Trinity College

Trinity College is a private institution that was founded in 1823. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,159 (fall 2021), its setting is urban, and the campus size is 100 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Trinity College's ranking in the 2022-2023 edition of Best Colleges is National Liberal Arts Colleges, #39. Its tuition and fees are $63,930.

Students at Trinity College live in an intimate setting in the midst of a bustling state capital. The campus is located in Hartford, Conn., a large city where students can do everything from attending concerts at the Comcast and Webster theatres to learning how to shoot a cannon from the Revolutionary War at the Old State House. Attending school in the state’s capital also means students have hundreds of opportunities for internships at various organizations throughout the city. Freshmen must live on campus, and will reside and take classes with other students in their selected First-Year Program. Outside of class, students can choose from more than 100 clubs and organizations in which to get involved. There are a handful of Greek organizations on campus. The Trinity sports teams compete in the NCAA Division III New England Small College Athletics Conference, cheered on by the school mascot, a species of rooster known as the bantam. Don’t get confused in your college search: Trinity College is a common name for schools of various faiths, but this liberal arts school is nondenominational.

In addition to its main location in Hartford, Trinity has a campus in Rome, Italy. More than half of Trinity students study abroad during their time in college. Trinity also has a field station in Ashford, Conn., where students and faculty research subjects in the natural and environmental sciences. Among the college’s notable graduates are Jim Murren, chairman of casino chain MGM Resorts; journalist Tucker Carlson; and columnist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author George Will.