Trinity Washington University

Trinity Washington University is a Catholic university in Washington, D.C. Trinity is a comprehensive university with five schools; the undergraduate College of Arts &a; Sciences maintains its original mission as a liberal arts women&s;s college, while men attend Trinity&s;s other schools at both the graduate and undergraduate level. The university was founded as Trinity College by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1897 as the nation&s;s first Catholic liberal arts college for women. Trinity was chartered by an Act of Congress on August 20, 1897. Trinity became Trinity Washington University in 2004. Today, Trinity Washington University enrolls more than 1,800 students in its undergraduate and graduate programs in the College of Arts and Sciences, School of Nursing and Health Professions, School of Education, School of Business and Graduate Studies and School of Professional Studies. Trinity enrolls more District of Columbia residents than any other private university in the city and in the nation more than half of Trinitys students are residents of the D.C. Trinitys student body in 2020 includes about 95% persons of color, including about 65% Black/African American and 30% Latina/Hispanic. Trinity is designated by the U.S. Department of Education as a Minority Serving Institution and is the only university in the D.C. region, and one of only a few in the nation, designated as both a Predominantly Black Institution and Hispanic Serving Institution. Trinity is recognized nationally as a transformative institution, highly regarded as a role model for providing high quality academic experiences to students of color, first-generation students, Dreamers and students from marginalized communities.