Quad

Head-to-head

Wesleyan
Trinity

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Trinity costs about $29.1K less per year on average than Wesleyan ($32,289 vs. $61,339, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Trinity's grants cover 53% of its full price on average, vs. 31% at Wesleyan

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Wesleyan graduates 14 pts more of its students than Trinity (93% vs. 78%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Wesleyan's yield is 14 pts higher than Trinity's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    Wesleyan is 1.6× more selective than Trinity

    Acceptance rate
  6. 6

    Wesleyan's SAT midpoint is 58 points higher than Trinity's

    SAT midpoint

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

Wesleyan admits 16%, Trinity 26%; Wesleyan's yield is higher, at 34%.

Acceptance rate
Wesleyan16%
Trinity26%
Quad's selectivity
  • WesleyanHighly selective
  • TrinityVery selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1200–1600
Wesleyan
1415–1540
Trinity
1340–1500
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • WesleyanSchool record required
  • TrinityGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Wesleyan is a bit larger than Trinity (3,067 vs. 2,505 undergrads); Trinity has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Wesleyan3.1K
Trinity2.5K
Pell Grant share
Wesleyan14%
Trinity19%

Majors and faculty

Econometrics and Quantitative Economics leads at Wesleyan, and Accounting at Trinity; both have 8 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Wesleyan8 to 1
Trinity8 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • WesleyanEconometrics and Quantitative Economics12%
  • TrinityAccounting8%

What each costs

Trinity costs about $29.1K less a year than Wesleyan on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Wesleyan$61.3K
Trinity$32.3K
Aid generosity
Wesleyan31%
Trinity53%

What each pays off

Wesleyan's former students earn more, a median $73.9K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Wesleyan$73.9K
Trinity$71.7K
Graduation rate
Wesleyan93%
Trinity78%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • WesleyanGrowing+53%
  • TrinityGrowing+127%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:Wesleyan University (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;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