Converse University

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 350,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,845 (80%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (66%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,032
Men / Women 26% / 74%
From State 72%
From Region 7%
Athletes 370 (32.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 47%
Black 12%
Hispanic 12%
International 10%
Mixed 4%
Native American 3%
Asian 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Converse University 244 28% 66% 4% 11% 0% 0% $54,182 2 -0.82 41 96%
Computer Science 4 — 100% 25% 25% 0% 0% 0% $95,082 16 -0.87 94 — — — — —
Computer Science & Mathematics 8 — 75% 50% 25% 0% 0% 0% $91,793 13 -0.75 92 — — — — —
Chemistry 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,550 5 -1.26 52 — — — — —
Mathematics 3 — 0% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $60,796 11 -0.93 58 — — — — —
Biochemistry 7 — 14% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,181 3 -1.63 38 — — — — —
Biology 22 — 27% 68% 0% 14% 0% 0% $48,359 2 -2.10 25 94% — — — —
Deaf Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,125 50 +0.01 61 — — — — —
Rehabilitation Counseling — — — — — — — — $57,868 26 -0.79 50 — — — — —
Accounting 5 — 20% 80% 20% 0% 0% 0% $66,644 7 -1.32 69 — — — — —
Business Administration 39 — 51% 56% 5% 26% 0% 0% $56,922 5 -1.08 48 100% — — — —
Economics 3 — 100% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,761 4 -1.21 68 — — — — —
Health Services Administration 5 — 0% 40% 0% 20% 0% 0% $56,653 22 -0.50 47 — — — — —
Creative Writing 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,637 12 -0.95 16 — — — — —
English 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,101 13 -0.89 17 — — — — —
General Studies 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $48,008 12 -0.89 24 — — — — —
German 5 — 60% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,222 14 -0.96 22 — — — — —
History 11 +1 9% 91% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,162 10 -0.95 22 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — — — — — $47,783 10 -0.91 23 — — — — —
Philosophy 3 — 33% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,289 15 -0.92 27 — — — — —
Spanish 4 — 50% 25% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,255 14 -0.96 22 — — — — —
Child Development 27 — 7% 52% 7% 15% 0% 0% $50,240 29 -0.36 30 — — — — —
Political Science 8 — 38% 75% 12% 0% 0% 0% $56,069 8 -1.19 46 — — — — —
Psychology 30 — 10% 73% 0% 13% 0% 0% $48,549 14 -0.99 25 95% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,567 91 +1.08 55 94% — — — —
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,118 83 +0.94 61 — — — — —
Elementary Education 5 — 0% 40% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,567 91 +1.08 55 94% — — — —
Learning Disabilities Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,084 83 +0.93 61 — — — — —
Special Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,737 83 +0.88 60 — — — — —
Art 11 — 18% 82% 0% 18% 0% 0% $38,145 10 -0.93 7 91% — — — —
Art Education 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,705 94 +1.38 55 — — — — —
Art History — — — — — — — — $38,145 8 -1.06 7 91% — — — —
Art Therapy — — — — — — — — $51,885 77 +0.54 34 — — — — —
Interior Design 9 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,121 23 -0.57 63 — — — — —
Music 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,335 30 -0.47 12 — — — — —
Music Education 5 — 0% 60% 0% 20% 0% 0% $60,663 97 +1.50 57 — — — — —
Music Performance 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,464 31 -0.46 12 — — — — —
Music Theory and Composition 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,604 32 -0.45 13 — — — — —
Musical Theatre 3 — 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% 0% $40,878 16 -0.63 10 — — — — —
Studio Art — — — — — — — — $38,145 10 -0.93 7 91% — — — —
Theatre 3 — 67% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $39,552 29 -0.47 8 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $27,007
ROI Percentile 41th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 80%
4-Year Graduation Rate 56%
6-Year Graduation Rate 62%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 26.6% 65 12% 65% 5% 12% 0% 0% $50,177 9 -0.75 30 95% —
Business & Economics 21.3% 52 46% 58% 6% 21% 0% 0% $58,341 3 -1.05 52 100% —
Arts 16.4% 40 25% 72% 2% 8% 0% 0% $49,159 39 -0.24 27 91% —
Life & Natural Sciences 11.9% 29 24% 76% 0% 10% 0% 0% $49,523 2 -1.99 28 94% —
Humanities 11.5% 28 29% 68% 0% 4% 0% 0% $47,133 8 -0.94 22 — —
Computer Science 4.9% 12 83% 42% 25% 0% 0% 0% $92,889 20 -0.79 93 — —
Education 4.5% 11 9% 73% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,422 84 +1.02 57 94% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.0% 5 20% 80% 0% 20% 0% 0% $59,898 4 -1.06 56 — —
Health Sciences 0.8% 2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,125 6 +0.01 61 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.3M #483 99% — — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — — — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — 19 #62 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.3M #594 99% — 19 #387 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 45 $473K $469K $4K
Track & Field (indoor) 35 $149K $146K $2K
Track & Field (outdoor) 35 $149K $146K $2K
Basketball 19 $518K $511K $6K
Cross Country 17 $211K $204K $7K
Swimming 17 $188K $188K $623
Tennis 12 $179K $177K $1K
Total 128 $1.9M $1.8M $25K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 32 $164K $162K $1K
Soccer 31 $421K $411K $10K
Track & Field (indoor) 31 $164K $162K $1K
Gymnastics 29 $298K $289K $8K
Field Hockey 28 $282K $272K $10K
Softball 23 $368K $333K $34K
Lacrosse 22 $299K $283K $16K
Basketball 18 $424K $417K $7K
Volleyball 17 $324K $320K $4K
Swimming 15 $198K $198K $779
Equestrian 11 $98K $96K $2K
Cross Country 10 $155K $145K $10K
Tennis 10 $180K $179K $1K
Golf 8 $230K $195K $35K
Total 242 $3.6M $3.5M $145K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 76 $895K $880K $14K
Track & Field (outdoor) 67 $313K $309K $4K
Track & Field (indoor) 66 $313K $309K $4K
Basketball 37 $943K $929K $13K
Swimming 32 $387K $386K $1K
Gymnastics 29 $298K $289K $8K
Field Hockey 28 $282K $272K $10K
Cross Country 27 $367K $349K $17K
Softball 23 $368K $333K $34K
Lacrosse 22 $299K $283K $16K
Tennis 22 $359K $356K $2K
Volleyball 17 $324K $320K $4K
Equestrian 11 $98K $96K $2K
Golf 8 $230K $195K $35K
Total 370 $7.2M $6.9M $329K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 82%
Yield (non-ED) 12%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 82% 82% 82%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 41%
SAT Range 1010 – 1250
SAT Math Range 500 – 620
SAT RW Range 510 – 630