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History at Trinity College

Trinity College graduates about 19 history majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 38th of 692 schools we score for history, a standout program at 87 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 111 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 74% of the schools we've counted. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

87/100Standout#38 of 692 for history →
Graduates a year194% of the class
Courses in the catalog111more than 74% of schools
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate30%whole school
SAT middle 50%1300–1470whole school

Around Trinity College

Raether Library and Information Technology Center at Trinity College, Hartford,
Raether Library and Information Technology CenterPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut
Trinity College Hartford Library interiorPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Albert C. Jacobs Life Sciences Center, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut
Albert C. Jacobs Life Sciences Center Trinity College HartfordPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Part of the Long Walk buildings, Seabury houses classrooms.
Seabury HallPhoto: Amherst2005 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where history happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Wendy and Paul E. Raether Library and Information Technology Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 24 · Academic 15 · Athletics 2 · Dining 1 · Library 1 · Offices 1.

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Nearby in the history ranking

  1. New York University 88
  2. Colgate University 88
  3. University of Washington 87
  4. Oberlin College 87
  5. University of Southern California 86
  6. Johns Hopkins University 86
  7. Carleton College 86
  8. University of California, Berkeley 85

Other strong majors at Trinity College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Trinity College with every school we score in history. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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