Trinity University (Washington, DC)

Trinity Washington University

Former names	Trinity College
Type	Private Women's college (Undergraduate)
Established	1897
Affiliation	Catholic Church (Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur)
President	Patricia McGuire
Students	2,100
Location	Washington, D.C., U.S.
Colors	Purple and Gold
Athletics	NCAA Division III – GSAC
Nickname	Tigers
Affiliations	ACCU NAICU CUWMA
Website	trinitydc.edu

Trinity Washington University is a Roman Catholic university located in Washington, D.C. across from The Catholic University of America and the Dominican House of Studies and under the trusteeship of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. Although it has been a university since September 10, 2004, Trinity Washington University's College of Arts & Sciences undergraduate program maintains its original status as a liberal arts women's college. Men are accepted into the School of Education and the School of Professional Studies at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Trinity College (not to be confused with the unrelated Trinity College (Connecticut) or Trinity College, Dublin) was founded by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1897 as a Catholic college for women. For over 70 years, Trinity educated middle-class Catholic women, who were underrepresented in America's colleges. (For more background on women's higher education, see Origins and types of Women's colleges in the United States.) Trinity Washington University's colors are Royal Purple and Gold.