September 20, 2002

Trinity is One of Only Two Colleges in the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Area Named to Magazine’s List of
"Great Schools at Great Prices"

Washington, D.C...... "Where can you expect to get the most for your money?" According to U.S. News & World Report, you can get the best educational value at Trinity College in Washington.

For the second year in a row, Trinity College has been named one of the best values in higher education by U.S. News and World Report, in the magazine's annual college rankings released this week.

In a list featuring "Great Schools at Great Prices," Trinity College was listed as one of the best values for students. Trinity is one of only two colleges or universities in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area named to the magazine’s list of "Great Schools at Great Prices"; Gallaudet University was also named to the list.

U.S. News and World Report determined which colleges and universities offer the best value by using a formula that relates a school's academic quality, as indicated by its U.S. News ranking, with the net cost of attendance for a student who receives the average level of financial aid. According to U.S. News, "the higher the quality of the school's academic program and the lower the cost to the student, the better the deal. We considered only the universities and colleges that finished in the top half of their categories in the U.S. News rankings. We believe that families will find the most significant values among colleges that are above average academically."

Trinity College was also ranked one of the best colleges in the magazine's 2003 guide, based on criteria such as student-faculty ratio, peer assessment and class size.

This fall, Trinity College welcomed its largest freshman class since 1982, and set an all-time record enrollment of more than 1,700 students. On November 23, 2002, Trinity will officially dedicate the Trinity Center for Women and Girls in Sports, a state-of-the-art athletic complex that is the largest facility in the country dedicated to women's sports.

Trinity College is a comprehensive university in Washington, D.C., offering a full range of undergraduate and graduate programs for students of all ages, with a special emphasis on women's education in the College of Arts and Sciences, and professional development in the coeducational School of Professional Studies and School of Education.

The U.S. News College Guide magazine and book are available on newstands, and the rankings can be accessed on-line at http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/rankindex_brief.php.

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CONTACT: ANN PAULEY 
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pauleya@trinitydc.edu