Minerva University

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Minerva University

Seal of Minerva University
Latin: Universitas Minervae
Former name	Minerva Schools at Keck Graduate Institute
Motto	Sapientia Critica
Motto in English	Critical Wisdom
Type	Private university
Established	2012; 12 years ago (2012)
Founder	Ben Nelson
Accreditation	WSCUC
President	Mike Magee
Provost	Claire Macken
Total staff	130
Undergraduates	1,000
Location	San Francisco , California , United States
Campus	Global
Website	www.minerva.edu

Minerva University (formerly Minerva Schools at Keck Graduate Institute) is a private residential university headquartered in San Francisco, California.^[1] It was established in 2012 by Ben Nelson using $25 million in venture funding from Benchmark Capital. All classes are conducted as seminars capped at 19 students. Students travel to and live together in residential housing in a new country each semester, starting their education in San Francisco, and then living in Seoul, Taipei, Hyderabad, Buenos Aires, Tokyo, Berlin, and then ending their program in San Francisco.