Trinity College
of Jacksonville
Private College in Jacksonville, FL. Six-year graduation rate 35%. Median 10-year earnings $37,275.
Ten-year median earnings of $37,275 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. Only 35% finish within six years, so roughly two in three students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Graduates carry a median of $24,250 in debt — in line with the national norm.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Debt-to-income ratio 0.65 — elevated (above 0.60)
- ! Graduation rate 35% — below national average
Admissions
Trinity College of Jacksonville admits 53% of applicants and is genuinely selective — roughly one in two applicants are turned away. The applicant pool is small at 259, which makes year-over-year comparisons unreliable. Yield is high — 61% of admitted students go on to enroll, well above the typical rate. The score bands below rest on the 14% of enrolled first-years who submitted an SAT score — a self-selected group, and not a cutoff.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | 408–483 | 12 (14%) |
| SAT Math | 370–523 | |
| ACT Composite | 16–20 | 11 (13%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
Academics
A six-year graduation rate of 35% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. 57% first-year retention is low enough to be the defining risk of enrolling here. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. The 11:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 356 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $19,921 annually once grants are applied. Income makes less difference than usual: $16,686 at $0–30k, $23,223 at $110k+. Grant aid is widespread — 93% of students receive it, averaging $6,292. Most students borrow — 92% take federal loans to cover the gap.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 90 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $16,686 |
| $30–48k | $18,885 |
| $48–75k | $18,174 |
| $75–110k | $21,991 |
| $110k+ | $23,223 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 327 of these 356 students, totalling $2,496,033 — an average of $7,633 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Duval County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)