Trinity College Moves Up to Number 22 Among Top 50 Liberal Arts Colleges in U.S. News& World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges"

Also Recognized for Engineering and Service Learning Programs

HARTFORD, Conn., August. 20,2003. Trinity College ranks 22nd among the top 50 “Best Liberal Arts Colleges” in the annual rankings published by the U.S. News and World Report. Moving up three places, the higher standing can be attributed to several factors related to student selectivity and faculty resources.

In terms of student selectively figures, the percentage of Trinity College freshmen in the top 10% of their high school class is up significantly and the SAT scores are higher. In computing the faculty resources rank, the magazine used six factors from the 2002–03 academic year to determine the College’s commitment to instruction, including class size, faculty salary, and student-faculty ratio.

“The gains we have made in the U.S. News ranking illustrate the caliber of our students and the continuing dedication of the College in providing whatever resources are needed to endow them with an outstanding liberal arts education,” notes Trinity College Interim President, Borden Painter. “When coupled with the depth and diversity of our faculty, ensuring that our academic resources are among the best creates a dynamic atmosphere and an intellectually-charged student body.”

Trinity College was also ranked among the top 50 in the “Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs” category, which includes both public and private universities and colleges. In the “Programs to Look For” category, which acknowledges schools with outstanding academic programs, U.S. News and World Report lists the nationally renowned Community Learning Initiative at Trinity College as a “stellar” example of a service-learning program. Indeed, Trinity’s award-winning service-learning program, in which student volunteerism has become an integral part of the curriculum in a number of classrooms, has become a national model for other schools.