TRINE UNIVERSITY

Overview

Trine University, a private residential, and engaging college, prepares engineers, business, and health science professionals, teachers, and others to impact the world.

Trine University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Assoc. (http://www.trine.edu/about/accreditation.aspx).

Trine University is only a few hours from big cities like; Chicago, Detroit, Indianapolis and Toledo. This allows students to easily visit these cities while at the same time they have the comfort of living in small town community.

Trine University is a diverse community with over 600 international students from all around the world. We have many international celebrations, such as the Chinese New Year, Indian Diwali, and the upcoming Eid Al Fitr in July. In addition; we have a popular annual International Night celebration. (https://www.facebook.com/TrineOIS/)

A commitment to excellence

Trine is among top Midwestern baccalaureate colleges in the 2016 edition of “America’s Best Colleges” by U.S. News & World Report. (http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/trine-university-1839)

Our classes provide the students with more personalized experience, where our student to faculty ratio is 13 - 1. 76% of our students live on campus, which creates an active learning community. (http://www.trine.edu/about/points-of-pride.aspx)

Our beautiful 450-acre main campus, with more than $155m invested in enhancements since 2000. Trine has undergone a major campus transformation the past decade.

Completed projects: http://www.trine.edu/about/campus-transformation/completed-projects.aspx

New projects:

Best Hall addition: http://www.trine.edu/about/campus-transformation/best-hall.aspx
MTI Center: http://www.trine.edu/about/campus-transformation/athletics-and-event-center.aspx
Thunder Ice Arena: http://www.trine.edu/about/campus-transformation/thunder-ice-arena.aspx

Expenses

Estimated International Tuition and Fees can be found in this link: http://www.trine.edu/international-students-and-scholars/international-tuition.aspx

Bachelors Programs 2017-2018 Academic Year
Summer tuition and fees not included

* The student fee includes health and wellness, health insurance, and various other services to students during academic year.
** The parking permit fee will be automatically charged. If you do not need a parking permit, you must go online to waive that fee.
*** Total does not include one-time international enrollment fee or one-time housing deposit. International enrollment fee is non-refundable unless the student's visa is denied/canceled.

*Graduate program tuition is based on 10 credits per semester. Seated and online courses are $630 per credit hour.
* Total does not include one-time international enrollment fee. International enrollment fee is non-refundable unless the student's visa is denied/canceled.

Scholarships:

Over $24 million in scholarships are given annually to our undergraduate students which makes these achievements possible. Our top scholarships cover up to half of the tuition for international students (http://trine.edu/international-students-and-scholars/International-scholarships.aspx).

*Please Note: The merit based scholarships are for undergraduate students only. ESL & graduate students do not qualify.
*Please Note: International students are NOT eligible for financial aid.

Housing:

Trine Undergraduate students under the age of 21 years old must live on campus. Students who are married, responsible for a dependent child, living at home with a parent or legal guardian (within 40 miles of Angola), or are 21 years of age on or before the first day of fall classes may be waived from this requirement.

Application:

Our Application is online for free!!!

http://www.trine.edu/international-students-and-scholars/apply.aspx

We offer semester based admissions! Applications are due 60 days prior to program start date.

Fall semester starts in August for both graduates and undergraduates.

Spring semester starts in January for both graduates and undergraduates.

Summer semester starts in June for only graduates. Summer admissions is closed for undergraduates.

Admissions

After the students fill out our online free application, they’ll receive an automatic email asking for the following documents:

International Undergraduate:

Secondary Academic Records: Records should be in English and include courses taken, grades received. Please include the school’s grading system.
Post-Secondary or University Records: Records should be in English include courses taken, grades received and degrees or certificates earned. Please include the school’s grading system and course descriptions.
Passport Copy
English Proficiency Requirements: The minimum requirements are:

TOEFL iBT: 71 - IELTS: 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each section

SAT or ACT Scores (Recommended but not required): If you have taken either the SAT or the ACT, please send your scores. ACT (code is 1250) or SAT (code is 1811).
Financial Statement Guarantee: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security requires international students to demonstrate the ability to pay the fees.

Transferable Credits for:

A-Levels
AP
IB

International Graduate:

Academic Records: Records should be in English and include courses taken, grades received and degrees or certificates earned. Please include the school's grading system and course descriptions.
English Proficiency Requirements: The minimum requirements are:

TOEFL iBT-79 and IELTS-6.5

Financial Statement Guarantee (Proof of ability to pay): The U.S. Department of Homeland Security requires international students to demonstrate the ability to pay their fees.
Copy of your passport
2 letters of recommendation
GRE/GMAT score (recommended but not required)
Statement of Purpose.

Conditional Admission

Please notice that students who do not have the minimum TOFEL or IELTS score or do not submit a test score, will be considered for “Conditional” admission and must first complete English courses at Trine University’s English Language Center: http://www.trine.edu/international-students-and-scholars/esl.aspx