Divine Word College
Epworth, IA · Private · Rural (distant) · DWC
Private institution in Epworth, IA · 61 undergraduates.
- Top 0%Graduation rate (4-year)
- Top 3%Student-faculty ratio
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
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- In-state tuition & fees
- $15,000950th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $15,000549th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
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- Median graduate debt
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Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
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- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
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- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 100.0%1st highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
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Admissions
- Acceptance rate
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- Average SAT
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- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 612,039th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 5.0:159th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 11.8%2,020th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 158 mi (ORD)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 3 of 3 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity StudiesMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| PhilosophyPhilosophy & Religious Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Divine Word College’s 61 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In IA
- Orion Technical CollegeDavenport, IA · 73 undergrads
- Palmer College of ChiropracticDavenport, IA · 41 undergrads
- Emmaus Bible CollegeDubuque, IA · 183 undergrads
- St Luke's CollegeSioux City, IA · 192 undergrads
- Allen CollegeWaterloo, IA · 279 undergrads
- Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological SeminaryAnkeny, IA · 371 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Epic Bible College & Graduate SchoolSacramento, CA · 60 undergrads
- San Juan Bautista School of MedicineCaguas, PR · 60 undergrads
- Seattle Film InstituteSeattle, WA · 60 undergrads
- Geisinger Commonwealth School of MedicineScranton, PA · 63 undergrads
- Heritage Christian UniversityFlorence, AL · 63 undergrads
- Keser Torah-Mayan HatalmudLakewood, NJ · 59 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitedwci.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 153241)
- Compare colleges in IARe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in IowaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Orion Technical CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Divine Word College vs Orion Technical CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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