Trinity College vs Lafayette College

Hartford, CT · Easton, PA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair CT:PA

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

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

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.
  • Lafayette College: net price ranged $29,884–$41,937 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +5.5% is not a trend (r² 0.31).
  • Trinity College: acceptance rate eased +5.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.45).
  • Lafayette College: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.17).

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: Trinity College vs Lafayette College

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Lafayette College leads on median debt at graduation ($16,000 vs $23,000 at Trinity College)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Lafayette College leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($80,614 vs $67,628 at Trinity College)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Lafayette College leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (92.6% vs 85.0% at Trinity College)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Trinity College and Lafayette College?
Lafayette College leads on median debt at graduation at $16,000 versus $23,000 at Trinity College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Trinity College and Lafayette College?
Lafayette College leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $80,614 versus $67,628 at Trinity College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Trinity College and Lafayette College?
Lafayette College leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 92.6% versus 85.0% 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); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025