NEC vs. Minerva

New England College vs. Minerva University comparison

	New England College	Minerva University	College 3	College 4
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Overview	NEC	Minerva
Location	Henniker, NH	San Francisco, California
Setting	Distant Rural	Large City
Enrollment	2,852	660
Type	Private 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	nec.edu	minerva.edu
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Costs	NEC	Minerva
Tuition (In State)	$40,178	$17,650
Tuition (Out of State)	$40,178	$17,650
Room & Board	$16,802	$12,300
Avg Net Price	$29,512	$15,215
Avg Grant Aid	$29,272	$17,735
% Receiving Grant Aid	98%	69%

Admission	NEC	Minerva
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	6,416	20,816
Admitted	6,412	208
Acceptance Rate	99.9%	1%
Enrolled %	4%	72.1%
Avg High School GPA	2.81	-
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

Academics	NEC	Minerva
Student to Faculty Ratio	7:1	13:1
Popular Majors	Business (19%) Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies (16%) Education (11%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (11%) Psychology (7%)
Outcomes	NEC	Minerva
Graduation Rate	38%	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$39,400	N/A
Making Student Loan Payments	54%	-
Median Student Loan Debt	$27,000	N/A
Median Loan Payment	$279	N/A

Diversity	NEC	Minerva
% Men	60%	44%
% Women	40%	56%
Racial Diversity	High	-
HBCU	No	No
% White	53%	0%
% Black	25%	0%
% Hispanic	9%	0%
% Native American	1%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	1%	0%
% International	3%	0%
% Unknown Race	7%	0%

Students	NEC	Minerva
% In-State	28%	4%
% Out-of-State	68%	6%
Campus	NEC	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

• New England College is larger than than Minerva based on total student enrollment (2,852 students vs. 660 students)

NEC vs. Minerva Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, NEC or Minerva?

• New England College is 127.6% more expensive to attend than Minerva for in-state tuition ($40,178.00 vs. $17,650.00)
• Out of state tuition is 127.6% higher at NEC than Minerva University ($40,178.00 vs. $17,650.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Minerva University than NEC ($15,215 vs. $29,512)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Minerva University are 36.6% lower than costs at New England College ($12,300 vs. $16,802)
• More students receive financial grant aid at New England College than Minerva University (98% vs. 69%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by New England College students is 65.1% larger than aid received Minerva University ($29,272 vs. $17,735)

NEC vs. Minerva Admissions Difficulty Comparison

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

• NEC has a higher acceptance rate (99.9%) than Minerva (1%)

NEC vs. Minerva Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, NEC 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 NEC.

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