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.
Trinity College will celebrate the Class of 2026 at the College’s 200th Commencement on Sunday, May 17, with honorary degrees awarded to Commencement speaker N. Louis “Lou” Shipley '85, Joanne Berger-Sweeney, and Carolyn “Carrie” Pelzel ’74.
Julianna Boris ’26 has been awarded a Fulbright grant to serve as an English Teaching Assistant (ETA) in Taiwan, combining her academic interests with her passions for teaching and cross-cultural connection.
The 2026 Campus Life Leadership Awards were presented recently by the Office of Student Leadership and Engagement (SLE), honoring the achievements of Trinity student leaders and organizations over the past academic year.
The Trinity College Board of Trustees voted recently to award tenure to seven members of the faculty—six of whom also were promoted to associate professor. Additionally, six retiring faculty members were awarded emeriti status.
