Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Trinity grads earn $21.3K more ten years out than Bates's ($90,779 vs. $69,498)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   Trinity's grants cover 43% of its full price on average, vs. 28% at Bates

   Aid generosity
3. 3

   Trinity costs about $9.7K less per year on average than Bates ($50,148 vs. $59,892, all students)

   Average cost, all students
4. 4

   Bates is 2.0× more selective than Trinity

   Acceptance rate
5. 5

   Bates's yield is 10 pts higher than Trinity's

   Yield rate
6. 6

   Bates graduates 9 pts more of its students than Trinity (92% vs. 83%)

   Graduation rate

The shape of each school

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