Colleges / Converse University
College · Private nonprofit · Spartanburg, SC · City
CU

Converse University

Spartanburg, SC

Address580 E Main St, Spartanburg, SC 29302-0006
Websitewww.converse.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate68%
6-yr median pay$33k
Net price / yr$23k
Undergrad size1,173
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $23k/yr for a shot at a $33k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 68% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1138.

If you get in

1,173 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $39k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $23k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$155k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$93k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$62k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$25.2k
Room & board
$13.4k
Books & supplies
$800

How students pay for it.

Pell grants40%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans61%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention73%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr62%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$33k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$41k
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
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,173
Location
Spartanburg, SC
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Smaller Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White43%
  • Unknown19%
  • Black12%
  • Hispanic11%
  • International9%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Asian1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students32%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time3%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$49k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 33

What you can study.

Colleges / Converse University
College · Private nonprofit · Spartanburg, SC · City
CU

Converse University

Spartanburg, SC

Address580 E Main St, Spartanburg, SC 29302-0006
Websitewww.converse.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate68%
6-yr median pay$33k
Net price / yr$23k
Undergrad size1,173
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $23k/yr for a shot at a $33k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 68% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1138.

If you get in

1,173 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $39k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $23k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$155k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$93k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$62k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$25.2k
Room & board
$13.4k
Books & supplies
$800

How students pay for it.

Pell grants40%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans61%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention73%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr62%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$33k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$41k
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
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,173
Location
Spartanburg, SC
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Smaller Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White43%
  • Unknown19%
  • Black12%
  • Hispanic11%
  • International9%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Asian1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students32%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time3%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$49k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 33

What you can study.