Minerva University

Minerva University is a private nonprofit institution headquartered in San Francisco, California. The university operates a distinctive model in which students rotate through seven global cities during their four years of study, completing coursework through a proprietary active learning online platform while living in residential housing in each location. Specific enrollment, completion, and retention data are not reported in available IPEDS records for this entry.

Minerva University offers a Bachelor of Science degree with concentrations spanning arts and humanities, social sciences, computational sciences, natural sciences, and business. The curriculum is structured around transferable competencies and is designed to develop critical thinking, creative problem-solving, and communication skills across disciplines.

San Francisco serves as Minerva University's administrative and first-year home base. The institution draws an internationally diverse student body and positions itself as an alternative to traditional residential university education, emphasizing global immersion and applied learning.