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Converse College was awarded 1 badge in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is fine & studio arts.
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Converse is ranked #1,897 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list.
Converse is also ranked #37 out of 45 schools in South Carolina.
Converse College has an acceptance rate of 56%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for Converse.
About 31% of students accepted to Converse submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 515 and 640. Math scores were between 505 and 595.
The student to faculty ratio at Converse is an impressive 9 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Converse College is 98%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Converse College has a freshmen retention rate of 74%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Converse the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 50%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 737 undergraduates at Converse with 684 being full-time and 53 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $17,881 | $18,009 | $17,843 | $20,084 | $22,763 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Converse, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Converse, approximately 64% of students took out student loans averaging $7,545 a year. That adds up to $30,180 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Converse are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 580 E Main St, Spartanburg, SC 29302-0006 |
| Phone: | 864-596-9000 |
| Website: | https://www.converse.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 64 | $31,449 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 37 | $38,850 |
| Special Education | 28 | NA |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 23 | NA |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 22 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 18 | NA |
| Writing Studies | 18 | NA |
| General Psychology | 18 | $25,879 |
| General Biology | 14 | NA |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 12 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 552 students took at least one online class at Converse College. This is a decrease from the 944 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 552 | 121 |
| 2021-2022 | 944 | 313 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,122 | 458 |
| 2018-2019 | 287 | 123 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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