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
Trinity$71.7K
Vassar$71.4K
Graduation rate
Trinity78%
Vassar92%
Retention rate
Trinity93%
Vassar95%

Borrowing

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

Eight-year outcomes

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

Graduation by group

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

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupTrinityVassar
White82%91%
Asian90%96%
Hispanic/Latino83%91%
BlackNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Two or more races80%88%
InternationalNot shown: under 30 students87%

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

Finished withinTrinityVassar
4 years: Pell recipientsNot published80%
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loanNot published79%
4 years: all first-time full-timeNot published81%
5 years: Pell recipientsNot published86%
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loanNot published88%
5 years: all first-time full-timeNot published88%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;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;Vassar College Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;Vassar College Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019About 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