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Trinity Washington University

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Population 4,500,000
United States map with state borders, rivers, lakes, and Alaska and Hawaii insets
Washington, DC

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,528 (38%)
Days Without Precipitation 252 (60%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 991
Men / Women 1% / 99%
From State 70%
From Region 24%
Athletes 49 (5.2%)

Racial/Ethnic

Black 50%
Hispanic 40%
Mixed 2%
International 2%
Asian 1%
White 1%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Men: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Men: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Men: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Men: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Men: 0.5% 0.5% 2016 Men: 0.5% 0.5% 2017 Men: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Men: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Men: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Men: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 Men: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Men: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Men: 0.6% 0.6% 2024 Men: 0.5% 0.5% 2025 Men: 0.0% 0.0%

Men as a share of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2014 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2017 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2020 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2025 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2012 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2013 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2014 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2015 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2016 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2017 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2018 Asian: 2.8% 2.8% 2019 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2020 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2021 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2022 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2023 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2024 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2025 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2011 Black: 71.8% 71.8% 2012 Black: 71.8% 71.8% 2013 Black: 67.7% 67.7% 2014 Black: 64.1% 64.1% 2015 Black: 58.6% 58.6% 2016 Black: 62.0% 62.0% 2017 Black: 45.6% 45.6% 2018 Black: 47.2% 47.2% 2019 Black: 42.1% 42.1% 2020 Black: 42.2% 42.2% 2021 Black: 41.0% 41.0% 2022 Black: 36.3% 36.3% 2023 Black: 43.8% 43.8% 2024 Black: 45.9% 45.9% 2025 Black: 44.9% 44.9% 2011 Hispanic: 18.8% 18.8% 2012 Hispanic: 17.5% 17.5% 2013 Hispanic: 22.6% 22.6% 2014 Hispanic: 23.9% 23.9% 2015 Hispanic: 30.9% 30.9% 2016 Hispanic: 26.2% 26.2% 2017 Hispanic: 41.7% 41.7% 2018 Hispanic: 39.2% 39.2% 2019 Hispanic: 42.5% 42.5% 2020 Hispanic: 42.2% 42.2% 2021 Hispanic: 48.9% 48.9% 2022 Hispanic: 53.7% 53.7% 2023 Hispanic: 50.6% 50.6% 2024 Hispanic: 48.2% 48.2% 2025 Hispanic: 46.7% 46.7% 2011 White: 1.9% 1.9% 2012 White: 0.4% 0.4% 2013 White: 1.1% 1.1% 2014 White: 0.7% 0.7% 2015 White: 1.4% 1.4% 2016 White: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 White: 1.2% 1.2% 2018 White: 0.9% 0.9% 2019 White: 2.1% 2.1% 2020 White: 2.1% 2.1% 2021 White: 0.9% 0.9% 2022 White: 3.0% 3.0% 2023 White: 0.6% 0.6% 2024 White: 0.5% 0.5% 2025 White: 0.9% 0.9% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2013 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2016 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2017 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2018 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2020 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2021 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2023 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2024 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2025 International: 0.0% 0.0%

Share of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Two or more races and race unknown are omitted, so the lines do not sum to 100%. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Enrolled Undergraduates

0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Total: 1,152 1,152 2012 Total: 1,182 1,182 2013 Total: 1,199 1,199 2014 Total: 1,104 1,104 2015 Total: 1,054 1,054 2016 Total: 1,071 1,071 2017 Total: 1,075 1,075 2018 Total: 1,006 1,006 2019 Total: 987 987 2020 Total: 978 978 2021 Total: 996 996 2022 Total: 1,012 1,012 2023 Total: 960 960 2024 Total: 962 962 2025 Total: 991 991 2011 Men: 27 27 2012 Men: 27 27 2013 Men: 22 22 2014 Men: 9 9 2015 Men: 11 11 2016 Men: 8 8 2017 Men: 9 9 2018 Men: 6 6 2019 Men: 9 9 2020 Men: 10 10 2021 Men: 12 12 2022 Men: 13 13 2023 Men: 12 12 2024 Men: 13 13 2025 Men: 7 7 2011 Women: 1,125 1,125 2012 Women: 1,155 1,155 2013 Women: 1,177 1,177 2014 Women: 1,095 1,095 2015 Women: 1,043 1,043 2016 Women: 1,063 1,063 2017 Women: 1,066 1,066 2018 Women: 1,000 1,000 2019 Women: 978 978 2020 Women: 968 968 2021 Women: 984 984 2022 Women: 999 999 2023 Women: 948 948 2024 Women: 949 949 2025 Women: 984 984

Full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates across all years of study. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2012 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2013 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2014 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2015 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2016 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2017 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2018 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2019 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2022 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2023 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2025 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2012 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2013 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2014 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2015 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2016 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2017 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2018 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2019 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2020 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2021 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2022 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2023 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2024 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2025 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2011 Black: 68.6% 68.6% 2012 Black: 69.0% 69.0% 2013 Black: 69.4% 69.4% 2014 Black: 66.4% 66.4% 2015 Black: 64.4% 64.4% 2016 Black: 61.7% 61.7% 2017 Black: 55.5% 55.5% 2018 Black: 52.0% 52.0% 2019 Black: 49.9% 49.9% 2020 Black: 49.9% 49.9% 2021 Black: 45.4% 45.4% 2022 Black: 46.0% 46.0% 2023 Black: 47.4% 47.4% 2024 Black: 47.7% 47.7% 2025 Black: 49.7% 49.7% 2011 Hispanic: 16.9% 16.9% 2012 Hispanic: 16.4% 16.4% 2013 Hispanic: 18.1% 18.1% 2014 Hispanic: 21.5% 21.5% 2015 Hispanic: 23.8% 23.8% 2016 Hispanic: 24.9% 24.9% 2017 Hispanic: 31.0% 31.0% 2018 Hispanic: 34.1% 34.1% 2019 Hispanic: 36.3% 36.3% 2020 Hispanic: 36.3% 36.3% 2021 Hispanic: 40.2% 40.2% 2022 Hispanic: 41.7% 41.7% 2023 Hispanic: 44.0% 44.0% 2024 Hispanic: 43.7% 43.7% 2025 Hispanic: 40.5% 40.5% 2011 White: 3.2% 3.2% 2012 White: 2.7% 2.7% 2013 White: 1.6% 1.6% 2014 White: 1.4% 1.4% 2015 White: 1.6% 1.6% 2016 White: 1.3% 1.3% 2017 White: 1.5% 1.5% 2018 White: 1.5% 1.5% 2019 White: 1.7% 1.7% 2020 White: 1.8% 1.8% 2021 White: 1.9% 1.9% 2022 White: 2.4% 2.4% 2023 White: 1.5% 1.5% 2024 White: 1.4% 1.4% 2025 White: 1.2% 1.2% 2011 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2012 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2013 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2014 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2015 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2016 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2017 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2018 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2019 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2020 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2021 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2022 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2023 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2024 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2025 International: 1.6% 1.6%

Share of full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates across all years of study. Two or more races and race unknown are omitted, so the lines do not sum to 100%. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

IPEDS Fall Enrollment (2011–2019) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025). The dashed line at 2020 marks the change in reporting period. Missing reports leave gaps.

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
Trinity Washington University 226 3% 1% 1% 51% 38% 1% $63,533 21 -0.33 68 97% 4.4%
Chemistry 3 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $67,685 31 -0.38 75 — — — — —
Mathematics — — — — — — — — $65,835 20 -0.74 72 — — — — —
Biochemistry 4 — 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% 25% $68,042 36 -0.31 75 — — — — —
Biology 5 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $63,640 36 -0.33 68 — — — — —
Health and Wellness 21 — 0% 0% 0% 48% 43% 0% $44,982 1 -1.61 23 98% — — — —
Nursing 42 — 7% 2% 5% 48% 38% 0% $76,955 2 -1.52 84 100% 4.4% — — —
Occupational Therapist Assistant 8 — 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $58,086 18 -0.71 57 — — — — —
Public Health 5 — 20% 0% 0% 80% 20% 0% $59,338 31 -0.54 60 — — — — —
Accounting — — — — — — — — $76,102 27 -0.71 83 — — — — —
Business Administration 30 — 0% 0% 0% 57% 37% 3% $70,119 39 -0.39 78 92% — — — —
Human Resources Management 3 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $68,120 27 -0.57 75 — — — — —
English 2 — 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $56,314 73 +0.48 53 — — — — —
General Studies 2 — 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% 50% $62,652 82 +0.51 66 88% — — — —
Communication 4 — 0% 0% 0% 75% 25% 0% $57,862 38 -0.37 57 90% — — — —
Communication Studies — — — — — — — — $57,862 38 -0.37 57 90% — — — —
International Affairs 5 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 80% 0% $56,563 10 -0.84 53 — — — — —
Journalism 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $56,849 27 -0.61 54 — — — — —
Mass Communication 2 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $57,862 38 -0.37 57 90% — — — —
Political Science 2 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $57,512 10 -1.08 56 — — — — —
Psychology 23 — 0% 0% 0% 43% 48% 0% $40,295 0 -2.24 13 100% — — — —
Social Sciences 10 — 0% 0% 0% 50% 40% 0% $54,416 47 -0.22 48 — — — — —
Sociology — — — — — — — — $54,112 45 -0.25 47 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 13 — 8% 0% 8% 62% 15% 0% $79,253 99 +4.01 86 96% — — — —
Education 28 — 0% 4% 0% 64% 29% 0% $68,794 95 +1.61 76 — — — — —
Elementary Education 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $70,704 98 +2.74 78 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 10 — 20% 0% 0% 40% 60% 0% $64,692 79 +0.66 70 100% — — — —
Forensic Science 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $63,571 73 +0.51 68 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $28,472
ROI Percentile 68th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 69%
4-Year Graduation Rate 26%
6-Year Graduation Rate 49%
Transfer-Out Rate 22%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 45.2% 45.2% 2012 Graduated: 30.5% 30.5% 2013 Graduated: 33.9% 33.9% 2014 Graduated: 45.2% 45.2% 2015 Graduated: 43.6% 43.6% 2016 Graduated: 39.6% 39.6% 2017 Graduated: 36.0% 36.0% 2018 Graduated: 27.9% 27.9% 2019 Graduated: 38.1% 38.1% 2020 Graduated: 46.5% 46.5% 2021 Graduated: 40.6% 40.6% 2022 Graduated: 38.0% 38.0% 2023 Graduated: 44.4% 44.4% 2024 Graduated: 49.3% 49.3%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2014 Men: 0.0% 2015 Men: 0.0% 2011 Women: 45.2% 2012 Women: 30.5% 2013 Women: 33.9% 2014 Women: 45.4% 2015 Women: 44.2% 2016 Women: 39.6% 2017 Women: 36.0% 2018 Women: 27.9% 2019 Women: 38.1% 2020 Women: 46.5% 2021 Women: 40.6% 2022 Women: 38.0% 2023 Women: 44.4% 2024 Women: 49.3%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 45.2% 2012 Black: 30.6% 2013 Black: 29.6% 2014 Black: 43.7% 2015 Black: 39.1% 2016 Black: 36.4% 2017 Black: 32.8% 2018 Black: 26.9% 2019 Black: 33.5% 2020 Black: 40.7% 2021 Black: 31.5% 2022 Black: 31.9% 2023 Black: 28.8% 2024 Black: 41.0% 2011 Hispanic: 54.2% 2012 Hispanic: 52.4% 2013 Hispanic: 51.9% 2014 Hispanic: 54.5% 2015 Hispanic: 60.5% 2016 Hispanic: 58.6% 2017 Hispanic: 56.0% 2018 Hispanic: 31.8% 2019 Hispanic: 51.7% 2020 Hispanic: 61.8% 2021 Hispanic: 58.0% 2022 Hispanic: 50.0% 2023 Hispanic: 61.1% 2024 Hispanic: 56.6%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

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
Health Sciences 33.6% 76 5% 1% 3% 50% 39% 0% $64,975 10 -1.40 70 99% 4.4%
Social Sciences 20.8% 47 0% 0% 0% 49% 43% 0% $48,358 4 -1.34 31 98% —
Education 19.0% 43 2% 2% 2% 60% 28% 0% $72,045 99 +2.39 80 96% —
Business & Economics 14.6% 33 0% 0% 0% 61% 33% 3% $69,937 25 -0.41 77 92% —
Professional 4.9% 11 18% 0% 0% 45% 55% 0% $64,590 44 +0.65 70 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.0% 9 0% 0% 0% 22% 56% 11% $65,596 39 -0.32 71 — —
Humanities 1.8% 4 0% 25% 0% 50% 0% 25% $59,483 74 +0.49 60 88% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.3% 3 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $67,685 19 -0.38 75 — —

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Total 0 $0 $0 $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 16 $52K $52K $0
Lacrosse 14 $46K $46K $0
Volleyball 13 $51K $51K $0
Tennis 9 $26K $26K $0
Basketball 8 $53K $53K $0
Total 49 $231K $231K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 16 $52K $52K $0
Lacrosse 14 $46K $46K $0
Volleyball 13 $51K $51K $0
Tennis 9 $26K $26K $0
Basketball 8 $53K $53K $0
Total 49 $432K $432K $0

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 97%
Yield (non-ED) 17%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 97% 97% 97%

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.

Acceptance & Yield

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 50.5% 50.5% 2012 Acceptance: 76.5% 76.5% 2013 Acceptance: 52.3% 52.3% 2014 Acceptance: 90.9% 90.9% 2015 Acceptance: 94.0% 94.0% 2016 Acceptance: 88.5% 88.5% 2017 Acceptance: 92.3% 92.3% 2018 Acceptance: 95.1% 95.1% 2019 Acceptance: 96.7% 96.7% 2020 Acceptance: 95.8% 95.8% 2021 Acceptance: 97.3% 97.3% 2022 Acceptance: 97.0% 97.0% 2023 Acceptance: 99.2% 99.2% 2024 Acceptance: 99.5% 99.5% 2011 Yield: 41.6% 41.6% 2012 Yield: 33.8% 33.8% 2013 Yield: 35.3% 35.3% 2014 Yield: 41.2% 41.2% 2015 Yield: 26.9% 26.9% 2016 Yield: 32.8% 32.8% 2017 Yield: 39.9% 39.9% 2018 Yield: 30.0% 30.0% 2019 Yield: 29.1% 29.1% 2020 Yield: 29.8% 29.8% 2021 Yield: 30.7% 30.7% 2022 Yield: 21.4% 21.4% 2023 Yield: 23.4% 23.4% 2024 Yield: 20.2% 20.2%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,346 1,346 2012 Applicants: 1,021 1,021 2013 Applicants: 1,493 1,493 2014 Applicants: 831 831 2015 Applicants: 941 941 2016 Applicants: 812 812 2017 Applicants: 725 725 2018 Applicants: 778 778 2019 Applicants: 875 875 2020 Applicants: 831 831 2021 Applicants: 737 737 2022 Applicants: 758 758 2023 Applicants: 1,114 1,114 2024 Applicants: 1,240 1,240 2011 Admitted: 680 680 2012 Admitted: 781 781 2013 Admitted: 781 781 2014 Admitted: 755 755 2015 Admitted: 885 885 2016 Admitted: 719 719 2017 Admitted: 669 669 2018 Admitted: 740 740 2019 Admitted: 846 846 2020 Admitted: 796 796 2021 Admitted: 717 717 2022 Admitted: 735 735 2023 Admitted: 1,105 1,105 2024 Admitted: 1,234 1,234 2011 Enrolled: 283 283 2012 Enrolled: 264 264 2013 Enrolled: 276 276 2014 Enrolled: 311 311 2015 Enrolled: 238 238 2016 Enrolled: 236 236 2017 Enrolled: 267 267 2018 Enrolled: 222 222 2019 Enrolled: 246 246 2020 Enrolled: 237 237 2021 Enrolled: 220 220 2022 Enrolled: 157 157 2023 Enrolled: 259 259 2024 Enrolled: 249 249

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

Submitting a Test Score

0% 1% 3% 4% 5% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2022 Submitted: 0.0% 0.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.