Quad

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Vassar graduates 14 pts more of its students than Trinity (92% vs. 78%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Trinity grads earn $302 more ten years out than Vassar's ($71,668 vs. $71,366)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Vassar$71.4K
Trinity$71.7K
Graduation rate
Vassar92%
Trinity78%
Retention rate
Vassar95%
Trinity93%

Borrowing

Median debt
Vassar$18.6K
Trinity$23K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Vassar39%
Trinity44%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Vassar$12.5K
Trinity$21.1K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Vassar88%
Trinity67%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Vassar93%
Trinity76%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Vassar6%
Trinity19%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Vassar87%
Trinity84%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Vassar88%
Trinity84%
Pell graduation gap
Vassar1 pts lower
TrinityNo gap

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupVassarTrinity
White91%82%
Asian96%90%
Hispanic/Latino91%83%
BlackNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Two or more races88%80%
International87%Not shown: under 30 students

On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets

Finished withinVassarTrinity
4 years: Pell recipients80%Not published
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan79%Not published
4 years: all first-time full-time81%Not published
5 years: Pell recipients86%Not published
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan88%Not published
5 years: all first-time full-time88%Not published

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;Vassar College Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;Vassar College Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About 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