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Trinity Bible College and Graduate School

Ellendale, NDQuad's selectivitySelective
Known forIntimate campusEconomic diversity
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Admissions · Fall 2024

1 in 4 applicants admitted

Trinity Bible College and Graduate School admits about 1 in 4 applicants (26%). That puts it in the "Selective" tier, more selective than 94% of the 1,547 colleges that report admissions.

26%

26%

acceptance rateQuad's selectivitySelective

Applied

167

Admitted

43

Yield

77%

of admits enroll

Applications 203 → 167 since fall 2014 · admit rate 36% → 26%Over time

Getting in, in detail: funnel, what they look at, your scores

Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 141 undergrads, where 62% receive Pell Grants, a high share compared to other colleges.

141

undergrads · larger than 9% of colleges

Diversity index

0.42

Pell Grant

62%

above the median

First generation

32%

about the median

Rural, remoteStudy abroad
Undergrads −33% since fall 2014Over time

Students and campus life in detail

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Theological and Ministerial Studies, Other (23% of graduates). 9 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 84% of colleges. 100% of faculty are full-time. Spends $9,323 a year on instruction per student.

9 to 1

students per faculty member · fewer than at 84% of colleges

Most popular major

Theological and Ministerial Studies, Other

23% of 2024–25 graduates

Top-earning major

Bible/Biblical Studies

$48K four years after completion

Full-time faculty

100%

of faculty

Instruction spending

$9.3K

per student a year

All majors with search, earnings by major, and faculty

Cost & aid · 2023–24

What it costs

In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $19,720 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), $4.6K less than the national median. The 100% who received grants paid $19,720 on average; the other 0% paid the full sticker price of $31,544.

37%

$19.7K

average total cost per year, all first-years, after grants (est.) · $4.6K below the national median

$0$110K$400K+
Full price
$31,544 a year
tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
Need-based aid
Published data end at $110K
use the college's net price calculator for higher incomes
Merit aid
9.8% · avg $8K
of first-years got a grant without federal aid (a proxy: at most colleges that's merit aid)
Aid generosity

Moderate

grants cover 37% of full price

Federal loans

63%

of undergrads · national median 45%

Your price

Net price calculator

the college's own

Financial aid

Financial aid office Veterans' benefits
Cost falling · −13% after inflation since 2013–14Over time

Prices, who gets aid, and borrowing in detail

Outcomes

What it pays

Former students earn a median $35,604 ten years after enrolling, more than at 8% of colleges; 42% graduate within six years. Four years of net price is about 2.2 years of that salary.

42%

42%

graduate within six years · national median 59%

Median earnings

$35.6K

10 years after entry

Median debt

$22.5K

≈ $239/month for 10 years

Retention

63%

come back for year two

Graduation rate 39% → 46% since the class that entered fall 2008Over time

Earnings, finishing, 8-year outcomes, by group

Over time · since 2013–14

How it's changed

Since 2013–14, the full price fell 6% after inflation, while what the average first-year paid fell 13%, because grants grew faster.

  • Cost

    Falling

    −13% after inflation

  • Applications

    203 → 167

  • Selectivity

    36% → 26%

  • Diversity

    Reported

Every series, year by year

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