Menlo vs. Minerva

Menlo College vs. Minerva University comparison

	Menlo College	Minerva University	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Menlo	Minerva
Location	Atherton, CA	San Francisco, California
Setting	Large Suburban	Large City
Enrollment	840	656
Type	Private 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	menlo.edu	minerva.edu
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Costs	Menlo	Minerva
Tuition (In State)	$50,190	$18,700
Tuition (Out of State)	$50,190	$18,700
Room & Board	$15,537	$13,350
Avg Net Price	$28,158	$16,556
Avg Grant Aid	$41,775	$18,394
% Receiving Grant Aid	100%	64%

Admission	Menlo	Minerva
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	3,041	9,856
Admitted	2,062	350
Acceptance Rate	67.8%	3.6%
Enrolled %	8.6%	56.3%
Avg High School GPA	3.3	-
Typical High School Grades	B+	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
Applicant Competition	Low	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	Apr 1, 2025

Academics	Menlo	Minerva
Student to Faculty Ratio	12:1	12:1
Popular Majors	Business (67%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (18%) Communication (15%) Psychology (1%)
Outcomes	Menlo	Minerva
Graduation Rate	34%	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$53,900	N/A
Making Student Loan Payments	55%	-
Median Student Loan Debt	$21,062	N/A
Median Loan Payment	$217	N/A

Diversity	Menlo	Minerva
% Men	1%	5%
% Women	0%	3%
Racial Diversity	Very High	-
HBCU	No	No
% White	29%	0%
% Black	6%	0%
% Hispanic	22%	0%
% Native American	1%	0%
% Pacific Islander	2%	0%
% Two or More Races	8%	0%
% International	14%	0%
% Unknown Race	9%	0%

Students	Menlo	Minerva
% In-State	49%	4%
% Out-of-State	22%	6%
Campus	Menlo	Minerva
Campus Housing	Yes	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No
Meal Plan	Yes	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	No
Daycare Facility	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Menlo College is larger than than Minerva based on total student enrollment (840 students vs. 656 students)

Menlo vs. Minerva Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Menlo or Minerva?

• Menlo College is 168.4% more expensive to attend than Minerva for in-state tuition ($50,190.00 vs. $18,700.00)
• Out of state tuition is 168.4% higher at Menlo than Minerva University ($50,190.00 vs. $18,700.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Minerva University than Menlo ($16,556 vs. $28,158)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Minerva University are 16.4% lower than costs at Menlo College ($13,350 vs. $15,537)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Menlo College than Minerva University (100% vs. 64%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Menlo College students is 127.1% larger than aid received Minerva University ($41,775 vs. $18,394)

Menlo vs. Minerva Admissions Difficulty Comparison

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

• Menlo has a higher acceptance rate (67.8%) than Minerva (3.6%)

Menlo vs. Minerva Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Menlo 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 Menlo.

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