Quad

Head-to-head

Middlebury
Trinity

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Trinity costs about $25.9K less per year on average than Middlebury ($32,289 vs. $58,142, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Middlebury's yield is 24 pts higher than Trinity's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Trinity's grants cover 53% of its full price on average, vs. 32% at Middlebury

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Middlebury graduates 14 pts more of its students than Trinity (93% vs. 78%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Middlebury is 2.4× more selective than Trinity

    Acceptance rate
  6. 6

    Middlebury's SAT midpoint is 78 points higher than Trinity's

    SAT midpoint

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

Middlebury admits 11%, Trinity 26%; Middlebury's yield is higher, at 44%.

Acceptance rate
Middlebury11%
Trinity26%
Quad's selectivity
  • MiddleburyHighly selective
  • TrinityVery selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1200–1600
Middlebury
1445–1550
Trinity
1340–1500
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • MiddleburyRigor, GPA, and rank very important
  • TrinityGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Middlebury and Trinity are about the same size; Trinity has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Middlebury2.7K
Trinity2.5K
Pell Grant share
Middlebury16%
Trinity19%

Majors and faculty

Econometrics and Quantitative Economics leads at Middlebury, and Accounting at Trinity; both have 8 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Middlebury8 to 1
Trinity8 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • MiddleburyEconometrics and Quantitative Economics16%
  • TrinityAccounting8%

What each costs

Trinity costs about $25.9K less a year than Middlebury on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Middlebury$58.1K
Trinity$32.3K
Aid generosity
Middlebury32%
Trinity53%

What each pays off

Middlebury's former students earn more, a median $76.3K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Middlebury$76.3K
Trinity$71.7K
Graduation rate
Middlebury93%
Trinity78%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • MiddleburyGrowing+53%
  • 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: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;Middlebury College Common Data Set 2021–22, Fall 2021;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