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Psychology at Trinity College

Trinity College graduates about 50 psychology majors a year, 10% of its graduating class. That puts it 28th of 694 schools we score for psychology, a standout program at 85 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 68 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 83% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $70,000 four years out, 1.38× what the same major pays nationally.

85/100Standout#28 of 694 for psychology →
Graduates a year5010% of the class
Courses in the catalog68more than 83% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$70,0001.38× the same major nationally
Research in the field$147Ka year, NSF
Admit rate30%whole school
SAT middle 50%1300–1470whole school

Around Trinity College

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
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
Part of the Long Walk buildings, Seabury houses classrooms.
Seabury HallPhoto: Amherst2005 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where psychology happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Roy Nutt Mathematics, Engineering, and Computer Science Center, Albert C. Jacobs Life Sciences 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 psychology ranking

  1. Wake Forest University 85
  2. Case Western Reserve University 85
  3. Brown University 85
  4. Stanford University 85
  5. Bates College 85
  6. University of California San Diego 84
  7. University of Pennsylvania 84
  8. Smith College 84

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 psychology. 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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