Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Trinity Washington has 20 pts more first-gen students than Pfeiffer (53% vs. 33%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Trinity Washington has 2.2× as many undergrads as Pfeiffer

    Undergrads
  3. 3

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

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Trinity Washington costs about $3.7K less per year on average than Pfeiffer ($19,345 vs. $22,999, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Pfeiffer graduates 5 pts more of its students than Trinity Washington (47% vs. 42%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    Trinity Washington has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Pfeiffer (54% vs. 51%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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

Pfeiffer admits 96%, Trinity Washington 100%; Trinity Washington's yield is higher, at 20%.

Acceptance rate
Trinity Washington100%
Pfeiffer96%
Quad's selectivity
  • Trinity WashingtonOpen
  • PfeifferOpen
SAT middle 50%
Trinity WashingtonTest-blind
PfeifferTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Trinity WashingtonGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • PfeifferGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Trinity Washington has 2.2× as many undergrads as Pfeiffer and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Trinity Washington1.4K
Pfeiffer655
Pell Grant share
Trinity Washington54%
Pfeiffer51%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; Trinity Washington has 9 students per faculty member to Pfeiffer's 11.

Students per faculty member
Trinity Washington9 to 1
Pfeiffer11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Trinity WashingtonRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse19%
  • PfeifferRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse14%

What each costs

Trinity Washington costs about $3.7K less a year than Pfeiffer on average; grants cover the same share of the price at both, 53%.

Average cost, all students
Trinity Washington$19.3K
Pfeiffer$23K
Aid generosity
Trinity Washington53%
Pfeiffer53%

What each pays off

Trinity Washington's former students earn more, a median $53.8K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 47% at Pfeiffer to 42% at Trinity Washington.

Median earnings, 10 years
Trinity Washington$53.8K
Pfeiffer$51.6K
Graduation rate
Trinity Washington42%
Pfeiffer47%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Trinity Washington but held steady at Pfeiffer; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Trinity WashingtonGrowing+49%
  • PfeifferSteady+1%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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