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Trinity Christian College is a private regional college located in Palos Heights, Illinois. Trinity Christian College is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Trinity Christian College is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $47,292 10 years after enrolling, 39th in Illinois, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Trinity Christian College bachelor students earn 0% more than the national average. Trinity Christian College is ranked 41st in Illinois.
Trinity Christian College’s median net annual cost of $22,135 and average years to graduate of 4.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Trinity Christian College sorted by number of graduates - Psychology, Education, Special Education, Registered Nursing, Education (subject specific), Business and Commerce - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$22,135
Average years to graduate
4.3
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Economic score: 2.1
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Economic score: 3
Comms & Media Studies
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Economic score: 12.93
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 1 graduate programs at Trinity Christian College - Special Education - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.3 years. 67% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Trinity Christian College is 3% higher than the state average, and 19% above the average for all regional colleges in the country.
At Trinity Christian College, Pell Grant recipients represent 33% of the measured graduating class, 2% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Trinity Christian College graduates within 4.4 years.
Trinity Christian College is in the top 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Trinity Christian College’s economic mobility score of 14.87 is calculated by adjusting the 4.09 economic score of lower-income students by the 33% pell grant recipients within the student body. Trinity Christian College’s EMS of 14.87 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
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The average Title IV recipient at Trinity Christian College pays $22,135 a year, $23,940 less than the $46,075 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $22,135
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Trinity Christian College, 67% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $22,135 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 57% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $3,665. This is 3% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$3,114
Pell grants
$4,581
State grants
$4,882
Institutional grants
$20,599
Trinity Christian College's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 76% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,048 applicants, of which 799 were admitted and 180 enrolled. Trinity Christian College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
86%
83%
Female
69%
59%
First time
49%
59%
In-state
62%
68%
1st generation
33%
35%
White
62%
52%
Black
12%
14%
Hispanic
18%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
6%
12%