Public · Community college

Triton College

River Grove, Illinois · Large suburb

15%
Transfer rate
$4,138
Avg net price
29%
Grad / completion
$41,728
Median earnings

Triton College is a public certificate-granting institution in River Grove, Illinois (large suburb setting), enrolling 6,902 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 6,902 undergradsLarge suburbOtherCold wintersSnowy

About River Grove, Illinois

River Grove is a village in Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States. Because the invasive Asian emerald ash borer kills off young trees long before they reach seeding age of 10, scientists theorize that the "Fraxinus/ash" species will no longer be able to germinate continued generations by 2018 within the local woods, or only 12 years after EAB was first discovered in River Grove. The hot dog stand Gene's & Jude's is located on Grand Avenue and Des Plaines River Road, specializing in a variation of Chicago-style hot dogs. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
11 miles to Chicago, IL
To Great Lakes shore
10 miles
Nearest airport
5 miles to Chicago O'Hare (ORD) · major hub

How Triton College compares

Graduation rate29%

Higher than 11% · #111 of 122 in Illinois

First-year retention68%

Higher than 40%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$41,728

Higher than 75% · #23 of 113 in Illinois

Average net price$4,138

Cheaper than 94% · #11 cheapest of 123 in Illinois

Median debt at graduation$9,413

Lower than 64%

Student–faculty ratio21 : 1

Lower than 23%

Undergraduate enrollment6,902

Larger than 94%

Percentiles compare Triton College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Illinois.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

6,902undergrads
  • Women4,26362%
  • Men2,63938%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White26%
  • Black13%
  • Hispanic49%
  • Asian2.2%
  • Other or multiracial10%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
6,902
Student–faculty ratio
21 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
25%
First-generation students
54%
Students over 25
34%
Median family income
$23,692
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$77,670
Endowment
$390,758

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 1,343 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Illinois96%
  • Other U.S. states4.3%

Most first-years stay in state — Triton College draws overwhelmingly from Illinois.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition
$5,070
Out-of-state tuition
$15,330
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,500
Total cost of attendance
$12,235
Average net price
$4,138

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
29%
First-year retention
68%
Transferred to another college
15%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$35,001
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$41,728
Median debt at graduation
$9,413
Students with federal loans
2%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
36%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
29%
Low-income (Pell)
15%
First-generation
16%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
Free
Athletics
Other
Varsity athletes
176 (109 men · 67 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (7)

Soccer49
Baseball29
Wrestling25
Softball24
Basketball21
Track and Field (Outdoor)18
Volleyball10

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.1 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
2
Property offenses (2022–2024)
2

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (9,842 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

1.3reported offenses a year
0.7 violent a year0.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
0.7
Fondling
0.3
Aggravated assault
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$2,397
$30–48k
$3,722
$48–75k
$5,959
$75–110k
$8,611
$110k+
$12,235

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

23%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$5,119
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 23% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $5,119. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 1,003 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$41,728
Typical debt at graduation
$9,413
Debt vs. one year's pay
23%
Out-earn a HS grad
47%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.3 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$40,280
Men
$45,506

Men out-earn women by $5,226 (13%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
84°F
Winter low
19°F
Annual rain
37.9″
Annual snow
38.4″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.34.5JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chicago Ohare Intl AP, IL US station (7.2 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.