Converse University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Converse University

Converse University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Spartanburg, South Carolina (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 1,173 students of which 885 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Converse University is categorized as “20” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 67.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,138. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $23,283, with published in-state tuition of $25,240 and a Pell grant recipient share of 39.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $27,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 53.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 79.6%. Graduates earn a median of $40,867 ten years after enrolling, compared with $33,110 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 42000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 53.3% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.