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Spartanburg Methodist College

Spartanburg, South Carolina·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·smcsc.edu
6-yr Graduation
43%
+21.5pp vs Community College
Total enrollment
1,119
peer median 742
Avg net price
$16,295
+$1.7k vs Community College
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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
2,212
2,212 candidates competed
Admitted
1,729
78.2% acceptance rate
Enrolled
484
28.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
43%+21.5pp vs Community College

Pell equity

13.0pp gap
Pell recipients
37%
Non-Pell
50%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 13.0-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 10 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 9 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
10
Passing
1
10.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

10programs
  • Passing1 · 10.0%
  • No Data9 · 90.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
0
No data
9

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.

1
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+10.0%
$36,304 vs $32,989

Debt vs earnings

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

1
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
33%
$12,000 debt · $36,304 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 1957Next review Jun 2029

Action history · 5

  1. Dec 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Nov 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Jun 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Dec 2018Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Jun 2015Renewal of Accreditation
    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$16,009
$30–48k$15,515
$48–75k$16,225
$75–110k$17,303
$110k+$18,590

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

Avg net price (private)
$16,295
+$1,651vs Community College median $14,644
Federal loans
55.9%
In-state tuition
$19,350
Out-of-state
$19,350

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 833 students received $5.0M in Pell grants, alongside $3.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
833
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$5.0M
$4,963,605 total
Direct Loans
$3.0M
871 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.4M
425 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.3M
416 loan awards
Parent PLUS$219K
30 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 445 borrowers who entered repayment, 27 (6.0%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
6.0%
+3.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
445
Defaulted
27
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
20.6%
2017
20.1%
2018
16.3%
2019
6.0%
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 Spartanburg Methodist College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs8
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

316 total completions
01Liberal Arts
17455.1%
02Business
8125.6%
03Multi/Interdisciplinary
3210.1%
04Security/Protective
237.3%
05Visual/Performing Arts
51.6%
06Philosophy/Religion
10.3%
07Psychology
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
1,119
12-mo unduplicated
1,117
Undergraduate
1,117
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
44%496
Women
56%621

Race / ethnicity composition

White
43.6%
Black
32.5%
Hispanic
16.1%
Two or more
5.7%
Asian
1.2%
Non-resident
0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
218
124 M · 94 W
Women athletes
43.1%
Athletic aid
$461K
Total student aid
Budget
$2.0M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$211K
$250K
Recruiting expense
$1K
$3K
Head-coach salaries
$44K
$39K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Soccer
30 M · 26 W
$330K
Baseball
56 M ·
$255K
Basketball
17 M · 20 W
$359K
Softball
· 20 W
$141K
Golf
13 M · 4 W
$176K
Cross Country
8 M · 9 W
$134K

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
11.28
12 offenses · 1,064 students

3-year trend

2.852 yrs ago13.441 yr ago11.28Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
29
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
10
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
5
Rape
4
Burglary
3

By location

12total
  • On campus12

Includes 7 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
4
Dating violence
3
Stalking
7 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons30
Drugs327
Liquor013

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 3 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
16.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
37

Spartanburg Methodist College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Spartanburg Methodist College 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
SubjectSpartanburg Methodist College
43%1,119$16,295Community College
Emory University-Oxford College
13.1%967$30,622Community College
Luther Rice College & Seminary
0%91.7%508$3,935
Asbury Theological Seminary
1,689
Pentecostal Theological Seminary
517
Shorter College
287$12,993Community College
Peer group median22%52.4%742$14,644

Frequently asked questions about Spartanburg Methodist College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Spartanburg Methodist College.

What is the graduation rate at Spartanburg Methodist College?

Spartanburg Methodist College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 43% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Spartanburg Methodist College?

Spartanburg Methodist College reports a total enrollment of 1,119 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Spartanburg Methodist College?

The average net price at Spartanburg Methodist College is $16,295 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Spartanburg Methodist College?

Spartanburg Methodist College's yield rate is 28.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Spartanburg Methodist College located?

Spartanburg Methodist College is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina 29301-5899.

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