SoutheastUrbanPrivate4-yearVisual & Performing

Converse University

Selective — strong academics get you in the conversation.

Spartanburg, SC852 students
Acceptance Rate
68%
moderate
Median SAT
1,124
Middle 50%: 1010–1250
Net Price After Aid
$19.4k
Sticker $33.7k
Graduation Rate
47%
6-year, full-time

Converse University is a private institution in Spartanburg, SC with an acceptance rate of 68% and 852 students. The middle 50% of admitted students score 1010–1250 on the SAT. The average net price after financial aid is $19,438 per year.

About Converse University

A private 4-year urban university in Spartanburg, SC.

Converse University campus
Campus · Spartanburg

Converse University is a college in Spartanburg, SC. It enrolls roughly 852 students. The most recent acceptance rate is 68%. Admitted students typically score between 1010 and 1250 on the SAT.

SoutheastUrbanPrivate4-yearVisual & Performing
Acceptance Rate
68%
Moderate
Total Enrollment
852
Small
Retention
64%
First-years returning
Graduation Rate
47%
6-year, full-time

Your chances at this school

What admitted students look like here. Sign in to see how your own profile compares.

Acceptance Rate
68%
68 of every 100 applicants admitted
Your Chances
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Admitted Student GPA
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Selective — strong academics get you in the conversation.

What strengthens an application here

  1. SAT scores of 1010 to 1250
    The middle half of admitted students scored in this range. A score in the upper part of it strengthens an application.
  2. Depth in one or two activities
    Sustained commitment, a leadership role, or a result in a few activities says more than a long list of memberships.

Your chances estimate is based on your academic profile and activities — it is a guide, not a guarantee of admission. Decisions weigh essays, recommendations, and fit factors that aren't in the data.

Admissions

What it actually takes to get into Converse University. Test scores, GPA, application requirements, and deadlines.

Admitted student profile

Range shown is the middle 50%.

SAT
composite, 1600 scale
1,0301,238
1,124
average
ACT
composite, 36 scale
2025
23
average
GPA
weighted, 4.5 max
—

This school doesn't require test scores, so these ranges reflect only students who chose to submit — applicants who submit tend to have higher scores. The real admitted range likely runs lower. Don't rule yourself out on scores alone.

Application requirements

  • Test-optional
  • No application fee

Deadlines (2026-27)

Early Action
Nov 1, 2026
Regular Decision
Rolling

Source: Common App 2026-27 requirements grid (verified Aug 2026). Always confirm on the college's own site.

Cost & financial aid

Published costs can be misleading. Here's what families actually pay at Converse University after grants and scholarships.

Sticker price
—
Tuition $33,694
Average net price after aid
$19,438
After grants and scholarships

Net price by family income

Average amount paid out of pocket — tuition, fees, and room & board minus all grant aid.

$0 – $30,000
$16,427
$30,001 – $48,000
$17,984
$48,001 – $75,000
$18,624
$75,001 – $110,000
N/A
$110,001 +
$23,303

Net price represents the average cost after grants and scholarships for students receiving federal financial aid.

Pell Grant Recipients
40%
Need-based federal grant
Take Federal Loans
61%
Avg loan $22,500 / year
Avg Grant Aid
—
Per receiving student / year

Academics & majors

Where students at Converse University concentrate, and how the classroom experience scales.

Student : Faculty
9:1
Class-size proxy
Primary Focus
Visual & Performing
23% of degrees awarded
Retention
64%
First-years returning
A breakdown of the top majors by share of degrees awarded ships once we finish backfilling per-school program data.

Student body

Who attends Converse University. Enrollment, diversity, and where students come from.

Race & ethnicity

  • White22%
  • Asian12%
  • Hispanic6%
  • Black5%
  • Two or more races19%
  • International35%

Gender

  • Female73%
  • Male27%
International
78%
Of total enrollment
Live on Campus
—
Undergraduate residential rate
Total Enrollment
852

Outcomes after graduation

What Converse University graduates do next — and what they earn.

Median Earnings
$40.9k
10 years after enrollment
Employed at 2 yrs
—
Working or in grad school
Pursue Grad School
—
Within 5 years
Graduation Rate
47%
6-year, full-time

Is it worth it?

Earnings, debt, and price side by side — context for the cost-vs-payoff question, not a ranking.

Median earnings
$40.9k
10 yrs after entry
Typical debt
$22.5k
median, borrowers only
Avg. net price
$19.4k/yr
after aid
  • These numbers reflect who enrolls, not the value the school adds. A college's earnings can look high simply because it admits wealthier, higher-scoring students — not because of what happens there.
  • Earnings vary far more by major and career path than by school. A school-wide median blends engineers and artists into one number that may match no real student.
  • Federal earnings and debt figures cover only students who received federal aid, so they leave out full-pay students and can skew the picture.
  • Net price is an average across aided students and debt is the median for borrowers only — many students borrow nothing. Your actual cost depends on your own aid package.

What this means

$41k is below the national bachelor's-graduate median at the 10-year mark, and a 47% graduation rate is below the national average.

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