After Trinity University: graduation, pay and debt
San Antonio, Texas · Private · 2,505 undergrads
82% of Trinity University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $79,620 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $20,500 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$79.6k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
82%
finish within six years.
73%
finish in four years.
93%
of first-years come back for year two.
$20.5k
median federal debt at graduation.
86%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
73%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
82%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
93%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
81%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
83%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
642
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
80%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
15%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
602
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
13%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$58,346
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$79,620
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
79%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$20,500
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$19,500
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$21,125
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$19,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
86%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
93%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
89%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- GPA, early rounds and wait list: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Test rule: trinity.edu, fall 2027 (checked Nov 2, 2026)
Updated Nov 2, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers