Minerva University

San Francisco, CA · Private (nonprofit) · City · Common App member

Admission figures

Acceptance rate: 3.0%
SAT (middle 50%): Not reported
ACT (middle 50%): Not reported
Undergraduates: 637
In-state tuition: $26,800
Out-of-state tuition: $26,800
Graduation rate: 93%
Yield (admitted students who enrol): 56%; 197 of 350 admitted students enrolled in 2023

Yield is not a quality score. It says how often admitted students pick this college over their other offers — useful for reading how it sits against its rivals, and nothing more. It is also the most gameable number in admissions: a binding Early Decision round turns admits into enrolments by contract, so colleges with large ED intakes post high yields largely by construction. Counts are IPEDS 2023, a different collection from the admission rate above, so the two may describe different years.

Minerva University doesn't report SAT or ACT ranges in the federal data. Many test-blind institutions — including the entire University of California system — genuinely have none to report. We show that as missing rather than inventing a figure.

What it would actually cost

Minerva University doesn't report net price by income band in the federal data, so we have nothing reliable to show. The published out-of-state tuition is $26,800 — and that is tuition alone, before living costs and before any aid, so treat it as neither a floor nor a prediction.

Who studies here

Enrolled undergraduates, from federal reporting.

Not reported72%
International students21%
White4%
Asian2%
Two or more races0%
Hispanic or Latino0%

This is context about the campus, not an input to your estimate. Since Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (2023), US colleges may not consider an applicant's race — so your background does not move the number, and any tool that says otherwise is describing a practice that ended in 2023. How this is calculated.

Essays for 2026–27

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Unchanged for 2026–27 — the Common App confirmed on 27 February 2026 that the same seven prompts carry over.

Minerva University is on the Common App's member list for 2026–27 (checked 2026-10-18).

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