Dickinson College vs Trinity College

Carlisle, PA · Hartford, CT · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair PA:CT

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-PAR · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-ACCEPT

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE PA × CT
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Trinity College: average net price rose +32.5% from $26,419 (2013) to $35,009 (2023), r² 0.79.
  • Dickinson College: net price ranged $15,554–$32,250 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +8.5% is not a trend (r² 0.03).
  • Dickinson College: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.09).
  • Trinity College: acceptance rate eased +5.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.45).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Dickinson College vs Trinity College

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Trinity College leads on acceptance rate (29.3% vs 42.1% at Dickinson College)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Trinity College leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($90,779 vs $70,204 at Dickinson College)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Dickinson College leads on median debt at graduation ($19,000 vs $23,000 at Trinity College)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Dickinson College and Trinity College?
Trinity College leads on acceptance rate at 29.3% versus 42.1% at Dickinson College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Dickinson College and Trinity College?
Trinity College leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $90,779 versus $70,204 at Dickinson College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Dickinson College and Trinity College?
Dickinson College leads on median debt at graduation at $19,000 versus $23,000 at Trinity College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); acceptance rate focus for this pair · 2025