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Converse University

Converse University is a private campus in Spartanburg proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. International students are a visible presence at Converse University — 8.8% of its 1,173 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$16,427

family income
under $30k

$17,984

$30–48k

$18,624

$48–75k

$20,988

$75–110k

$23,303

over $110k

Average net price

$23,2832023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Converse University rose from $14,836 (2008) to $23,283 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$14,836
2009	$16,584
2010	$16,486
2011	$17,011
2012	$18,764
2013	$18,163
2014	$17,304
2015	$18,543
2016	$21,556
2017	$18,841
2018	$12,685
2019	$25,534
2020	$17,272
2021	$19,737
2022	$19,712
2023	$23,283

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$38,8382024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Converse University has wandered from 2009 to 2024 — up to $40,977 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at $38,838.

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$35,600
2010	$36,640
2011	$37,106
2012	$39,041
2013	$39,748
2014	$40,977
2015	$28,552
2016	$30,434
2017	$31,631
2018	$32,127
2019	$31,461
2020	$33,858
2021	$32,853
2022	$34,643
2023	$35,669
2024	$38,838

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$15,840
2001	$16,850
2002	$17,860
2003	$18,915
2004	$19,960
2005	$21,176
2006	$22,234
2007	$23,344
2008	$24,500
2013	$29,124
2014	$16,500
2015	$16,500
2016	$17,000
2017	$17,680
2018	$18,340
2019	$19,890
2020	$20,500
2021	$19,850
2022	$21,410
2023	$23,096

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $25,240 before grants and other attendance costs. At Converse University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 1,173 — Converse University is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

61.5% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Converse University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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61.5%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Converse University rose from 51.3% (entered 1991) to 61.5% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	51.3%
1992 cohort	54.5%
1993 cohort	62.8%
1994 cohort	58.8%
1995 cohort	63.8%
1996 cohort	49%
1997 cohort	51.5%
1998 cohort	55.8%
1999 cohort	56.9%
2000 cohort	63.4%
2001 cohort	64.6%
2002 cohort	55.7%
2003 cohort	63.8%
2004 cohort	56.6%
2005 cohort	59.9%
2006 cohort	54%
2007 cohort	61.9%
2008 cohort	60.3%
2009 cohort	53.5%
2010 cohort	55.4%
2011 cohort	58.3%
2012 cohort	55.9%
2013 cohort	57.6%
2014 cohort	54.5%
2015 cohort	57.1%
2016 cohort	57.1%
2017 cohort	47.1%
2018 cohort	61.5%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,195	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$15,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$15,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$15,594	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$16,988	$6,440
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$6,470
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$17,500	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$21,443	$9,050
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$23,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$24,150	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$25,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$27,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$26,725	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$26,545	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$27,000	$7,250
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$27,000	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$26,500	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$27,000	$9,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$33,110

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$36,478

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$40,867

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Converse University admitted 2,018 of 2,979 applicants in Fall 2024. The 67.7% rate describes that application pool.

67.7%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $23,096 tuition · 2023–24 1,173 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1010–12501600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Converse University received 2,979 applications and admitted 2,018 (67.7%), with 242 enrolling.

Converse University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Converse University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 510–630 and Math was 500–620 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1010–1250 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	510	580	630
SAT Math	500	550	620
ACT Composite	19	23	26

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

67.7%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2002	57.2%
Fall 2003	44.6%
Fall 2004	49.5%
Fall 2005	—
Fall 2006	47.2%
Fall 2007	57.2%
Fall 2008	62.2%
Fall 2009	67.9%
Fall 2010	76.6%
Fall 2011	53.1%
Fall 2012	51.3%
Fall 2013	52%
Fall 2014	53.5%
Fall 2015	57.8%
Fall 2016	60.4%
Fall 2017	71.3%
Fall 2018	58.5%
Fall 2019	89.3%
Fall 2020	82.4%
Fall 2021	64.3%
Fall 2022	55.6%
Fall 2023	64%
Fall 2024	67.7%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2002–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1010–1250Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	1000	1190
Fall 2003	990	1210
Fall 2004	980	1210
Fall 2005	1000	1200
Fall 2006	980	1190
Fall 2007	990	1200
Fall 2008	940	1193
Fall 2009	960	1170
Fall 2010	910	1150
Fall 2011	970	1170
Fall 2012	930	1170
Fall 2013	960	1160
Fall 2014	930	1150
Fall 2015	920	1140
Fall 2016	900	1140
Fall 2017	970	1160
Fall 2018	1040	1200
Fall 2019	1000	1230
Fall 2020	1000	1200
Fall 2021	1000	1203
Fall 2022	1020	1235
Fall 2023	1030	1238
Fall 2024	1010	1250

IPEDS Fall 2002–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

19–26Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	20	25
Fall 2003	20	26
Fall 2004	19	25
Fall 2005	20	25
Fall 2006	21	25
Fall 2007	20	26
Fall 2008	20	26
Fall 2009	20	25
Fall 2010	19	24
Fall 2011	21	26
Fall 2012	20	26
Fall 2013	21	26
Fall 2014	20	25
Fall 2015	20	25
Fall 2016	20	26
Fall 2017	20	26
Fall 2018	20	25
Fall 2019	16	22
Fall 2020	16	21
Fall 2021	18	26
Fall 2022	21	26
Fall 2023	21	26
Fall 2024	19	26

IPEDS Fall 2002–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,173Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Converse University rose from 608 (Fall 2002) to 1,173 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	608
Fall 2003	681
Fall 2004	742
Fall 2005	769
Fall 2006	746
Fall 2007	732
Fall 2008	725
Fall 2009	725
Fall 2010	715
Fall 2011	694
Fall 2012	681
Fall 2013	744
Fall 2014	822
Fall 2015	794
Fall 2016	864
Fall 2017	916
Fall 2018	893
Fall 2019	808
Fall 2020	733
Fall 2021	821
Fall 2022	804
Fall 2023	845
Fall 2024	1,173

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

80%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Converse University has wandered from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023 — up to 80% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 80%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	80%
Fall 2004 cohort	75%
Fall 2005 cohort	71%
Fall 2006 cohort	69%
Fall 2007 cohort	76%
Fall 2008 cohort	72%
Fall 2009 cohort	72%
Fall 2010 cohort	62%
Fall 2011 cohort	74%
Fall 2012 cohort	73%
Fall 2013 cohort	71%
Fall 2014 cohort	66%
Fall 2015 cohort	70%
Fall 2016 cohort	72%
Fall 2017 cohort	70%
Fall 2018 cohort	74%
Fall 2019 cohort	73%
Fall 2020 cohort	66%
Fall 2021 cohort	74%
Fall 2022 cohort	68%
Fall 2023 cohort	80%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Converse University

39.8% of Converse University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Converse University as a primarily residential campus of 1,173 undergraduates — and 79.6% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Converse University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1010–1250 — their midpoint is near the SC four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Converse University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Converse University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Converse University67.7%

South Carolina median72.5%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Converse University$25,240

South Carolina median$17,440

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Converse University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Converse University$40,867

South Carolina median$44,354

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Converse University, South Carolina and national reference values
Metric & basis	Converse University	South Carolina median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	67.7%	72.5%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$25,240	$17,440	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$40,867	$44,354	$53,781

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Converse University report?

Converse University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1010–1250 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Converse University's acceptance rate?

67.7% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 2,018 admitted from 2,979 applicants.

How much does Converse University cost?

At Converse University, tuition is $25,240. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Converse University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $40,867. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in South Carolina

Erskine College — 62.7% admitted
Claflin University — 64.9% admitted
College of Charleston — 60% admitted
Lander University — 81.3% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Read the date and population definitions.