Verified data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

$13,324/yr

Average net price per year, what students actually pay

3% acceptance rate669 undergrads

Minerva University

San Francisco, CA·Private · 4-year

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Overview

This school is most selective, so admission takes a strong academic record. Most students pay far less than the sticker price: the average student receiving aid pays $13,324 a year against a $45,380 list price, a 71% gap.

Minerva University is a urban private four-year institution located in San Francisco, CA. It enrolls a small student body of approximately 669 undergraduate students. As a private institution, it sets its own tuition and operates independently of state funding.

At a glance

Acceptance rate3%
Enrollment669
Student:faculty14:1
Avg net price$13,324
Total cost (sticker)$45,380

Data from IPEDS, U.S. Dept. of Education.

Admissions

Acceptance rate
3%
Applications
10,864
Academic fit
Admission probability
Students like you
Application tracker
Deadline tracker
Essay prompts

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Academics

Student:faculty

14:1

Avg class size (est.)

~35 students

Student-faculty ratio
14:1
Avg class size (est.)
~35 students
Academic calendar
Semester
GradFax Outcomes Index
B+

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Costs

Sticker price

$45,380

Avg net price after aid

$13,324

Sticker price$45,380
Avg net price after aid$13,324
Tuition & fees
$23,630
Room & board
$21,750
Total cost of attendance (sticker)
$45,380
Avg net price after aid
$13,324
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Financial aid

Receiving financial aid

80%

Avg grant aid

$19,277

Receiving financial aid
80%
0
Avg grant aid
$19,277

Data from College Scorecard, U.S. Dept. of Education.

Student body

Total enrollment
669
Institution type
4-year
Control
Private

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Campus life

Food near campus
Housing & living costs
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Location

City, state
San Francisco, CA
Campus setting
City: Large
Distance from home
Cost of living
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Minerva University profile on GradFax. Verified data from IPEDS 2024 and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Tuition, acceptance rate, enrollment, graduation rate, campus details, and financial aid data sourced from official government records.