Divine Word College
Private College in Epworth, IA. Six-year graduation rate 100%.
- ✓ Graduation rate 100% — well above the national average
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Six-year completion runs to 100% — students who start here overwhelmingly finish here. 33% first-year retention is low enough to be the defining risk of enrolling here. A 5:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor. The undergraduate body is just 61, which shapes everything from class size to how often a required course is offered.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 61 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $3,083 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Most students get help: 100% receive grants worth $25,718 on average.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 3 students
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Dubuque County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026