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Trinity Christian College: cost, admission and results

Trinity Christian College is a private nonprofit college in Palos Heights, Illinois. It has about 820 undergraduate students. It admits 85% of applicants. The average net price for students with federal aid is $15,155 a year.

At a glance

  • 85%Admission rate
  • $15,155Net price a year
  • 64%Graduation rate
  • $60,507Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Palos Heights, Illinois 60463
Type
Private nonprofit
Degrees
Mostly bachelor's degrees (four-year)
Setting
Suburb of a large city
Undergraduate students
820
Graduate students
29
Students per teacher
10 to 1
Accredited by
Higher Learning Commission
Website
trnty.edu

Getting in

Trinity Christian College admits 85% of those who apply, which makes it open to most applicants. The median admission rate of colleges on this site that report one is 77%. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1157 out of 1600 (midpoints: 550 in reading and writing, 535 in maths). The midpoint ACT score is 24 out of 36.

What it costs

Tuition and fees for a year$21,205
Room and meals on campus$12,580
Books and supplies$1,200
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$34,441
Average net price after grants and scholarships$15,155

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off. It is 12% below the median net price of colleges in Illinois on this site ($17,318). International students normally pay the published tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$15,327
$30,001 to $48,000$15,313
$48,001 to $75,000$12,187
$75,001 to $110,000$19,737
Above $110,000$12,365

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeIL medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year81%72%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)64%53%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$60,507$58,865$53,132

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Illinois and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

43% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 84% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 57% women and 43% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 60 of the 88 colleges in Illinois on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,667.

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Common questions

What is the acceptance rate of Trinity Christian College?

Trinity Christian College admits 85% of applicants, according to the College Scorecard.

How much is tuition at Trinity Christian College?

Published tuition and fees are $21,205 a year. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Trinity Christian College?

64% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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