Converse College Overview

Converse College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Converse College Known For?

• Students at Converse may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 9 to 1.
• The highest award offered at Converse is the doctor's degree.
• During a recent academic cycle, 98% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Converse College?

Contact details for Converse are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	580 E Main St, Spartanburg, SC 29302-0006
Phone:	864-596-9000
Website:	www.converse.edu

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How Do I Get Into Converse?

You can apply to Converse online at: https://www.converse.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for Converse

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Converse?

Converse has an acceptance rate of 56%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 25% of accepted students are men and 75% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 46%, and the acceptance rate for women is 60%.

Average Test Scores

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.

Converse received ACT scores from 16% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 25. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 21 and 26.

Can I Afford Converse College?

The overall average net price of Converse is $24,091. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. 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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Converse College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 737 undergraduate students at Converse, with 684 being full-time and 53 being part-time.

There are also 640 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 684 full-time undergraduates at Converse, 4% are male and 96% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Converse College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	16
Black or African American	83
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	425
International Students	38
Other Races/Ethnicities	89

Geographic Diversity

South Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Converse College. At this time, 18 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 18 countries are represented at Converse. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Canada, and Australia.

Converse College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	20	0	18	16	54
Teacher Education Grade Specific	5	0	22	0	27
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	22	0	22
General Biology	20	0	0	0	20
Human Development & Family Studies	20	0	0	0	20
Music	7	0	5	0	12
Special Education	3	0	8	0	11
Fine & Studio Arts	11	0	0	0	11
Teacher Education Subject Specific	3	5	2	0	10
General Psychology	10	0	0	0	10
Design & Applied Arts	9	0	0	0	9
History	4	0	1	0	5
Philosophy	5	0	0	0	5
Educational Administration	0	4	0	0	4
General Education	0	0	4	0	4
Writing Studies	1	0	3	0	4
Drama & Theater Arts	4	0	0	0	4
Germanic Languages	3	0	0	0	3
Health & Medical Administrative Services	2	0	1	0	3
Mathematics & Computer Science	3	0	0	0	3
Accounting	2	0	0	0	2
General English Literature	2	0	0	0	2
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	2	0	0	0	2
Political Science & Government	1	0	1	0	2
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	1	0	0	0	1
Mathematics	1	0	0	0	1
Computer Science	0	0	0	0	0
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	0	0
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	0	0	0	0
Romance Languages	0	0	0	0	0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Religious Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Chemistry	0	0	0	0	0
Economics	0	0	0	0	0
Arts & Media Management	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	139	9	87	16	251

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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