OP seemingly isn’t interested in pursuing business and has not expressed a preference for the Northeast. “Vastly better” is a difficult claim to support in light of the rankings.
Richmond 22 USNWR Liberal Arts, Trinity 46
Richmond 59 Niche, Trinity 177
Richmond 63 WSJ/Times Higher Ed, Trinity 104
In the NYT Chetty data, Trinity has the 5th highest family median income out of the 2,395 schools studied, $257,100. Richmond was 95th,
$149,200.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/college-mobility/