Overview of Trinity College

Founded in 1872 as the first college of the University of Melbourne, Trinity College is a unique tertiary institution that provides a diverse range of rigorous academic programs for over 1,000 talented students from across Australia and  around the world. 

These programs include:

• the Residential College for undergraduate and postgraduate students of the University of Melbourne, both resident and non-resident
• Trinity College Foundation Studies (TCFS), a oneyear course that prepares able overseas students for undergraduate entry to the University of Melbourne and other leading Australian universities
  
• Trinity College Theological School (TCTS), which offers courses for training and forming Anglican clergy and others, on campus, online, and in parishes
  
• Young Leaders Summer Schools for Australian and overseas secondary school students
  
• various short courses.
  

Trinity College actively contributes to the life of the wider University and its main campus is located adjacent to the University grounds.

An Anglican institution, Trinity welcomes people of all faiths and none. The College celebrates, and is enriched by, the diversity of backgrounds of its staff and students.

Trinity student numbers in all parts of the College in  2007 were:

Residential College       Resident students    319       Non-resident students    101	420
Trinity College Foundation Studies	728
Theology       On-campus    46       Online    89       Certificate of Theology    280	415
Summer & Mid Year Schools	173
Maths Bridging program	1
TOTAL STUDENTS IN 2007	1737