Divine Word College is a private, nonprofit institution in Iowa, enrolling 59 students as of 2024. It graduates 100% of students in four years, returns 33% of freshmen for a second year, and costs an average of $3,083 a year after grants and scholarships. Of the 7 inspection checks that could be evaluated, 3 are flagged: Enrollment, Endowment, and Tuition Allocation. This report benchmarks Divine Word College's most recent reported year (2024) against 2,000+ U.S. colleges across three dimensions: student outcomes, financial health, and value for money. All figures are drawn from federal IPEDS filings and are reported without editorial judgment.
Divine Word College Inspection Flags
Inspection flags are nine independent checks across student outcomes, financial health, and cost-to-value that surface areas of a college's reported numbers worth a closer look. A triggered flag means the college's data met a specific threshold that students and families may want to ask about — for example, graduation rates slipping below a level, or tuition rising while outcomes decline. A clear flag means the threshold was not met. Flags are signals for further conversation, not verdicts.
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Student Outcomes
How students at Divine Word College complete their degrees, benchmarked against U.S. four-year colleges.
College Financial Health
How financially stable Divine Word College is, benchmarked against U.S. four-year colleges.
Value for Your Money
How Divine Word College spends its budget and what families pay, benchmarked against U.S. four-year colleges.
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Net price is the average annual out-of-pocket cost for first-time, full-time undergraduate students — tuition + fees + room & board, minus the grants and scholarships the institution reports providing to students in each income bracket. Select your household income below to see the reported figure for that group.
Divine Word College — All Reported Indicators
Plain-text reference table of every metric and inspection flag for Divine Word College. Values reflect IPEDS-reported figures; percent changes reflect endpoint-to-endpoint 2020 → 2024 comparison; percentiles reflect 2024 national rank against four-year public and private nonprofit institutions. Cells marked "not reported" indicate the indicator was not present in IPEDS for this institution.
Student Outcomes
| Metric | 2024 Value | 5-Yr % Change | National Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-Year Graduation Rate | 100.0% | not reported | 100th |
| Six-Year Graduation Rate | 100.0% | not reported | 99th |
| Full-Time Retention Rate | 33.0% | not reported | 1st |
| Pell Grant Six-Year Graduation Rate | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Pell-to-Non-Pell Graduation Gap | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Pell Share of Cohort | 0.0% | -100.0% | 0th |
Financial Health
| Metric | 2024 Value | 5-Yr % Change | National Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue-to-Expense Ratio | 1.28× | +1.4% | 84th |
| Total FTE Enrollment | 59 | -21.3% | 5th |
| Endowment Value | $37.6M | +21.5% | 42nd |
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $40.3M | +20.3% | 32nd |
Value for Money
| Metric | 2024 Value | 5-Yr % Change | National Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instructional Spending % | 26.5% | -11.0% | 24th |
| Student Support Spending % | 16.9% | +6.1% | 66th |
| Administrative Spending % | 35.2% | +6.7% | 90th |
| Instruction+Support to Admin Ratio | 1.23× | -11.0% | 12th |
| Average Net Price | $3,083 | not reported | 1st |
| Net Price: $0-30K Income | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Net Price: $30K-48K Income | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Net Price: $48-75K Income | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Net Price: $75K-110K Income | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Net Price: $110K+ Income | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Inspection Flags
| Flag | Section | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Retention Below 80% Divine Word College's retention rate fell below 80% in 2 of 3 reported years — below the 3-of-5 trigger threshold. | Student Outcomes | Cleared |
| Four-Year Graduation Rate Below 50% Divine Word College's 4-year graduation rate fell below 50% in 1 of 5 reported years — below the 3-of-5 trigger threshold. | Student Outcomes | Cleared |
| Pell Gap Exceeds 10 Points Not enough reported data for this flag — only 0 of 5 years had a Pell cohort of 50+ students. | Student Outcomes | Not Evaluated |
| Revenue-to-Expense Below 1.0 Divine Word College's ratio fell below 1.0 in 1 of 5 reported years — below the 3-of-5 trigger threshold. | Financial Health | Cleared |
| Enrollment Declined 5% or More Divine Word College's total enrollment fell from 75 to 59 students between 2020 and 2024 (-21.3%) — a decline of 5% or more. | Financial Health | Triggered |
| Endowment Under $50M or Growth Under 15% Divine Word College's endowment is $37.6M, under the $50 million threshold. A smaller endowment leaves less cushion for scholarships and for tough budget years, even though it grew +21.5% over the period. | Financial Health | Triggered |
| High Cost, Low Completion Divine Word College costs less than the national median AND graduates students at above-median rates — neither condition for this flag is met. | Value for Money | Cleared |
| Spending on Students Below the National Median Divine Word College spends $1.23 on instruction and student support per $1 of admin (2024) — below the national median of $2.75 in 5 of 5 reported years. | Value for Money | Triggered |
| Rising Price, Falling Outcomes Endpoint data missing for either net price or graduation rate — flag could not be evaluated. | Value for Money | Not Evaluated |