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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, SMC is ranked #1,635 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
SMC is also ranked #25 out of 44 schools in South Carolina.
Spartanburg Methodist College has an acceptance rate of 80%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Spartanburg Methodist College, this ratio is 17 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Spartanburg Methodist College is 74%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,051 undergraduates at SMC with 1,029 being full-time and 22 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $11,115 | $12,697 | $13,124 | $14,256 | $14,949 |
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 SMC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 SMC, approximately 60% of students took out student loans averaging $4,763 a year. That adds up to $19,052 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at SMC is 16.3%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.
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Contact details for SMC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1750 Powell Mill Road, Spartanburg, SC 29301-5899 |
| Phone: | 864-587-4000 |
| Website: | https://www.smcsc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 24 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 0 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 0 | NA |
| Religious Studies | 0 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 0 | NA |
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 0 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 812 students took at least one online class at Spartanburg Methodist College. This is an increase from the 686 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 812 | 103 |
| 2019-2020 | 686 | 26 |
| 2018-2019 | 64 | 23 |
| 2017-2018 | 57 | 29 |
| 2016-2017 | 45 | 0 |
Learn more about online learning at Spartanburg Methodist College.
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.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.