Private nonprofit · College
Divine Word College
Epworth, Iowa · Distant rural
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- Admit rate
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- Avg net price
- 100%
- Graduation rate
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- Median earnings
Divine Word College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Epworth, Iowa (distant rural setting), enrolling 64 undergraduates. It has a Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
About Epworth, Iowa
Epworth is a city in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States. Epworth was platted in 1855. It was named from the town of Epworth, Lincolnshire, England, the birthplace of John Wesley. Epworth is the fifth-largest city in Dubuque County with spacious, new subdivisions housing many new residents, a significant portion of whom work in Dubuque, Iowa or elsewhere outside the community. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Distant rural
- Highest degree offered
- Bachelor's
- Nearest big city
- 49 miles to Cedar Rapids, IA
- To Great Lakes shore
- 159 miles
- Nearest airport
- 12 miles to Dubuque (DBQ)
How Divine Word College compares
Higher than 99% · #1 of 30 in Iowa
Higher than 2%
Lower than 96%
Larger than 5%
Percentiles compare Divine Word College with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Iowa.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White7.8%
- Black1.6%
- Hispanic3.1%
- Asian11%
- Other or multiracial77%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 64
- Student–faculty ratio
- 5 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 10%
- First-generation students
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- Students over 25
- 89%
- Median family income
- $1,823
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $65,349
- Endowment
- $37,595,165
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $15,600
- Room & board
- $4,400
- Books & supplies
- $300
- Total cost of attendance
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- Average net price
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Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated (within 6 years)
- 100%
- Graduated on time (4 years)
- 100%
- First-year retention
- 33%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
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- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
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- Median debt at graduation
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- Students with federal loans
- 0%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- Yes
- Dorm capacity
- 150
- Dorm capacity vs undergrads
- 100%+
- Application fee
- $25
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 83°F
- Winter low
- 11°F
- Annual rain
- 39.3″
- Annual snow
- 31.1″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cascade, IA US station (10.7 mi from campus).
What Divine Word College graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.