Here’s the US News criteria and weightings for their rankings.
https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/ranking-criteria-and-weights
I’d suggest diving into the various components and using the schools Common Data Sets (CDS) and other info online to see how Trinity lines up on the various components My guess is that most of the NESCACs will outshine Trinity slightly in many areas.
Just one comparison, Trinity’s CDS shows the following:
6 year grad rate : 77%
Freshman retention rate: 89%
Since you mention Bowdoin, let’s compare:
6 year grad rate: 95%
Freshman retention rate: 96%
These 2 measurements alone make up 22.5% of USNews’ rankings.