Quad

Head-to-head

U. New England
Trine

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Trine costs about $12.6K less per year on average than U. New England ($27,942 vs. $40,514, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Trine's grants cover 47% of its full price on average, vs. 36% at U. New England

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Trine has 10 pts more first-gen students than U. New England (32% vs. 22%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Trine's yield is 6 pts higher than U. New England's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    U. New England graduates 4 pts more of its students than Trine (66% vs. 62%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    Trine has 4 pts more Pell recipients than U. New England (16% vs. 12%)

    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

Trine admits 85%, U. New England 92%; Trine's yield is higher, at 19%.

Acceptance rate
U. New England92%
Trine85%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. New EnglandOpen
  • TrineAccessible
SAT middle 50%
U. New EnglandTest-blind
TrineTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. New EnglandGPA and school record required
  • TrineGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

U. New England and Trine are about the same size; Trine has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. New England2.1K
Trine2.3K
Pell Grant share
U. New England12%
Trine16%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at U. New England, and Mechanical Engineering at Trine; U. New England has 11 students per faculty member to Trine's 16.

Students per faculty member
U. New England11 to 1
Trine16 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. New EnglandRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse17%
  • TrineMechanical Engineering12%

What each costs

Trine costs about $12.6K less a year than U. New England on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. New England$40.5K
Trine$27.9K
Aid generosity
U. New England36%
Trine47%

What each pays off

Trine's former students earn more, a median $57.2K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. New England$55.9K
Trine$57.2K
Graduation rate
U. New England66%
Trine62%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. New EnglandGrowing+15%
  • TrineGrowing+38%
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: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