<p>Both Grinnell and Trinity are excellent schools that have a lot of money. Grinnell has an endowment of around 1.3 billion and Trinity around 650 million. Grinnell is ranked higher in U.S. News primarily because the average admitted Grinnell student has a higher GPA, class rank, and standardized test score than the average admitted Trinity student although there is a fair amount of overlap as you can see by the statistics posted by idad.<br>
Although Grinnell itself has money, it meets 100% of the demonstrated need of all admitted students. It has many students who are receiving substantial financial aid. Since virtually all campus activities are free and there really isn't any place to spend money in the town of Grinnell (except Wal-Mart and a few downtown shops that close at 5 PM), the campus lifestyle of all students is pretty much the same regardless of family circumstances. Grinnell has no fraternities or sororities. Visit the campuses if at all possible so that you can a sense of where you best fit in.</p>
<p>Overseas - what is the person was considering Trinity and Grinnell looking for in a college?</p>