Spartanburg Methodist College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Spartanburg Methodist College

Spartanburg Methodist College operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Spartanburg, South Carolina (suburb: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 1,116 students of which 1,117 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. Spartanburg Methodist College is categorized as “1” 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 78.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $14,580, with published in-state tuition of $20,650 and a Pell grant recipient share of 61.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $12,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 40.6%. Graduates earn a median of $42,895 ten years after enrolling, compared with $33,427 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 65400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 47.6% 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.