▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁noted ▁a ▁ 4 7 ▁percent ▁increase , ▁the ▁highest ▁increase ▁of ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁most ▁select ive ▁colleg es . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁class ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Tr inity ▁received ▁ 7 , 5 7 0 ▁applications ▁and ▁accepted ▁ 2 , 5 3 0 ▁( 3 3 . 4 ▁percent ); ▁ 5 5 9 ▁en rolled . ▁The ▁yield ▁rate ▁( the ▁percentage ▁of ▁accepted ▁students ▁who ▁en roll ) ▁was ▁approximately ▁ 2 2 ▁percent . ▁The ▁middle ▁ 5 0 ▁percent ▁range ▁of ▁S AT ▁scores ▁for ▁en rolled ▁fresh men ▁was ▁ 5 7 0 – 6 7 0 ▁for ▁critical ▁reading , ▁ 5 8 0 – 6 7 0 ▁for ▁math , ▁and ▁ 5 8 0 – 6 7 0 ▁for ▁writing . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁its ▁website , ▁students ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁Class ▁of ▁ 2 0 2 1 ▁who ▁chose ▁to ▁submit ▁standard ized ▁test ▁scores ▁earned ▁an ▁average ▁S AT ▁score ▁of ▁ 1 3 8 0 ▁and ▁an ▁average ▁A CT ▁score ▁of ▁ 3 1 . ▁ ▁Rank ings ▁and ▁reputation ▁▁ ▁Tr inity ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Little ▁I v ies . ▁U . S . ▁News ▁& ▁World ▁Report ▁ranked ▁Tr inity ▁tied ▁for ▁ 4 6 th ▁in ▁its ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁ranking ▁of ▁best ▁national ▁liberal ▁arts ▁colleg es ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁ranked ▁ 4 9