Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Trinity grads earn $23K more ten years out than Denison's ($90,779 vs. $67,753)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Denison is 1.7× more selective than Trinity

    Acceptance rate
  3. 3

    Denison costs about $4K less per year on average than Trinity ($46,122 vs. $50,148, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Trinity's SAT midpoint is 34 points higher than Denison's

    SAT midpoint
  5. 5

    Trinity is more diverse (index 0.62 vs. 0.59)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Denison is a bit larger (2,380 vs. 2,146)

    Undergrads

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Denison admits 17%, Trinity 29%; Trinity's yield is higher, at 25%.

Acceptance rate
Trinity29%
Denison17%
Quad's selectivity
  • TrinityVery selective
  • DenisonVery selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1200–1600
Trinity
1298–1470
Denison
1270–1420
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • TrinitySchool record and prep program required
  • DenisonGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Denison is a bit larger than Trinity (2,380 vs. 2,146 undergrads); Trinity has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Trinity2.1K
Denison2.4K
Pell Grant share
Trinity14%
Denison13%

Majors and faculty

Political Science and Government leads at Trinity, and Econometrics and Quantitative Economics at Denison; both have 9 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Trinity9 to 1
Denison9 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • TrinityPolitical Science and Government, General16%
  • DenisonEconometrics and Quantitative Economics13%

What each costs

Denison costs about $4K less a year than Trinity on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Trinity$50.1K
Denison$46.1K
Aid generosity
Trinity43%
Denison44%

What each pays off

Trinity's former students earn more, a median $90.8K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 80% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Trinity$90.8K
Denison$67.8K
Graduation rate
Trinity83%
Denison83%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Denison but held steady at Trinity; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • TrinitySteady−1%
  • DenisonGrowing+236%
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