🎓 College profile

Minerva University

CA · Private nonprofit · Large city · 9,856 applicants 2023

🎯 Parent/student verdict

Reach

Highly selective reach for nearly every applicant.

✅ Best for

  • Strong overall academic profile (3.9+ GPA in rigorous coursework + strong essays — school is test-optional, so transcript carries the most weight)
  • Students focused on Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (the school's signature program)
  • Families wanting a small liberal-arts experience

🎯 The reality

  • Test-optional — but selective. Transcript GPA, course rigor, and essays do the heavy lifting
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Verdict is composed from this college's structured data (admit rate, SAT bands, net price by income, Carnegie classification, scholarship grids) using transparent rule thresholds — not a chat-bot's opinion.

🏛️ Institutional snapshot

What kind of college is this?

Total enrollment
637
Under 1,000
In-state tuition
$23,630
sticker, before aid
Tuition
$23,630
flat rate (no in/out-of-state split)
Admit rate
3.6%
Hyper-selective
Test policy
Test-optional
2023

Source: federal IPEDS Admissions 2023 for scores + admit rate; federal College Scorecard (20260606 vintage) for earnings + outcomes. SAT/ACT bands are the 25th–75th percentile of enrolled submitters.

📊 Outcomes & cost

What graduates actually earn, finish, and owe.

Federal College Scorecard data. Earnings are median annual income measured years after entering. Debt is for federal-aid borrowers only (cash-pay students aren't counted).

4-year completion
89%

📚 What students study here

Most popular majors at Minerva University

Top 5 fields of study by bachelor's degrees awarded (most recent IPEDS Completions). Use this to see what Minerva University actually graduates — not just what it markets.

1. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
84 degrees · 49.7%
Typical career outcomes
Project Manager $99k Management Analyst $99k Research Analyst $79k
Often paired with another field (data + biology, design + tech). Outcomes match the second discipline.
2. Social Sciences
34 degrees · 20.1%
Typical career outcomes
Economist $118k Political Scientist $130k Sociologist $93k Market Research Analyst $75k
Economics + poli sci sub-disciplines pay much more than sociology + anthropology.
3. Business, Management, & Marketing
32 degrees · 18.9%
Typical career outcomes
Financial Analyst $100k Management Analyst (Consultant) $99k Marketing Manager $158k Accountant / Auditor $80k
Broad set of corporate roles. Finance + consulting pay top, accounting + HR pay middle, sales spread is wide.
4. Liberal Arts, Humanities, & General Studies
19 degrees · 11.2%
Typical career outcomes
Management Analyst $99k Marketing Specialist $75k HR Specialist $68k
Flexible degree → many paths. Real outcomes depend on the second skill (data, coding, teaching cert).

Source: IPEDS Completions (C2023_a), bachelor's-level first majors aggregated to 2-digit CIP family. Share is of these top 5 only — not all majors.

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