Trinity College

Quick Facts

All figures based on 2007-2008 enrollment

Location:

Our 111-acre Deerfield campus is located 25 miles north of Chicago, just 20 minutes from O'Hare International Airport, one of the world's busiest airports. We also have campuses in Davie, Florida and Santa Ana, California.

Undergraduate Programs:

28 majors, 21 specialized minors, a dual BA/MA degree in Bioethics, and an accelerated BA/MA in Intercultural Studies (see full listing of majors offered below)

Traditional Undergraduate Student/Faculty Ratio:

14:1

Accreditation & Member Associations:

  • North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (since 1969)
    30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2400
    Chicago, Illinois 60602-2504
    312.263.0456 800.621.7440
    www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org/

  • Illinois State Board of Education
    100 N. First Street
    Springfield, Illinois 62777-0001
  • Association of Christian Schools International Associated Colleges of the Chicago Area
  • Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
  • Christian College Consortium
  • Council for Christian Colleges and Universities
  • Department of Veterans Affairs State Approving Agency
  • Illinois State Scholarship Commission
  • National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)

Student Body of Trinity International University:

  • Trinity College, Deerfield (traditional): 822
  • REACH Adult Degree Program: 253
  • Trinity Evangelical Divinity School/Trinity Graduate School, Deerfield: 1,442
  • Florida Regional Center (nontraditional undergraduate and graduate): 335
  • South Chicago Regional Center (nontraditional undergraduate): 146
  • Trinity Law School/Trinity Graduate School (Santa Ana Campus): 168
  • Extension Sites (Divinity and Graduate): 193

    Total University Enrollment for Credit: 2,939

Undergraduate Gender Representation (Deerfield traditional):

51% women, 49% men

Top 10 States Represented by Undergraduate Students:

  • Illinois (51.8%)
  • Wisconsin (7.0%)
  • Michigan (2.5%)
  • Minnesota (1.5%)
  • California (1.3%)
  • Arizona (1.0%)
  • Colorado (1.0%)
  • Indiana (1.0%)
  • Iowa (1.0%)
  • Ohio (1.0%)

Undergraduate Racial Diversity:

  • 53% White, Non-Hispanic
  • 13% African American
  • 3% Hispanic
  • 3% Asian/Pacific Islander
  • 1% Alaskan/Native American
  • 1% Nonresident Alien
  • 26% Unknown

Denominations Represented by Undergraduate Students:

36% approx. from the Evangelical Free Church of America
59 other denominations represented

Undergraduate Finances:

2008-2009 Direct Costs

 

Semester

Year

Tuition

$10,800

$21,600

Board

$1,610

$3,220

Room

$2,025

$4,050

Comprehensive Fee

$165

$330

General Instructional Fee

$30

$60

Total:

$14,630

$29,260

Undergraduate Financial Aid Facts:

94 percent of TIU students receive financial assistance. Nearly $8 million in aid is distributed annually to undergraduate and graduate students. The average financial aid package covers 70 percent of tuition, fees, room, and board.

Campus Technology:

  • Interactive Computer Labs
  • Carl F.H. Henry Library Lab
  • Karen L. Hammer McLennan Lab
  • Johnson Hall Technology Classroom

Broadband Connectivity

  • All college residence halls have 24-hour network connectivity
  • Wireless Network available in all classrooms, Rolfing Library, H. G. Rodine, two dorms, and the Lew Student Center
  • Rolfing Library has laptop hookups
  • More than 40 web/email stations around campus
  • White Horse Café laptop hookups

Additional Features

  • Personal email accounts and free forwarding
  • LCD Projectors for classroom and lab presentations
  • Free McAfee antivirus software
  • Remote email access

Campus Library Facilities:

The library has more than 155,000 bound volumes, 141,000 volumes on microform, and 1,332 current periodical subscriptions.

We have two major microform collections of English language works from the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries and items from the personal libraries of two outstanding evangelical scholars: Dr. Carl F. H. Henry, and Dr. Wilbur Smith.

Undergraduate Student Housing:

Trinity has three men's dorms and three women's dorms. These facilities are set up as suites, with several dorm rooms connected to a common living area. Each dorm room has a mirror, beds, desks, dressers, miniblinds, and a phone with private voice mail for each student. All dorm rooms have email and Internet connections available. In addition, we have on-campus apartments available for married students.

Undergraduate Course System:

Semester, plus optional May term

Bachelor of Arts Degrees Offered:

  • Athletic Training
  • Biblical Studies
  • Biology
  • Biology/Pre-Med
  • Biology/Secondary Education
  • Business (Emphases: Accounting, Human Resources, International Business, Leadership and Organizational Development, Management, Marketing, Nonprofit/Parachurch and Church)
  • Chemistry
  • Chemistry/Pre-Med
  • Christian Ministries (Emphases: Camping/Outdoor Education Ministries, Children's Ministries, Counseling/Social Services, Intercultural Ministries, Pastoral Ministries, Youth Ministries)
  • Communication
  • Elementary Education
  • English
  • English/Communication
  • English with Secondary Education Certification
  • General Studies
  • History
  • History/Social Science with Secondary Education Certification
  • Humanities
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics/Secondary Education
  • Music (Emphases: Church Music, Contemporary Music, Music History, Performance, Piano Pedagogy, Theory/Composition)
  • Music Education/K-12
  • Philosophy
  • Physical Education/K-12 with Health Education
  • Pre-Physical Therapy
  • Psychology
  • Social Science
  • Sport and Wellness Management

Trinity does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, national and ethnic origin, or physical handicap.

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