Trinity Christian College
Palos Heights, IL · Private · Large suburb · TCC
Private institution in Palos Heights, IL · 796 undergraduates · 89% acceptance rate · $55,700 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 20%Student-faculty ratio
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $16,381780th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $20,3251,131st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $20,325880th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $47,0661,396th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,0091,363rd lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $55,700755th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $48,107653rd highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 63.9%633rd highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 79.2%713th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 88.6%1,197th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1154511th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 24421st highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 7961,491st largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10.0:1436th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 33.3%1,036th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 8 mi (MDW)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 45 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $66,728 | $67,812 |
| Special Education and TeachingEducation | bachelors | $43,054 | $40,458 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $42,682 | $50,856 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $41,937 | $37,208 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $39,618 | $39,369 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $39,369 | $42,682 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $35,060 | $33,993 |
| Education, GeneralEducation | bachelors | $24,035 | — |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $21,964 | $16,478 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | $63,005 |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 9 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,210,853 (M $1,427,615 · W $783,238)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitetrnty.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 149505)
- Compare colleges in ILRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in IllinoisEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Trinity Christian College vs Judson UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 9 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
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