Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Trinity Washington has 22 pts more first-gen students than Piedmont (53% vs. 31%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Trinity Washington has 12 pts more Pell recipients than Piedmont (54% vs. 42%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Piedmont graduates 10 pts more of its students than Trinity Washington (53% vs. 42%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Trinity Washington's yield is 6 pts higher than Piedmont's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    Trinity Washington costs about $3.9K less per year on average than Piedmont ($19,345 vs. $23,290, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    Trinity Washington grads earn $4.7K more ten years out than Piedmont's ($53,804 vs. $49,130)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

The shape of each school

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

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Piedmont admits 93%, Trinity Washington 100%; Trinity Washington's yield is higher, at 20%.

Acceptance rate
Trinity Washington100%
Piedmont93%
Quad's selectivity
  • Trinity WashingtonOpen
  • PiedmontOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Trinity WashingtonTest-blind
Piedmont
1038–1245
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Trinity WashingtonGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • PiedmontGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Trinity Washington is a bit larger than Piedmont (1,414 vs. 1,117 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Trinity Washington1.4K
Piedmont1.1K
Pell Grant share
Trinity Washington54%
Piedmont42%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; Trinity Washington has 9 students per faculty member to Piedmont's 12.

Students per faculty member
Trinity Washington9 to 1
Piedmont12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Trinity WashingtonRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse19%
  • PiedmontRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse22%

What each costs

Trinity Washington costs about $3.9K less a year than Piedmont on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Trinity Washington$19.3K
Piedmont$23.3K
Aid generosity
Trinity Washington53%
Piedmont51%

What each pays off

Trinity Washington's former students earn more, a median $53.8K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 53% at Piedmont to 42% at Trinity Washington.

Median earnings, 10 years
Trinity Washington$53.8K
Piedmont$49.1K
Graduation rate
Trinity Washington42%
Piedmont53%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Trinity WashingtonGrowing+49%
  • PiedmontGrowing+78%
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