Quad

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Trinity grads earn $21.3K more ten years out than Bates's ($90,779 vs. $69,498)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Bates graduates 9 pts more of its students than Trinity (92% vs. 83%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Bates$69.5K
Trinity$90.8K
Graduation rate
Bates92%
Trinity83%
Retention rate
Bates92%
Trinity90%

Borrowing

Median debt
Bates$14.3K
Trinity$23K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Bates14%
Trinity38%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Bates$15K
Trinity$19.3K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Bates88%
Trinity77%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Bates93%
Trinity82%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Bates6%
Trinity12%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Bates96%
Trinity83%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Bates89%
Trinity83%
Pell graduation gap
Bates7 pts higher
TrinityNo gap

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupBatesTrinity
White89%85%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino86%92%
BlackNot shown: under 30 students76%
Two or more races93%Not shown: under 30 students
International93%80%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;Bates College Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why