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Living On Campus

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Living on campus is integral to the educational experience at Trinity University. After all, nearly 80% of the student body resides here as a result of the three-year residency requirement. The Residential Life Office knows that college is a time of incredible personal growth, deep friendships and lasting life lessons. Living at Trinity gives you the opportunity to be fully engaged in all that college has to offer and to exercise your adult freedoms responsibly. The Residential Life Office, through its enthusiastic staff and intentional programs, exists to support...

  • academic diligence and success
  • a respectful community among students
  • an emotionally safe, challenging, and stimulating campus environment
  • the independence, responsibility and accountability of young adults
  • opportunities for residents to be active citizens of a larger community
  • significant student leadership opportunities
  • safe, well-maintained and effectively administered living accommodations.

Three-Year Residency Requirement

Because being a residential campus is central to the mission of Trinity University, all unmarried undergraduate students are required to live on campus for three years (six fall and spring semesters). Students who study abroad, transfer in, or who stop attending the University and then re-enroll may qualify for certain exceptions.


Trinity believes in living on campus because...

  • When a student chooses Trinity University, they choose to be active members of the Trinity University community.
  • Trinity students learn outside of the classroom — to be independent, to develop healthy relationships, to experiment with who they are — all in a safe environment.
  • Trinity students are surrounded by others dealing with similar issues, creating a supportive campus environment.
  • Trinity students enjoy a diverse community, where roommates and others have various viewpoints, goals and styles, preparing them for future relationships in a shrinking world, in careers and in personal relationships.
  • Trinity students learn that they have responsibilities as members of a larger community.
  • Trinity students experience extreme personal growth, face challenges and foster friendships that generate memories that last a lifetime!