Private nonprofit · Community college

Trocaire College

Buffalo, New York · Large city

30%
Transfer rate: $16,636
Avg net price: 31%
Grad / completion: $55,318
Median earnings

Trocaire College is a private nonprofit associate-granting institution in Buffalo, New York (large city setting), enrolling 984 undergraduates. It has a Roman Catholic religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 984 undergradsLarge cityAccessible · 97% admitCold wintersSnowy

About Buffalo, New York

Buffalo is a city in the U.S. state of New York. Before the arrival of Europeans, nomadic Paleo-Indians inhabited the western New York region from the 8th millennium BCE. The Woodland period began around 1000 BC, marked by the rise of the Iroquois Confederacy and the spread of its tribes throughout the state. Buffalo is home to over 20 theater companies, with many centered in the downtown Theatre District. Shea's Performing Arts Center is the city's largest theater. Designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany and built in 1926, the theater presents Broadway musicals and concerts. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large city
Highest degree offered: Bachelor's
Nearest big city: 4 miles to Buffalo, NY
To Great Lakes shore: 3 miles
Nearest airport: 8 miles to Buffalo Niagara (BUF) · major hub

How Trocaire College compares

Selectivity97.5%

More selective than 22% · #43 most selective of 57 in New York

Graduation rate31%

Higher than 13% · #149 of 185 in New York

Earnings, 10 years after entry$55,318

Higher than 94% · #25 of 148 in New York

Average net price$16,636

Cheaper than 45% · #89 cheapest of 175 in New York

Median debt at graduation$20,000

Lower than 6%

Student–faculty ratio9 : 1

Lower than 86%

Undergraduate enrollment984

Larger than 72%

Percentiles compare Trocaire 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 New York.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women87589%
Men10911%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White47%
Black36%
Hispanic6.6%
Asian3.8%
Other or multiracial6.8%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 984
Student–faculty ratio: 9 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 50%
First-generation students: 43%
Students over 25: 57%
Median family income: $28,328
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $76,860
Endowment: $38,227,820

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 65 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From New York100%

Most first-years stay in state — Trocaire College draws overwhelmingly from New York.

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: $20,640
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $2,000
Total cost of attendance: $29,845
Average net price: $16,636

Admissions

Admission rate: 97.5%
Test scores: Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %): —
SAT average: —
SAT reading: —
SAT math: —
ACT composite: —

Outcomes

Graduated: 31%
First-year retention: —
Transferred to another college: 30%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $56,726
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $55,318
Median debt at graduation: $20,000
Students with federal loans: 71%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 38%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

31%

Low-income (Pell)

11%

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

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

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

$14,951

$30–48k

$13,543

$48–75k

$17,975

$75–110k

$22,777

$110k+

$28,534

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.

42%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$2,516

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 42% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,516. 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 38 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): $55,318
Typical debt at graduation: $20,000
Debt vs. one year's pay: 36%
Out-earn a HS grad: 62%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.6 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

$53,960

Men

$70,414

Men out-earn women by $16,454 (30%) 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: 80°F
Winter low: 19°F
Annual rain: 40.7″
Annual snow: 95.4″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Buffalo, NY US station (8 mi from campus).

What Trocaire College graduates study — and earn

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

302 grads— 1 yr$79k 5 yr— debt

302—$78,773—Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssoc.

35 grads$53k 1 yr$62k 5 yr$22k debt

35$53,090$62,011$21,588 Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCert.

27 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

27———Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCert.

26 grads— 1 yr$61k 5 yr— debt

26—$60,566—Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

9 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

9———Health and Medical Administrative Services

8 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

8———Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

6 grads— 1 yr$101k 5 yr— debt

6—$101,302—Medical Illustration and Informatics

3 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

3———Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCert.

3 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

3———Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCert.

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssoc.

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesAssoc.

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———

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.