Quad

Head-to-head

Minerva
Divine Word

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Divine Word's grants cover 86% of its full price on average, vs. 47% at Minerva

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Minerva has 10.0× as many undergrads as Divine Word

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Divine Word costs about $16.5K less per year on average than Minerva ($3,083 vs. $19,533, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Minerva graduates 13 pts more of its students than Divine Word (83% vs. 69%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Minerva is more diverse (index 0.43 vs. 0.39)

    Diversity index

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Minerva admits 3.0%; Divine Word doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Minerva3.0%
Divine WordNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • MinervaUltra selective
  • Divine WordNot rated
SAT middle 50%
MinervaTest-blind
Divine WordNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • MinervaGPA and school record required
  • Divine WordNot reported

Who's on each campus

Minerva is ten times Divine Word's size; Divine Word has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Minerva637
Divine Word64
Pell Grant share
Minerva0%
Divine Word10%

Majors and faculty

Computer and Information Sciences leads at Minerva, and Theology/Theological Studies at Divine Word; Divine Word has 5 students per faculty member to Minerva's 14.

Students per faculty member
Minerva14 to 1
Divine Word5 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • MinervaComputer and Information Sciences, General47%
  • Divine WordTheology/Theological Studies60%

What each costs

Divine Word costs about $16.5K less a year than Minerva on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Minerva$19.5K
Divine Word$3.1K
Aid generosity
Minerva47%
Divine Word86%

What each pays off

Both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Graduation rate
Minerva83%
Divine Word69%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Minerva, whose selectivity held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • MinervaGrowing+20%
  • Divine WordNot reported
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why