Trinity is a Top Tier Academic Institution

The average high school GPA for incoming Trinity University students is 3.73, and 80 percent of all students ranked in the top ten percent of their high school classes. Trinity students have the second highest standardized test scores for Texas schools, behind Rice University.  

Trinity was ranked first in the West in U.S. News & World Report's 2016 Regional University Rankings for the 24th consecutive year.

Washington Monthly named Trinity the nation's 6th best master's university in 2015 for “promoting the public good,” based on social mobility, research, and civic engagement.

Kiplinger's Personal Finance places Trinity 25th in its 2016 ranking of best value private universities in the United States.  Kiplinger ranked 100 private universities that combine outstanding education with economic value. Trinity performed well because of a high four-year graduation rate, low average student debt at graduation, good student-to-faculty ratio, excellent on-campus resources, and overall great value.

Forbes ranks Trinity 96th nationally in its 2016 rankings of 660 colleges and universities. Forbes evaluates a college investment from a consumer perspective, focusing on the quality of teaching, career prospects, graduation rates, and levels of debt at graduation.

The Princeton Review recognized Trinity in its 2016 edition of The Best 381 Colleges, its annual college guide, and has been featured in the guide since its first publication. Trinity regularly receives mention for having great residence halls; this year it ranked Trinity #2 nationally for its science and lab facilities.