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Accolades:

  • Top 5% of master’s universities in the nation for research, service and social mobility by Washington Monthly
  • Top 10% of colleges in the nation for enriching educational experiences by the National Survey of Student Engagment
  • Top 10 “Best Value” colleges in the South by U.S. News & World Report
  • Among the top private colleges in the nation for “excelling in access and success” by the U.S. Department of Education

Founded:

In Spartanburg, South Carolina in 1889 (among the first 15 women’s colleges founded in the United States)

 

Character:

Private, liberal arts university with a residential women’s undergraduate college and co-ed graduate programs

 

Students:

  • 1,389 total enrollment (822 undergraduate and 567 graduate)
  • 30 states and 8 countries represented
  • Approximately 20% minority undergraduate enrollment

 

Student/Faculty Ratio:

12:1 ensures personal attention and mentoring

 

Faculty:

  • 96% of full-time faculty hold the terminal degree in their fields
  • 82% of courses are taught by full-time faculty

 

Academic Profile:

  • Over 93% of entering students have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
  • Over 50% rank in the top quarter of their graduating class
  • Middle 50% SAT range: 970-1160; middle 50% ACT range: 21-26
  • 60% graduation rate with 94% of graduates completing their degree in four years

 

Academics:

  • More than 30 undergraduate majors merge the liberal arts and career-focused majors
  • Options for double and self-designed majors – more than 1/2 our students double major
  • Graduate programs include MA, MLA, MMFT, MM, MAT, MFA, MEd, and EdS degrees
  • Four online graduate degrees and one low-residency graduate degree

 

Experiential Learning:

  • Every Converse student will have the opportunity to participate in research, independent creative projects, service learning projects, internships or study travel
  • 1/2 of Converse students are involved in research or independent creative projects. Our student researchers receive more SCICU funding than any other school in the state
  • 1/2 of our students participate in service projects. Our athletes rank 4th in the nation among DII teams for their community service
  • 1/3 participate in study-travel to connect with global learning in Africa, Australia, Europe, Asia, North America and South America. Many receive study-travel scholarships.

 

Athletics:

Only women’s college in the nation competing at the NCAA Division II level in

  • Basketball
  • Cross country
  • Golf
  • Lacrosse
  • Soccer
  • Swimming
  • Softball
  • Tennis
  • Track and field
  • Volleyball
  • IHSA Equestrian
  • Acrobatics and Tumbling

 

Undergraduate Admission:

  • October 1: Submit FAFSA
  • November 1: Converse application deadline
  • June 1: applications for transfer students due

 

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees:

Fall 2016 tuition and fees:

  • $17,000 Tuition
  • $10,300 Room and Board
  • $27,650 Tuition, Room, Board and SGA Fee (includes cable, phone and voicemail, internet service in residence hall, parking, laundry, clubs, special events, yearbooks, and class ring)

 

Undergraduate Scholarships & Financial Aid:

More than 90% of students receive some form of financial aid or scholarships. Get your bottom-line cost

 

Easily Accessible:

By car via I-85 or I-26 and by air, served by Greenville-Spartanburg and Charlotte-Douglas international airports. Get driving directions and hotel discounts

Open Jobs
University Registrar
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Assistant Technical Director
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Assistant Professor of Interior Design
Spartanburg, South Carolina
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