Dowling College vs. Minerva

Dowling College vs. Minerva University comparison

	Dowling College	Minerva University	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Dowling College	Minerva
Location	Oakdale, NY	San Francisco, California
Setting	Large Suburban	Large City
Enrollment	2,256	660
Type	Private 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	dowling.edu	minerva.edu
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Costs	Dowling College	Minerva
Tuition (In State)	$29,100	$17,650
Tuition (Out of State)	$29,100	$17,650
Room & Board	$10,770	$12,300
Avg Net Price	$22,931	$15,215
Avg Grant Aid	$17,480	$17,735
% Receiving Grant Aid	88%	69%

Admission	Dowling College	Minerva
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	20,816
Admitted	-	208
Acceptance Rate		1%
Enrolled %		72.1%
Avg High School GPA	-	-
Typical High School Grades	-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
Applicant Competition		Extreme
ACT Range
SAT Range
Submit Test Scores	Recommended	Not considered for admission, even if submitted (Test Blind)
Application Deadline

Academics	Dowling College	Minerva
Student to Faculty Ratio	0:1	13:1
Popular Majors	Business (28%) Education (20%) Social Sciences (9%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (8%) Psychology (7%)
Outcomes	Dowling College	Minerva
Graduation Rate	39%	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$47,000	N/A
Making Student Loan Payments	51%	-
Median Student Loan Debt	$25,500	N/A
Median Loan Payment	$263	N/A

Diversity	Dowling College	Minerva
% Men	0%	44%
% Women	0%	56%
Racial Diversity	Very High	-
HBCU	No	No
% White	31%	0%
% Black	11%	0%
% Hispanic	9%	0%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	0%	0%
% International	4%	0%
% Unknown Race	42%	0%

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

Comparable Facts

• Dowling College is larger than than Minerva based on total student enrollment (2,256 students vs. 660 students)

Dowling College vs. Minerva Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Dowling College or Minerva?

• Dowling College is 64.9% more expensive to attend than Minerva for in-state tuition ($29,100.00 vs. $17,650.00)
• Out of state tuition is 64.9% higher at Dowling College than Minerva University ($29,100.00 vs. $17,650.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Minerva University than Dowling College ($15,215 vs. $22,931)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Dowling College are 14.2% lower than costs at Minerva University ($10,770 vs. $12,300)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Dowling College than Minerva University (88% vs. 69%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Minerva University students is 1.5% larger than aid received Dowling College ($17,735 vs. $17,480)

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

Dowling College vs. Minerva Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Dowling College 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 Dowling College.

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