Trocaire College
Trocaire College is a private nonprofit college in Buffalo, NY, with about 1,020 students on campus.
Trocaire College, in brief
Trocaire College is mostly about health professions
96% of the degrees Trocaire College awards are in health professions. Majors ↓
Many students are adults coming back to school
57% of undergraduates are 25 or older, and 57% study part-time. Graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students, so they leave many of these students out. The students ↓
Rent in Buffalo is below the state median
Median rent in Buffalo is $1,046 a month, 35% below the state median. Living in Buffalo ↓
Long, cold winters
January nights in Buffalo average 19°F, with about 95 inches of snow a year. Living in Buffalo ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students.
What students study, and what it pays
Share of degrees by field
Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates
And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).
How hard is it to get into Trocaire College?
of applicants admitted
About 19 of every 20 applicants get in.
Test scores of admitted students
No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Trocaire College is likely test-optional and admits nearly everyone who applies.
The sticker price, and what families really pay
Sticker price: $29,845 a year
Before any grants
After grants, the average family on aid pays $16,636.
Your family’s price
Average net price after grants, by family income
About $71,900 over 4 years · 40% off the sticker price
Do students finish, and does it pay off?
Debt vs. the paycheck
The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting
$212 a month against about $4,727 a month in pay.
Paying back loans
Federal student loans, this college
of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 50% of U.S. colleges.
Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).
Earnings by family background
Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment
The students
984 degree-seeking undergraduates.
By race and ethnicity
Women and men
Living in Buffalo
9% of Buffalo’s 274,613 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Buffalo pages.
Other colleges within 30 miles
Straight-line distances from Trocaire College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.
Ask around
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.