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Conception Seminary College

Conception, Missouri·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Plains·conception.edu
6-yr Graduation
50%
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Total enrollment
63
peer median 97
Avg net price
$33,216
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
22
22 candidates competed
Admitted
7
31.8% acceptance rate
Enrolled
7
100.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
50%
4-year graduation
50%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
50%
Full-time retention
75%

Pell equity

50.0pp gap
Pell recipients
0%
Non-Pell
50%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 50.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 4 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 4 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
4
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

4programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data4 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
4

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1960Next review Aug 2034

Action history · 1

  1. Jun 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k—
$30–48k—
$48–75k$33,216
$75–110k—
$110k+—

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$33,216
vs peer median $33,216
Federal loans
19.2%
In-state tuition
$25,208
Out-of-state
$25,208

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 10 students received $62K in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
10
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$62K
$61,595 total

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

No Direct Loan volume reported.

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 37 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (2.7%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.7%
+0.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
37
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.6%
2017
2.4%
2018
4.6%
2019
2.7%
2020*
2.8%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Conception Seminary College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs3
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

5 total completions
01Philosophy/Religion
5100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
63
12-mo unduplicated
43
Undergraduate
43
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
93%40
Women
7%3

Race / ethnicity composition

White
53.1%
Hispanic
34.4%
Black
9.4%
Asian
3.1%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 27 students

3-year trend

47.622 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    4.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    5

    Conception Seminary College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Conception Seminary College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectConception Seminary College
    		50%—63$33,216—
    Kenrick Glennon Seminary
    		—75.0%84——
    Eden Theological Seminary
    		——72——
    Aquinas Institute of Theology
    		——110——
    Urshan Graduate School of Theology
    		——116——
    Nazarene Theological Seminary
    		——168——
    Peer group median50%75.0%97$33,216

    Frequently asked questions about Conception Seminary College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Conception Seminary College.

    What is the graduation rate at Conception Seminary College?

    Conception Seminary College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 50% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Conception Seminary College?

    Conception Seminary College reports a total enrollment of 63 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Conception Seminary College?

    The average net price at Conception Seminary College is $33,216 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Conception Seminary College?

    Conception Seminary College's yield rate is 100.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Conception Seminary College located?

    Conception Seminary College is located in Conception, Missouri 64433-0502.

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