Divine Word College
Epworth, Iowa · Website
Divine Word College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Epworth, Iowa with 64 undergraduates. 100% of students finish within 6 years.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
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A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
$15,600
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
100%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
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Earnings at 10 years
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Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Tuition and fees
- $15,600
- Students with a need-based grant
- 9.8%
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $12,600 in 2015-16 to $15,600 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 64
- Part-time students
- 13%
- Women
- 48%
- Students per teacher
- 5
- Completion rate
- 100%
- Retention rate
- 33%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 7
- Endowment
- $37.6M
- Other
- Religious affiliation, Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
| Measure | College | IA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $17,730 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $15,600 | $20,270 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 80% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 100% | 65% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 33% | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $14,745 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | - | $39,099 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $42,793 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid.
Programs
7 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PhilosophyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,455 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesCertificate | Certificate | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,907 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Epworth and Iowa on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Iowa
- Homes: Homes for sale in Iowa
Questions and answers
What is the acceptance rate at Divine Word College?
Divine Word College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
What is the graduation rate at Divine Word College?
100% of first-time, full-time students at Divine Word College finish within 6 years. 33% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Divine Word College?
Philosophy (11 bachelor's graduates), Theological and Ministerial Studies (11 bachelor's graduates), Theological and Ministerial Studies (2 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 7 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.