Quad

Head-to-head

Minerva
Webb Institute

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Webb Institute's yield is 32 pts higher than Minerva's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Webb Institute's grants cover 73% of its full price on average, vs. 47% at Minerva

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Minerva has 6.0× as many undergrads as Webb Institute

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    Minerva is 4.6× more selective than Webb Institute

    Acceptance rate
  5. 5

    Minerva is more diverse (index 0.43 vs. 0.40)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Minerva costs about $2.4K less per year on average than Webb Institute ($19,533 vs. $21,966, all students)

    Average cost, all students

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%, Webb Institute 14%; Webb Institute's yield is higher, at 76%.

Acceptance rate
Minerva3.0%
Webb Institute14%
Quad's selectivity
  • MinervaUltra selective
  • Webb InstituteVery selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1300–1600
MinervaTest-blind
Webb Institute
1430–1530
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • MinervaGPA and school record required
  • Webb InstituteGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Minerva is six times Webb Institute's size; Webb Institute has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Minerva637
Webb Institute106
Pell Grant share
Minerva0%
Webb Institute9%

Majors and faculty

Computer and Information Sciences leads at Minerva, and Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at Webb Institute.

Students per faculty member
Minerva14 to 1
Webb Institute11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • MinervaComputer and Information Sciences, General47%
  • Webb InstituteNaval Architecture and Marine Engineering100%

What each costs

Minerva costs about $2.4K less a year than Webb Institute on average; Webb Institute's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Minerva$19.5K
Webb Institute$22K
Aid generosity
Minerva47%
Webb Institute73%

What each pays off

Both graduate more than 80% within six years.

Graduation rate
Minerva83%
Webb Institute83%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Minerva, whose selectivity held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • MinervaGrowing+20%
  • Webb InstituteNot enough data
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