College · Private nonprofit · Conception, MO · Rural
Conception Seminary College
Conception, MO
Men-onlyReligious affiliation
Admit rate32%
6-yr median pay$34k
Net price / yr$25k
Undergrad size40
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $25k/yr for a shot at a $34k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 32% means this is selective — grades, essays, and testing matter. Admitted students average ACT 21.
If you get in
40 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
Rural — true campus bubble, nature on the doorstep, plan for a car.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $43k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $25k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$171k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$98k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$73k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.9x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $26.2k
- Room & board
- $15.6k
- Books & supplies
- $650
How students pay for it.
Pell grants20%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans2%
Share taking out federal student loans.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
Graduation · 6 yr50%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$34k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$50k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- Rural
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 40
- Location
- Conception, MO
- Region
- Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant
- Size & setting
- Four-year · very small · highly residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
Identity
Men-onlyReligious affiliation
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White65%
- Hispanic28%
- Black5%
- Unknown3%
Part-time0%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$46k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 2
What you can study.