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Trocaire College

  • LocationBuffalo, NY
  • Type and sizePrivate nonprofit · 4-year · 1,104 students
  • SponsorSisters of Mercy
  • TraditionMercy
Official website

Trocaire College is a career-oriented college in Buffalo, New York, founded in 1958 by the Sisters of Mercy. Its Office of Mission describes the college as a Mercy Catholic institution and runs the Mercy Action Project, a service program that every student must complete before graduating.

Catholic churches nearby

Map of Trocaire College, its Catholic center and nearby Catholic churches1 mi2 mi3 miSisters of Mercy Convent: 0.1 mi1Holy Family Catholic Church: 0.6 mi2Saint Teresa Catholic Church: 0.8 mi3Saint Martin of Tours Catholic Church: 1.0 mi4Saint John XXIII Catholic Church: 1.4 mi5Saint Casimir Catholic Church: 1.6 mi6Office of Mission: 0.0 miTrocaire College (campus)N1 mi
CampusCatholic centerCatholic church (numbered below)Open a street map ›
  1. Sisters of Mercy Convent — 0.1 mi · 625 Abbott Road, Buffalo
  2. Holy Family Catholic Church — 0.6 mi · 1885 South Park Avenue, Buffalo
  3. Saint Teresa Catholic Church — 0.8 mi · 1974 Seneca Street, Buffalo
  4. Saint Martin of Tours Catholic Church — 1.0 mi · 1140 Abbott Road, Buffalo
  5. Saint John XXIII Catholic Church — 1.4 mi · 1 Arcade Street, Buffalo
  6. Saint Casimir Catholic Church — 1.6 mi · 160 Cable Street, Buffalo

Within 3 miles, as mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. The map may be incomplete. Confirm with the parish or diocese.

Faith scorecard

Each line is one thing we looked for. A check means yes, a half means partly, a dash means no. “Not enough information” means official sources did not say.

N/ASacramental life: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet.

Sacramental life

Not enough information: official sources cover less than 60% of this area.

  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Weekday Mass on campus during the academic yearNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Sunday Mass on campus (including Saturday vigil)Not enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Scheduled confession on campusNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Eucharistic adorationNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Priests serving studentsNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Chapel open for prayer on campusNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Published weekly schedule of Mass, confession, and adorationNot enough information: no verified Mass times are recorded.
FTheology and core curriculum: Minimal (grade F): 0 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.

Theology and core curriculum

0 of 100 points on what we could document.

  • No: the school does not offer this, so it earns no points.
    Theology or religious studies courses required of all bachelor's studentsNone required (The general education core requires a minimum of 3 Humanities credits from a list that includes religious studies (RS100) and philosophy (PH103 and ethics courses). No theology course is specifically required; the minimum for every student is none.)
    Sources (1)
    1. General Education Core Requirements | Trocaire Catalogtrocairecollege2026-2027.catalog.prod.coursedog.com/program/gen-ed-core · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “HUMANITIES Minimum of 3 credit hours from the following courses”
      The general education core requires 3 Humanities credits chosen from a list of courses.
      “RS100 Introduction to Religious Thought”
      RS100 Introduction to Religious Thought is one of the Humanities core options.
  • No: the school does not offer this, so it earns no points.
    Required theology includes explicitly Catholic content (Scripture, Catholic tradition, sacraments)The requirement can be met with no Catholic theology content (The requirement can be met with no Catholic theology content.)
    Sources (1)
    1. General Education Core Requirements | Trocaire Catalogtrocairecollege2026-2027.catalog.prod.coursedog.com/program/gen-ed-core · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “RS100 Introduction to Religious Thought”
      RS100 Introduction to Religious Thought is one of the Humanities core options.
  • No: the school does not offer this, so it earns no points.
    Philosophy courses required of all bachelor's studentsNone required (Philosophy courses appear only as options within the generic Humanities requirement; none are required of all students.)
    Sources (1)
    1. General Education Core Requirements | Trocaire Catalogtrocairecollege2026-2027.catalog.prod.coursedog.com/program/gen-ed-core · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “HUMANITIES Minimum of 3 credit hours from the following courses”
      The general education core requires 3 Humanities credits chosen from a list of courses.
      “PH103 Introduction to Philosophy”
      PH103 Introduction to Philosophy is one of the Humanities core options.
  • No: the school does not offer this, so it earns no points.
    Core curriculum explicitly draws on the Catholic intellectual traditionNo (The core is described as serving work-preparedness skills and Mercy values.)
    Sources (1)
    1. General Education Core Requirements | Trocaire Catalogtrocairecollege2026-2027.catalog.prod.coursedog.com/program/gen-ed-core · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “designed to ensure effectiveness and efficiency, inclusive of work-preparedness skills and Mercy values”
      The general education core is described in terms of work-preparedness skills and Mercy values.
  • No: the school does not offer this, so it earns no points.
    Theology or religious studies major offeredNo (The programs list shows certificate, associate, and bachelor's programs in health, business, science, and general studies, and no theology or religious studies major.)
    Sources (1)
    1. General Education Core Requirements | Trocaire Catalogtrocairecollege2026-2027.catalog.prod.coursedog.com/program/gen-ed-core · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Nursing - Bachelor of Science”
      The program list includes bachelor's programs in nursing, management, and biology, and no theology major.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Publicly affirms Ex Corde Ecclesiae in mission or governance documentsNot enough information: not found in official sources.
N/ACampus culture and residence life: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet.

Campus culture and residence life

Not enough information: official sources cover less than 60% of this area.

  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Campus ministry staffing (chaplains, ministers, and professional staff)One (One professional mission staff member is listed: the Mercy Mission Manager.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Office of Mission | Trocaire Collegetrocaire.edu/about/office-of-mission · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Monica Saltarelli, MA Mercy Mission Manager Room L-10 716.827.2451 saltarellim@trocaire.edu”
      Monica Saltarelli, MA is the Mercy Mission Manager, with a published phone number and email.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Retreats offered to students each yearNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Catholic student organizations and faith-formation groupsNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Single-sex residence optionsNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Overnight guest policy in residence hallsNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Faith life in residence halls (hall chaplains, hall Masses, or faith-based living communities)Not enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Office or senior officer for mission and Catholic identityYes (The Mission Office's stated scope is the college's mission as a Mercy Catholic institution, at all levels of its institutional life.)
    Sources (2)
    1. Mission | Trocaire College Catalogtrocairecollege2026-2027.catalog.prod.coursedog.com/about/mission · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “The Mission Office advocates for the mission of Mercy Higher Education at all levels of Trocaire’s institutional life.”
      The Mission Office advocates for the college's Mercy mission at all levels of institutional life.
    2. Office of Mission | Trocaire Collegetrocaire.edu/about/office-of-mission · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Our focus is on MISSION and our identity as a Mercy Catholic institution of higher education.”
      The Office of Mission focuses on the college's identity as a Mercy Catholic institution.
AService and Catholic social teaching: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.

Service and Catholic social teaching

89 of 100 points on what we could document.

  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Service or volunteer centerYes (The Mercy Action Project is an organized service program run by the Mission Office, with a named staff member.)
    Sources (2)
    1. Office of Mission | Trocaire Collegetrocaire.edu/about/office-of-mission · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “MAP provides service opportunities that integrate the College’s mission through an action-reflection approach that connects service to a student’s career path.”
      The Mercy Action Project offers service opportunities through an action-reflection approach.
    2. Mission | Trocaire College Catalogtrocairecollege2026-2027.catalog.prod.coursedog.com/about/mission · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Students in all programs (Certificate, Associate, and Baccalaureate) must complete at least one (1) MAP learning experience, in one cohesive semester, prior to completing their program in order to become eligible to graduate.”
      The Mercy Action Project is a tuition-free, co-curricular service program that every student must complete before graduating.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Service-learning or community engagement in the curriculumRequired of all students (Every student must complete at least one Mercy Action Project experience to be eligible to graduate. The program uses an action-reflection approach.)
    Sources (2)
    1. Mission | Trocaire College Catalogtrocairecollege2026-2027.catalog.prod.coursedog.com/about/mission · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Students in all programs (Certificate, Associate, and Baccalaureate) must complete at least one (1) MAP learning experience, in one cohesive semester, prior to completing their program in order to become eligible to graduate.”
      The Mercy Action Project is a tuition-free, co-curricular service program that every student must complete before graduating.
    2. Office of Mission | Trocaire Collegetrocaire.edu/about/office-of-mission · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “MAP provides service opportunities that integrate the College’s mission through an action-reflection approach that connects service to a student’s career path.”
      The Mercy Action Project offers service opportunities through an action-reflection approach.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Catholic social teaching in the curriculum (course, minor, center, or core requirement)Not enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Pro-life engagement (student pro-life group, support for pregnant and parenting students, or institutional initiatives)Not enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Justice and solidarity programs (immersion trips, poverty, migration, or care-for-creation initiatives)One (Outreach to vulnerable populations is described as part of the Mission Office's work. One program was found.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Office of Mission | Trocaire Collegetrocaire.edu/about/office-of-mission · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “through meaningful engagement with the surrounding community in outreach to vulnerable populations”
      The Mission Office describes outreach to vulnerable populations in the surrounding community.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Service explicitly rooted in the Catholic mission (run with campus ministry or the mission office, or framed by Catholic social teaching)Yes (The service program is run by the Mission Office and framed by the college's Catholic and Mercy mission.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Office of Mission | Trocaire Collegetrocaire.edu/about/office-of-mission · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Our focus is on MISSION and our identity as a Mercy Catholic institution of higher education.”
      The Office of Mission focuses on the college's identity as a Mercy Catholic institution.
      “We offer our students a rich lens through which to engage life within a Catholic Intellectual Tradition comprising Catholic Social Teaching”
      The Office of Mission describes its approach as drawing on the Catholic Intellectual Tradition and Catholic Social Teaching.
      “MAP provides service opportunities that integrate the College’s mission through an action-reflection approach that connects service to a student’s career path.”
      The Mercy Action Project offers service opportunities through an action-reflection approach.

Grades come from the documented indicators under the published rubric. “Not enough information” does not mean the school lacks it.

Strengths

  • The college describes itself as a Mercy Catholic institution, and its Office of Mission frames its work with Catholic Social Teaching.
    Sources (1)
    1. Office of Mission | Trocaire Collegetrocaire.edu/about/office-of-mission · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Our focus is on MISSION and our identity as a Mercy Catholic institution of higher education.”
      The Office of Mission focuses on the college's identity as a Mercy Catholic institution.
      “We offer our students a rich lens through which to engage life within a Catholic Intellectual Tradition comprising Catholic Social Teaching”
      The Office of Mission describes its approach as drawing on the Catholic Intellectual Tradition and Catholic Social Teaching.
  • Every student must complete a Mercy Action Project service experience before graduating.
    Sources (1)
    1. Mission | Trocaire College Catalogtrocairecollege2026-2027.catalog.prod.coursedog.com/about/mission · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Students in all programs (Certificate, Associate, and Baccalaureate) must complete at least one (1) MAP learning experience, in one cohesive semester, prior to completing their program in order to become eligible to graduate.”
      The Mercy Action Project is a tuition-free, co-curricular service program that every student must complete before graduating.

Concerns

  • The general education core requires no specific theology or philosophy course; religious studies and philosophy are options within Humanities.
    Sources (1)
    1. General Education Core Requirements | Trocaire Catalogtrocairecollege2026-2027.catalog.prod.coursedog.com/program/gen-ed-core · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “HUMANITIES Minimum of 3 credit hours from the following courses”
      The general education core requires 3 Humanities credits chosen from a list of courses.
      “RS100 Introduction to Religious Thought”
      RS100 Introduction to Religious Thought is one of the Humanities core options.
      “PH103 Introduction to Philosophy”
      PH103 Introduction to Philosophy is one of the Humanities core options.

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Campus ministry home

Office of Mission

  • Address: 360 Choate Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14220
  • Location: On campus

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Catholic clubs and student life

1 groups and regular activities · 0 on campus, 0 off campus, 1 location not published

Service 1

Everything listed is published by the school, its campus ministry, or the parish. Ask the campus minister what’s happening this semester.

Campus ministry

Sources (2)
  1. Office of Mission | Trocaire Collegetrocaire.edu/about/office-of-mission · verified Oct. 12, 2026
    “Our focus is on MISSION and our identity as a Mercy Catholic institution of higher education.”
    The Office of Mission focuses on the college's identity as a Mercy Catholic institution.
    “Monica Saltarelli, MA Mercy Mission Manager Room L-10 716.827.2451 saltarellim@trocaire.edu”
    Monica Saltarelli, MA is the Mercy Mission Manager, with a published phone number and email.
    “Our focus is on MISSION and our identity as a Mercy Catholic institution of higher education.”
    The Office of Mission focuses on the college's identity as a Mercy Catholic institution.
    “Monica Saltarelli, MA Mercy Mission Manager Room L-10 716.827.2451 saltarellim@trocaire.edu”
    Monica Saltarelli, MA is the Mercy Mission Manager, with a published phone number and email.
  2. Contact Us | Trocaire Collegetrocaire.edu/about/contact-us · verified Oct. 12, 2026
    “Main Campus 360 Choate Avenue Buffalo, NY 14220”
    The Main Campus is at 360 Choate Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14220.

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Academic Excellence

DAcademic Excellence: Limited (grade D): 40 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
53 of 100
From federal data, on fixed published scales.

Each measure counts for the share shown.

  • Graduation rate 35% of scoreThis measure counts for 35% of the Academic Excellence score.31%
  • First-year retention 20% of scoreThis measure counts for 20% of the Academic Excellence score.Not reported
  • Entering students' test scores 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.Not reported
  • Student-to-faculty ratio 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.9 to 1
  • Instructional spending per student 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.$11,016

Bars show points on each measure’s scale. How Academic Excellence is computed.

Source: College Scorecard (College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026))

Cost and value

Federal data, shown separately. Cost, debt, and earnings are never part of any grade.

Undergraduate students
Fall enrollment (IPEDS)
1,104
Total students1,104
Average net price (per year)
After grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid
$16,636
Cost of attendance (per year)$29,845
Median federal debt at graduation$20,000
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
31%
First-year retention—
Median earnings 10 years after entry$55,318
Admission rate97%
Students receiving Pell grants50%

Value index: 48 / 100 (how it’s computed)

Sources: College Scorecard · IPEDS College Navigator · Net price calculator
College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026); IPEDS 2024-25 directory and institutional characteristics; fall 2023 enrollment.

Local Church

Diocese of Buffalo

The Most Reverend Michael W. Fisher, Bishop of Buffalo

Formal address: “Your Excellency”

Source: buffalodiocese.org, verified Oct. 7, 2026.

Diocese determined from the county, using the diocese’s county list (Wikipedia). Confirm with the diocese.

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Is Trocaire College a Catholic college?
Yes. Trocaire College is a Catholic college in the Diocese of Buffalo. Its sponsor is Sisters of Mercy.

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