Quad

Head-to-head

Mount Holyoke
Trinity

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Trinity costs about $12.2K less per year on average than Mount Holyoke ($32,289 vs. $44,439, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Trinity grads earn $13.3K more ten years out than Mount Holyoke's ($71,668 vs. $58,418)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Mount Holyoke's yield is 11 pts higher than Trinity's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Mount Holyoke graduates 6 pts more of its students than Trinity (84% vs. 78%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Trinity admits 26% vs. 38% at Mount Holyoke

    Acceptance rate
  6. 6

    Trinity's grants cover 53% of its full price on average, vs. 48% at Mount Holyoke

    Aid generosity

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

Trinity admits 26%, Mount Holyoke 38%; Mount Holyoke's yield is higher, at 31%.

Acceptance rate
Mount Holyoke38%
Trinity26%
Quad's selectivity
  • Mount HolyokeVery selective
  • TrinityVery selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1200–1600
Mount Holyoke
1380–1530
Trinity
1340–1500
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Mount HolyokeSchool record and prep program required
  • TrinityGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Trinity is a bit larger than Mount Holyoke (2,505 vs. 2,169 undergrads); Mount Holyoke has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Mount Holyoke2.2K
Trinity2.5K
Pell Grant share
Mount Holyoke22%
Trinity19%

Majors and faculty

English Language and Literature leads at Mount Holyoke, and Accounting at Trinity; Trinity has 8 students per faculty member to Mount Holyoke's 9.

Students per faculty member
Mount Holyoke9 to 1
Trinity8 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Mount HolyokeEnglish Language and Literature, General8%
  • TrinityAccounting8%

What each costs

Trinity costs about $12.2K less a year than Mount Holyoke on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Mount Holyoke$44.4K
Trinity$32.3K
Aid generosity
Mount Holyoke48%
Trinity53%

What each pays off

Trinity's former students earn more, a median $71.7K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Mount Holyoke$58.4K
Trinity$71.7K
Graduation rate
Mount Holyoke84%
Trinity78%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Mount HolyokeGrowing+63%
  • 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:Mount Holyoke College (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