What years of data are included in this report?

All metrics use IPEDS data spanning the 2020 through 2024 reporting years. Five-year percent changes compare the 2020 and 2024 endpoints; national percentiles are computed against the 2024 cross-section of all four-year public and private nonprofit institutions.

Where does the data come from?

Every figure is sourced directly from the U.S. Department of Education's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), the federal repository for higher-education statistics that every Title IV institution is required to file annually. No values are estimated or imputed.

How is the four-year graduation rate calculated?

The four-year graduation rate is the percentage of first-time, full-time bachelor's-seeking students who complete a degree within four years (100 percent of normal time). The figure is taken directly from IPEDS variable BAGR100 in the GR200 file with no additional adjustment.

What does the Pell graduation gap measure?

The Pell graduation gap is the difference between the six-year graduation rate of non-Pell-recipient students and Pell-recipient students at the same institution. A positive value means non-Pell students graduate at higher rates, which is the typical pattern. Years are eligible for the multi-year flag only when the Pell cohort has at least 50 students.

How is the endowment flag determined?

The endowment flag triggers on either of two conditions: the 2024 endowment is below $50 million, or the endowment grew less than 15 percent between 2020 and 2024. A smaller endowment leaves less cushion for scholarships and for years when budgets tighten, and slow growth can signal the same pressure at a larger institution, so either condition alone is enough to raise the flag.

How are inspection flags determined?

Most inspection flags use a 3-of-5 rule: the underlying condition must be true in at least three of the five years from 2020 to 2024 to trigger the flag. Endpoint flags compare the 2020 and 2024 values directly. Snapshot flags use only 2024 values compared against the national median. A flag returns null when the institution has insufficient reported data to evaluate the rule.

How is the national percentile calculated?

Percentile rank is the count of institutions with a strictly lower value, divided by the total non-null pool, expressed on a 0-to-100 scale. The pool is all four-year public and private nonprofit institutions with non-null 2024 values for the metric.

Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses — College Viability Inspection Report | Student Outcomes, Financial Health & Value

Name: Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses College Viability Inspection Report
Creator: College Viability

Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses is a private, nonprofit institution in Indiana, enrolling 519 students as of 2024. It graduates 0% of students in four years, returns 100% of freshmen for a second year, and costs an average of $15,788 a year after grants and scholarships. Of the 3 inspection checks that could be evaluated, 1 is flagged: Graduation. This report benchmarks Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses's most recent reported year (2024) against 2,000+ U.S. colleges across three dimensions: student outcomes, financial health, and value for money. All figures are drawn from federal IPEDS filings and are reported without editorial judgment.

Data note: The U.S. Department of Education's IPEDS database did not include every reported figure for Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses between 2020 and 2024. 11 indicators have IPEDS data missing for one or more years 2020–2024 (including 5 with no years reported at all) and 6 inspection flags could not be evaluated for lack of data — affected indicators are tagged below; missing years are shown as gaps in trend charts rather than estimated.

Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses Inspection Flags

Student Outcomes

Financial Health

Value for Your Money

Inspection flags are nine independent checks across student outcomes, financial health, and cost-to-value that surface areas of a college's reported numbers worth a closer look. A triggered flag means the college's data met a specific threshold that students and families may want to ask about — for example, graduation rates slipping below a level, or tuition rising while outcomes decline. A clear flag means the threshold was not met. Flags are signals for further conversation, not verdicts.

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Data Summary

Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses — All Reported Indicators

Plain-text reference table of every metric and inspection flag for Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses. Values reflect IPEDS-reported figures; percent changes reflect endpoint-to-endpoint 2020 → 2024 comparison; percentiles reflect 2024 national rank against four-year public and private nonprofit institutions. Cells marked "not reported" indicate the indicator was not present in IPEDS for this institution.

Student Outcomes

Metric	2024 Value	5-Yr % Change	National Percentile
Four-Year Graduation Rate	0.0%	not reported	0th
Six-Year Graduation Rate	0.0%	not reported	0th
Full-Time Retention Rate	100.0%	not reported	97th
Pell Grant Six-Year Graduation Rate	not reported	not reported	not reported
Pell-to-Non-Pell Graduation Gap	not reported	not reported	not reported
Pell Share of Cohort	0.0%	not reported	0th

Financial Health

Metric	2024 Value	5-Yr % Change	National Percentile
Revenue-to-Expense Ratio	not reported	not reported	not reported
Total FTE Enrollment	519	not reported	22nd
Endowment Value	not reported	not reported	not reported
Net Assets (End of Year)	not reported	not reported	not reported

Value for Money

Metric	2024 Value	5-Yr % Change	National Percentile
Instructional Spending %	not reported	not reported	not reported
Student Support Spending %	not reported	not reported	not reported
Administrative Spending %	not reported	not reported	not reported
Instruction+Support to Admin Ratio	not reported	not reported	not reported
Average Net Price	$15,788	not reported	36th
Net Price: $0-30K Income	not reported	not reported	not reported
Net Price: $30K-48K Income	$12,932	not reported	43rd
Net Price: $48-75K Income	$21,499	not reported	74th
Net Price: $75K-110K Income	not reported	not reported	not reported
Net Price: $110K+ Income	not reported	not reported	not reported

Inspection Flags

Flag	Section	Status
Retention Below 80% Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses's retention rate fell below 80% in 1 of 3 reported years — below the 3-of-5 trigger threshold.	Student Outcomes	Cleared
Four-Year Graduation Rate Below 50% Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses's 4-year graduation rate fell below 50% in 4 of 4 reported years — triggering the 3-of-5 threshold.	Student Outcomes	Triggered
Pell Gap Exceeds 10 Points Not enough reported data for this flag — only 0 of 5 years had a Pell cohort of 50+ students.	Student Outcomes	Not Evaluated
Revenue-to-Expense Below 1.0 Not enough reported data for this flag — only 0 of 5 years available.	Financial Health	Not Evaluated
Enrollment Declined 5% or More Total enrollment was not reported for 2020 or 2024, so this flag could not be evaluated.	Financial Health	Not Evaluated
Endowment Under $50M or Growth Under 15% Endowment was not reported for 2020 or 2024, so this flag could not be evaluated.	Financial Health	Not Evaluated
High Cost, Low Completion Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses costs less than the national median AND graduates students at below-median rates — only one of two conditions is met.	Value for Money	Cleared
Spending on Students Below the National Median Not enough reported data for this flag — only 0 of 5 years available.	Value for Money	Not Evaluated
Rising Price, Falling Outcomes Endpoint data missing for either net price or graduation rate — flag could not be evaluated.	Value for Money	Not Evaluated

Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses Inspection Flags

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Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses — All Reported Indicators

Student Outcomes

Financial Health

Value for Money

Inspection Flags