Divine Word College

Epworth, IA · Midwest

Known forIntimate campusVery small student-faculty ratioBig endowment per studentGenerous aidLow average cost

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Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 64 undergrads, where 10% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.

undergrads · larger than 5% of colleges

Diversity index

0.39

Pell Grant

10%

below the median

Rural, distantStudy abroad

Undergrads −26% since fall 2014Over time

Students and campus life in detail

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Theology/Theological Studies (60% of graduates). 5 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 96% of colleges. 68% of faculty are full-time. Spends $34,808 a year on instruction per student.

5 to 1

students per faculty member · fewer than at 96% of colleges

What it costs

In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $3,083 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), $21.2K less than the national median. The 100% who received grants paid $3,083 on average; the other 0% paid the full sticker price of $22,500.

86%

$3.1K

average total cost per year, all first-years, after grants (est.) · $21.2K below the national median

Full price: $22,500 a year; tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
Need-based aid: Published data end at $110K; use the college's net price calculator for higher incomes

Aid generosity

Very generous

grants cover 86% of full price

Federal loans

of undergrads · national median 45%

Your price

Net price calculator

the college's own

Financial aid

Financial aid office

Cost falling · −17% after inflation since 2013–14Over time

Prices, who gets aid, and borrowing in detail

Outcomes

What it pays

69% graduate within six years.

69%

graduate within six years · national median 59%

Retention

33%

come back for year two

Graduation rate 50% → 100% since the class that entered fall 2008Over time

Earnings, finishing, 8-year outcomes, by group

Over time · since 2013–14

How it's changed

Since 2013–14, the full price fell 6% after inflation, while what the average first-year paid fell 17%, because grants grew faster.

Cost
Falling
−17% after inflation
Diversity
Reported

Every series, year by year

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Sources for this overviewEvery dataset and year behind the numbers on this profile; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources for this profile

1
IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2025–26 · retrieved 2026-10-12
2
College Scorecard
U.S. Department of Education · most recent release; Entered fall 2023; Fall 2024; 2023–24; Fall 2023 · retrieved 2026-10-12
3
IPEDS Admissions survey
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12
4
IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2023–24 · retrieved 2026-10-12
5
IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2025–26 · retrieved 2026-10-12
6
IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12
7
IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2024–25 graduates · retrieved 2026-10-12
8
College Scorecard Field of Study data
U.S. Department of Education · most recent release · retrieved 2026-10-12
9
IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2023–24 · retrieved 2026-10-12
10
IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2023–24 · retrieved 2026-10-12
11
Common Data Set
Each college (voluntary, standardized template) · most recent release · retrieved 2026-10-12
12
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Entered fall 2018 · retrieved 2026-10-12
13
IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12
14
IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12
15
IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12
16
IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12
17
IPEDS Outcome Measures survey
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Students entering fall 2016 · retrieved 2026-10-12
18
Divine Word College (2026)
Divine Word College · 2026 · retrieved 2026-10-04

IPEDS unit ID 153241 · Data retrieved 2026-10-12. Tap any ⓘ to see where that number came from and what year it describes. National ranks and medians include every 4-year college that reports the measure. How we source and calculate everything