Trine University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 40,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,440 (30%)
Days Without Precipitation 240 (36%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,323
Men / Women 61% / 39%
From State 55%
From Region 34%
Athletes 1,095 (47.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 83%
Black 5%
Hispanic 4%
Mixed 2%
International 2%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Trine University 470 63% 86% 2% 3% 3% 1% $73,220 53 -0.73 72 97%
Biomedical Engineering 13 — 38% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $103,952 73 +0.45 95 85% — — — —
Chemical Engineering 15 — 73% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $94,883 13 -1.09 91 96% — — — —
Civil Engineering 29 — 79% 86% 7% 0% 3% 0% $86,551 17 -0.82 86 96% — — — —
Computer Engineering 7 — 100% 71% 14% 0% 0% 0% $95,235 4 -1.03 91 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 12 — 100% 75% 8% 0% 0% 0% $112,386 49 -0.22 97 100% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 57 — 86% 89% 2% 2% 2% 0% $90,992 11 -1.03 89 98% — — — —
Robotics Engineering 3 — 100% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $93,770 22 -0.68 91 — — — — —
Computer Science 12 — 83% 83% 0% 8% 0% 8% $79,345 4 -1.33 80 100% — — — —
Computer Software Engineering 5 — 80% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $95,235 16 -0.87 91 100% — — — —
Cybersecurity 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $89,450 42 -0.22 88 — — — — —
Chemistry — +3 — — — — — — $63,142 14 -0.82 51 — — — — —
Mathematics 2 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,680 34 -0.55 68 — — — — —
Biochemistry 5 — 20% 80% 0% 20% 0% 0% $60,636 10 -0.97 45 — — — — —
Biology 25 +6 24% 84% 4% 0% 0% 8% $58,830 15 -0.88 40 100% — — — —
Golf Course Operation and Grounds Management 6 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,596 40 -0.27 39 — — — — —
Exercise Science 37 — 59% 84% 3% 0% 5% 3% $59,585 43 -0.26 42 98% — — — —
Nursing 8 — 0% 62% 0% 12% 12% 0% $91,133 53 -0.11 89 — — — — —
Accounting 13 +2 92% 85% 0% 0% 0% 0% $86,023 52 -0.06 86 97% — — — —
Actuarial Science 7 — 57% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $87,180 18 -0.80 86 — — — — —
Business Administration 8 +1 50% 75% 0% 0% 12% 0% $59,876 9 -0.92 43 94% — — — —
Business Studies — — — — — — — — $59,876 9 -0.92 43 94% — — — —
Finance 12 +2 100% 75% 0% 8% 8% 8% $94,140 49 -0.17 91 — — — — —
General Business 21 — 71% 95% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,898 2 -1.29 24 90% — — — —
Marketing 19 — 53% 89% 0% 0% 5% 5% $65,322 14 -0.95 57 96% — — — —
Recreation Management 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,454 27 -0.46 31 — — — — —
Sports Management 14 +1 71% 93% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,585 45 -0.18 42 98% — — — —
English 3 +1 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,926 47 -0.18 19 — — — — —
General Studies — — — — — — — — $53,115 32 -0.40 24 — — — — —
Liberal Arts 3 — 67% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $53,700 34 -0.35 26 — — — — —
Communication — — — — — — — — $53,475 21 -0.78 25 — — — — —
Communication 10 — 60% 70% 0% 10% 10% 0% $53,340 21 -0.80 25 — — — — —
Psychology 25 +3 28% 76% 4% 4% 4% 0% $51,156 29 -0.59 20 96% — — — —
Biology Teacher Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,859 38 -0.37 26 — — — — —
Chemistry Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $53,859 38 -0.37 26 — — — — —
Education 7 — 57% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,970 45 -0.13 27 — — — — —
Elementary Education 16 — 0% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,107 76 +0.42 30 — — — — —
English Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,859 47 -0.22 26 — — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,859 38 -0.37 26 — — — — —
Physical Education 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,859 31 -0.48 26 — — — — —
Social Studies Education 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $53,859 47 -0.28 26 — — — — —
CAD Design Technology 36 — 86% 81% 0% 6% 6% 0% $79,455 4 -1.86 80 100% — — — —
Criminal Justice 16 +7 50% 88% 0% 12% 0% 0% $52,046 10 -1.08 22 99% — — — —
Forensic Science 10 — 30% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $55,245 23 -0.64 30 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $39,119
ROI Percentile 72th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 80%
4-Year Graduation Rate 52%
6-Year Graduation Rate 64%
Transfer-Out Rate 24%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Engineering 28.9% 136 81% 88% 4% 1% 1% 0% $93,880 14 -0.77 91 97% —
Business & Economics 20.2% 95 71% 88% 0% 1% 3% 2% $69,251 23 -0.67 65 94% —
Professional 13.2% 62 68% 82% 0% 6% 6% 0% $68,477 52 -1.46 63 100% —
Health Sciences 9.6% 45 49% 80% 2% 2% 7% 2% $65,194 10 -0.23 56 98% —
Social Sciences 7.4% 35 37% 74% 3% 6% 6% 0% $51,780 17 -0.65 21 96% —
Education 7.0% 33 21% 88% 0% 0% 3% 0% $54,488 57 +0.07 28 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 6.4% 30 23% 83% 3% 3% 0% 7% $59,131 15 -0.90 41 100% —
Computer Science 4.3% 20 85% 90% 0% 5% 0% 5% $84,833 10 -1.05 85 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.3% 6 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,596 43 -0.27 39 — —
Humanities 1.3% 6 50% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $52,313 33 -0.26 22 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.4% 2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,680 27 -0.55 68 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 232 $832K $811K $20K
Track & Field (indoor) 126 $79K $72K $6K
Track & Field (outdoor) 126 $77K $78K -$987
Lacrosse 61 $208K $211K -$3K
Baseball 56 $243K $227K $15K
Cross Country 46 $85K $85K -$305
Basketball 34 $381K $343K $38K
Golf 32 $133K $131K $2K
Ice Hockey 32 $362K $316K $45K
Soccer 32 $142K $134K $7K
Wrestling 30 $136K $122K $14K
Volleyball 24 $154K $144K $10K
Tennis 19 $83K $86K -$2K
Total 714 $2.9M $2.8M $155K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Other Sports 81 $513K $519K -$6K
Track & Field (indoor) 70 $58K $49K $9K
Track & Field (outdoor) 70 $52K $53K -$388
Soccer 44 $229K $233K -$4K
Volleyball 32 $158K $160K -$1K
Basketball 27 $354K $344K $10K
Ice Hockey 27 $237K $232K $5K
Lacrosse 25 $118K $118K -$492
Softball 24 $295K $278K $17K
Cross Country 21 $38K $39K -$139
Golf 18 $94K $94K $876
Tennis 17 $79K $81K -$2K
Wrestling 8 $69K $70K -$382
Total 381 $2.3M $2.3M $27K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 232 $832K $811K $20K
Track & Field (indoor) 196 $137K $121K $16K
Track & Field (outdoor) 196 $129K $131K -$1K
Lacrosse 86 $326K $330K -$3K
Other Sports 81 $513K $519K -$6K
Soccer 76 $371K $368K $3K
Cross Country 67 $124K $124K -$444
Basketball 61 $736K $687K $49K
Ice Hockey 59 $600K $549K $51K
Baseball 56 $243K $227K $15K
Volleyball 56 $313K $304K $8K
Golf 50 $228K $225K $3K
Wrestling 38 $206K $192K $13K
Tennis 36 $163K $167K -$4K
Softball 24 $295K $278K $17K
Total 1,095 $6.2M $6.0M $228K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 79%
Yield (non-ED) 19%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 79% 79% 79%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional