Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Trinity costs about $23.7K less per year on average than Vassar ($32,289 vs. $55,985, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Trinity's grants cover 53% of its full price on average, vs. 36% at Vassar

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Vassar graduates 14 pts more of its students than Trinity (92% vs. 78%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

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

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    Vassar's SAT midpoint is 70 points higher than Trinity's

    SAT midpoint
  6. 6

    Trinity has 3 pts more first-gen students than Vassar (17% vs. 14%)

    First-generation students

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

Vassar admits 21%, Trinity 26%; Vassar's yield is higher, at 30%.

Acceptance rate
Trinity26%
Vassar21%
Quad's selectivity
  • TrinityVery selective
  • VassarHighly selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1200–1600
Trinity
1340–1500
Vassar
1460–1520
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • TrinityGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • VassarRigor and GPA very important

Who's on each campus

Trinity and Vassar are about the same size; both have the same Pell share, 19%.

Undergrads
Trinity2.5K
Vassar2.4K
Pell Grant share
Trinity19%
Vassar19%

Majors and faculty

Accounting leads at Trinity, and Research and Experimental Psychology at Vassar; Vassar has 7 students per faculty member to Trinity's 8.

Students per faculty member
Trinity8 to 1
Vassar7 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • TrinityAccounting8%
  • VassarResearch and Experimental Psychology, Other7%

What each costs

Trinity costs about $23.7K less a year than Vassar on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Trinity$32.3K
Vassar$56K
Aid generosity
Trinity53%
Vassar36%

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
Trinity$71.7K
Vassar$71.4K
Graduation rate
Trinity78%
Vassar92%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • TrinityGrowing+127%
  • VassarGrowing+60%
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