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Converse University

Spartanburg, South Carolina·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·converse.edu
6-yr Graduation
62%
+6.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Total enrollment
1,787
peer median 1,756
Avg net price
$19,712
-$128 vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

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

Applied
2,979
2,979 candidates competed
Admitted
2,018
67.7% acceptance rate
Enrolled
242
12.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
62%+6.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
4-year graduation
56%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
62%
Full-time retention
80%

Pell equity

17.0pp gap
Pell recipients
52%
Non-Pell
69%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 17.0-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.

Of 56 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 51 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
56
Passing
4
7.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.8% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.8%
+1.2pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

56programs
  • Passing4 · 7.1%
  • No Data51 · 91.1%
  • Failing1 · 1.8%

Severity spectrum

Critical
1
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
3
No data
51

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.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

5
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-21.9%
$40,250 vs $51,545
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+12.5%
$47,686 vs $42,400
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+34.9%
$44,498 vs $32,989
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
+34.9%
$57,212 vs $42,400
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+68.2%
$55,503 vs $32,989

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

3
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
64%
$30,436 debt · $47,686 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
61%
$27,000 debt · $44,498 earn
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
51%
$29,023 debt · $57,212 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1912Next review Dec 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 10

  1. Jul 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Feb 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Jun 2023Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Mar 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Dec 2018Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$16,427
$30–48k$17,984
$48–75k$18,624
$75–110k$20,988
$110k+$23,303

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

Avg net price (private)
$19,712
-$128vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs median $19,840
Federal loans
65.3%
In-state tuition
$23,096
Out-of-state
$23,096

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 401 students received $2.4M in Pell grants, alongside $8.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
401
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.4M
$2,391,436 total
Direct Loans
$8.0M
1,118 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.6M
382 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.8M
467 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$2.7M
149 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.5M
91 loan awards
Grad PLUS$433K
29 loan awards

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.

Of 348 borrowers who entered repayment, 9 (2.5%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.5%
+0.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
348
Defaulted
9
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
7.2%
2017
7.7%
2018
6.7%
2019
2.5%
2020*
0.0%
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 Converse

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs61
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

214 total completions
01Business
6530.4%
02Visual/Performing Arts
4119.2%
03Education
3918.2%
04Family/Consumer Sci
177.9%
05Psychology
115.1%
06Biological Sciences
115.1%
07English Language
104.7%
08History
73.3%
09Health Professions
73.3%
10Multi/Interdisciplinary
62.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
1,787
12-mo unduplicated
1,967
Undergraduate
885
Graduate
1,082

Gender split

Men
21%405
Women
79%1,562

Race / ethnicity composition

White
49.0%
Hispanic
13.0%
Black
11.8%
Unknown
10.4%
Non-resident
7.3%
Two or more
3.4%
Asian
2.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
2.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
370
131 M · 239 W
Women athletes
64.6%
Athletic aid
$2.9M
Total student aid
Budget
$6.3M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$981K
$1.9M
Recruiting expense
$14K
$21K
Head-coach salaries
$27K
$31K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 14

Soccer
46 M · 30 W
$777K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
32 M · 27 W
$306K
Track and Field (Indoor)
32 M · 26 W
$306K
Basketball
19 M · 19 W
$922K
Swimming
14 M · 15 W
$328K
Other Sports
· 29 W
$250K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
14.80
19 offenses · 1,284 students

3-year trend

9.442 yrs ago10.421 yr ago14.80Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
47
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
9
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
38

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
10
Burglary
6
Rape
1
Fondling
1
Aggravated assault
1

By location

19total
  • On campus5
  • Non-campus8
  • Public property6

Includes 4 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
1
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs03
Liquor06

Residence-hall fires

  • Belk Hall2 fires
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Belk Hall2 fires
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Williams Hall3 fires
    Smoking materialsDamage $0-$99
  • Williams Hall3 fires
    ElectricalDamage $0-$99
  • Williams Hall3 fires
    Machinery/IndustrialDamage $0-$99
  • Howard Hall2 fires
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Howard Hall2 fires
    Machinery/IndustrialDamage $0-$99
  • Fleming Hall2 fires
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Fleming Hall2 fires
    CookingDamage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
12.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
92

Converse vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Converse selected for federal comparison reporting.

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
SubjectConverse University
62%1,787$19,712Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Columbia College
37%93.9%1,725$23,650Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
North Greenville University
55%66.7%2,304$20,612Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Southern Wesleyan University
57%99.5%980$19,968Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Coker University
40%94.0%1,325$18,045Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Bob Jones University
63%86.2%2,734$17,529Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Peer group median56%93.9%1,756$19,840

Frequently asked questions about Converse University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Converse.

What is the graduation rate at Converse University?

Converse University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 62% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Converse University?

Converse University reports a total enrollment of 1,787 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Converse University?

The average net price at Converse University is $19,712 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Converse University?

Converse University's yield rate is 12.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Converse University located?

Converse University is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina 29302-0006.

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