Trinity College is closing the 2025–26 academic year with growing momentum in multiple areas including enrollment, philanthropy, and campus investment initiatives.
Trinity has seen a significant increase in enrollment deposits for the incoming Class of 2030, with nearly 600 students committing to attend the College this fall. The total represents an increase of more than 25 percent compared with last year and marks Trinity’s strongest yield rate in more than five years.
Matt Hyde, vice president and dean of admissions and financial aid, described the class saying that, “By all our admission measures, the incoming class is among the most academically talented in our recent history at Trinity and reflects increased diversity, including growth in geographic representation, first-generation students, and students eligible for Pell Grants.”
The College also is seeing renewed momentum in alumni philanthropy and engagement.
Compared with the same time in the previous fiscal year, the number of alumni donors has increased by more than 500, placing Trinity on track to reverse a decade-long decline in alumni participation.
The growth follows several successful fundraising efforts during the academic year, including a record-setting Trinity Athletics Giving Week and Giving Day in April, which raised $1.7 million from 1,753 donors.
This summer, Trinity will begin a series of campus improvement projects with a $20.6 million FY27 capital budget created through a combination of bond funding, operating resources, and philanthropic support.
The projects will include investments in academic and residential spaces, campus infrastructure, athletics facilities, and campus beautification efforts. Highlights include:
“These investments reflect our commitment not only to maintaining Trinity’s historic campus, but also to ensuring that our physical environment supports student success, strengthens first impressions for prospective students and visitors, and enhances daily life for everyone who calls Trinity home,” said Trinity College President Dan Lugo.
A striking and colorful piece of art in the Cornelia Center created by conceptual artist Sol LeWitt underwent a thorough restoration this summer, nearly three decades after its installation.
Trinity College alumna Mia Creane ’25 will combine her interests in language, education, and technology this fall in the Slovak Republic, where she will serve as an English Teaching Assistant (ETA) through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.
Trinity College has announced the appointment of four new members to its Board of Trustees: Charter Trustees Amy McGill Dilatush ’94, Karoline Shair P’29, and Charles “Charlie” Siguler ’10 and Trinity College Alumni Association Trustee Representative Scott Lessne ’80.
A new data science major will equip Trinity College students with the knowledge, tools, and problem-solving skills to work with data across all industries and applications. Students may declare data science as a major starting in the fall 2026 semester.
