Conception Seminary College

Conception, MO · MidwestQuad's selectivityAccessible

Known forIntimate campusVery small student-faculty ratio

Admissions · Fall 2024

1 in 3 applicants admitted

Conception Seminary admits about 1 in 3 applicants (32%). That puts it in the "Accessible" tier, more selective than 93% of the 1,547 colleges that report admissions.

32%

acceptance rateQuad's selectivityAccessible

Applied

Admitted

Yield

100%

of admits enroll

ACT middle 50%

1–5

136

Applications 16 → 22 since fall 2014 · admit rate 100% → 32%Over time

Getting in, in detail: funnel, what they look at, your scores

Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 40 undergrads, where 20% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.

undergrads · larger than 3% of colleges

Diversity index

0.50

Pell Grant

20%

below the median

Rural, remoteFirst-years live on campus

Undergrads −53% since fall 2014Over time

Students and campus life in detail

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Philosophy (100% of graduates). 4 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 98% of colleges. Spends $16,283 a year on instruction per student.

4 to 1

students per faculty member · fewer than at 98% of colleges

What it costs

In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $31,028 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), $6.7K more than the national median. The 100% who received grants paid $31,028 on average; the other 0% paid the full sticker price of $42,698.

27%

$31K

average total cost per year, all first-years, after grants (est.) · $6.7K above the national median

Full price: $42,698 a year; tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
Need-based aid: Published data end at $110K; use the college's net price calculator for higher incomes
Merit aid: 50% · avg $5K; of first-years got a grant without federal aid (a proxy: at most colleges that's merit aid)

Aid generosity

Moderate

grants cover 27% of full price

Federal loans

of undergrads · national median 45%

Your price

Net price calculator

the college's own

Financial aid

Financial aid office

Cost falling · −21% after inflation since 2013–14Over time

Prices, who gets aid, and borrowing in detail

Outcomes

What it pays

Former students earn a median $50,430 ten years after enrolling, more than at 40% of colleges; 36% graduate within six years. Four years of net price is about 2.5 years of that salary.

36%

graduate within six years · national median 59%

Median earnings

$50.4K

10 years after entry

Retention

75%

come back for year two

Graduation rate 8% → 50% since the class that entered fall 2008Over time

Earnings, finishing, 8-year outcomes, by group

Over time · since 2013–14

How it's changed

Since 2013–14, the full price rose 2% after inflation, while what the average first-year paid fell 21%, because grants grew faster.

Cost
Falling
−21% after inflation
Applications
16 → 22
Selectivity
100% → 32%
Diversity
Reported

Every series, year by year

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Sources for this profile

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IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2025–26 · retrieved 2026-10-12
2
College Scorecard
U.S. Department of Education · most recent release; Entered fall 2023; Fall 2024; 2023–24; Fall 2023 · retrieved 2026-10-12
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IPEDS Admissions survey
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12
4
IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2023–24 · retrieved 2026-10-12
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IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2025–26 · retrieved 2026-10-12
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IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12
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IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2024–25 graduates · retrieved 2026-10-12
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College Scorecard Field of Study data
U.S. Department of Education · most recent release · retrieved 2026-10-12
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IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2023–24 · retrieved 2026-10-12
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IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2023–24 · retrieved 2026-10-12
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Common Data Set
Each college (voluntary, standardized template) · most recent release · retrieved 2026-10-12
12
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Entered fall 2018 · retrieved 2026-10-12
13
IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12
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IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12
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IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12
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IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12
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IPEDS Outcome Measures survey
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Students entering fall 2016 · retrieved 2026-10-12

IPEDS unit ID 177083 · Data retrieved 2026-10-12. Tap any ⓘ to see where that number came from and what year it describes. National ranks and medians include every 4-year college that reports the measure. How we source and calculate everything