CMA vs. Minerva

California Maritime Academy vs. Minerva University comparison

	California Maritime Academy	Minerva University	College 3	College 4
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Overview	CMA	Minerva
Location	Vallejo, CA	San Francisco, California
Setting	Midsize City	Large City
Enrollment	805	656
Type	Public 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	csum.edu	minerva.edu
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Costs	CMA	Minerva
Tuition (In State)	$5,742	$18,700
Tuition (Out of State)	$17,622	$18,700
Room & Board	$13,976	$13,350
Avg Net Price	$16,081	$16,556
Avg Grant Aid	$11,063	$18,394
% Receiving Grant Aid	47%	64%

Admission	CMA	Minerva
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	943	9,856
Admitted	931	350
Acceptance Rate	98.7%	3.6%
Enrolled %	15.4%	56.3%
Avg High School GPA	3.43	-
Typical High School Grades	B+	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
Applicant Competition		Extreme
ACT Range
SAT Range
Submit Test Scores	Not considered for admission, even if submitted (Test Blind)	Not considered for admission, even if submitted (Test Blind)
Application Deadline	Dec 15, 2024

Academics	CMA	Minerva
Student to Faculty Ratio	10:1	12:1
Popular Majors	Transportation and Materials Moving (53%) Social Sciences (14%) Engineering (12%) Engineering Technology (12%) Business (8%)
Outcomes	CMA	Minerva
Graduation Rate	62%	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$90,500	N/A
Making Student Loan Payments	79%	-
Median Student Loan Debt	$25,526	N/A
Median Loan Payment	$263	N/A

Diversity	CMA	Minerva
% Men	5%	5%
% Women	1%	3%
Racial Diversity	High	-
HBCU	No	No
% White	54%	0%
% Black	2%	0%
% Hispanic	17%	0%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	11%	0%
% International	1%	0%
% Unknown Race	6%	0%

Students	CMA	Minerva
% In-State	82%	4%
% Out-of-State	18%	6%
Campus	CMA	Minerva
Campus Housing	Yes	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No
Meal Plan	Yes	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	No
Daycare Facility	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• California Maritime Academy is larger than than Minerva based on total student enrollment (805 students vs. 656 students)

CMA vs. Minerva Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, CMA or Minerva?

• Minerva University is 225.7% more expensive to attend than CMA for in-state tuition ($18,700.00 vs. $5,742.00)
• Out of state tuition is 6.1% higher at Minerva than California Maritime Academy ($18,700.00 vs. $17,622.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at California Maritime Academy than Minerva ($16,081 vs. $16,556)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Minerva University are 4.7% lower than costs at California Maritime Academy ($13,350 vs. $13,976)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Minerva University than California Maritime Academy (64% vs. 47%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Minerva University students is 66.3% larger than aid received California Maritime Academy ($18,394 vs. $11,063)

CMA vs. Minerva Admissions Difficulty Comparison

Which college is harder to get into, CMA or Minerva? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between Minerva or CMA .

• CMA has a higher acceptance rate (98.7%) than Minerva (3.6%)

CMA vs. Minerva Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, CMA or Minerva? Graduation rate, salary and amount of student loan debt are indicators of a college which offers better outcomes for its graduates. Compare the following outcomes facts between Minerva and CMA.

Sources: U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov IPEDS and College Scorecard https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/