Trinity University (Texas)

Trinity University

Motto	E Tribus Unum (Latin)
Motto in English	From Three, One
Type	Private
Established	1869
Religious affiliation	Independent
Academic affiliations	Annapolis Group Associated Colleges of the South Association of Presbyterian Colleges and Universities Consortium of Liberal Arts Colleges National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities Oberlin Group
Endowment	$1.085 billion (2016)
Chairman	John C. Korbell
President	Danny J. Anderson
Academic staff	256 (2015)
Students	2,484 (2015)
Undergraduates	2,278 (2015)
Postgraduates	206 (2015)
Location	San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Campus	Urban, 117 acres (0.5 km2)
Colors	Maroon and White
Nickname	Tigers
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division III – SCAC
Website	www.trinity.edu

Trinity University is a private liberal arts college in San Antonio, Texas. Founded in 1869, its campus is located in the Monte Vista Historic District adjacent to Brackenridge Park. The campus is three miles north of downtown San Antonio and the River Walk and six miles south of the San Antonio International Airport. The student body consists of approximately 2,300 undergraduate and 200 graduate students. Trinity offers 42 majors and 57 minors among 6 degree programs and has an endowment of $1.085 billion, the 85th largest in the country, which permits it to provide resources typically associated with much larger colleges and universities.

Trinity is a member institution of the Annapolis Group, a consortium of national independent colleges that share a commitment to liberal arts values and education, and the Associated Colleges of the South, 16 southern liberal arts colleges that collaborate on staff and curricular enhancements.

Cumberland Presbyterians founded Trinity in 1869 in Tehuacana, Texas from the remnants of three small Cumberland Presbyterian colleges that had lost significant enrollment during the Civil War. John Boyd, who had served in the Congress of the Republic of Texas from 1836 to 1845 and in the Texas Senate from 1862 to 1863, donated 1,100 acres of land and financial assistance to establish the new university.