student Association
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
ConnPIRG, Praxis community organization, Fred Pfeil Community Project, SUSHI - Students to Unite Science and Humanitarian Interests, Voices Organized in Democracy, TCERT - Emergency Response Team, EROS - Encouraging Respect of Sexualities

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Richard Hazelton,
Director of Athletics
Director of women's athletics: Robin Sheppard,
Associate Director of Athletics/SWA
Athletic department's mailing address: Director of Athletics
Richard Hazelton
Trinity College
300 Summit Street
Hartford, CT 06106
School colors: blue and gold
School mascot: Bantams
Athletic conference memberships: New England Small College Athletic Conference (Division III)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's basketballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's crewnoNCAA Div. III
Men's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. III
Men's footballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's golfnoNCAA Div. III
Men's ice hockeynoNCAA Div. III
Men's lacrossenoNCAA Div. III
Men's soccernoNCAA Div. III
Men's squashnoNCAA Div. III
Men's swimmingnoNCAA Div. III
Men's tennisnoNCAA Div. III
Men's track and field (indoor)noNCAA Div. III
Men's track and field (outdoor)noNCAA Div. III
Men's wrestlingnoNCAA Div. III
Women's basketballnoNCAA Div. III
Women's crewnoNCAA Div. III
Women's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. III
Women's field hockeynoNCAA Div. III
Women's ice hockeynoNCAA Div. III
Women's lacrossenoNCAA Div. III
Women's soccernoNCAA Div. III
Women's softballnoNCAA Div. III
Women's squashnoNCAA Div. III
Women's swimmingnoNCAA Div. III
Women's tennisnoNCAA Div. III
Women's track and field (indoor)noNCAA Div. III
Women's track and field (outdoor)noNCAA Div. III
Women's volleyballnoNCAA Div. III

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 42%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 60%
Athletic facilities:
baseball, and softball diamonds; boathouse, exercise, and wrestling rooms; field house, fitness and weight rooms; football stadium, gymnasium, ice rink, rowing tanks, squash, and tennis courts; swimming pool, track
Intramural/Recreational sports:
aerobics, basketball, dodgeball, flag football, soccer, softball, squash, tennis, volleyball
Club sports for men:
rugby, sailing, skiing, ultimate frisbee, water polo
Club sports for women:
equestrian, figure skating, rugby, skiing, water polo

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Hartford (15 miles)
Nearest other airport: Boston (115 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Hartford (2 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Hartford (2 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 28%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: fair
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 19% immediately
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Boston University (MA);Columbia University (NY);Harvard University (MA);New York University (NY);University of Connecticut (CT);University of Pennsylvania (PA);Yale University (CT)
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • William C. Richardson '62, former President & CEO, W.K. Kellogg Foundation Wenda Harris Millard '76, Chief Advertising Sales Officer, Yahoo, Inc.



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