Spartanburg Methodist College Business Programs

Spartanburg Methodist College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Spartanburg is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

Where Is Spartanburg Methodist College?

Contact details for SMC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1000 Powell Mill Road, Spartanburg, SC 29301-5899
Phone:	864-587-4000
Website:	https://www.smcsc.edu/

How Do I Get Into SMC?

You can apply to SMC online at: https://www.smcsc.edu/apply-online/

Admission Requirements for SMC

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	considered but not required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into SMC?

SMC has an acceptance rate of 83%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 81%, and the acceptance rate for women is 84%.

Can I Afford Spartanburg Methodist College?

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 SMC, approximately 64% of students took out student loans averaging $5,301 a year. That adds up to $21,204 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.

Spartanburg Methodist College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,051 undergraduate students at SMC, with 1,029 being full-time and 22 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,029 full-time undergraduates at SMC, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	8
Black or African American	404
Hispanic or Latino	101
White	454
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	59

Over 6 countries are represented at SMC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Costa Rica, Ireland, and Brazil.

Online Learning at Spartanburg Methodist College

In 2019-2020, 686 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at SMC has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of SMC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Spartanburg Methodist College was 698.1%. This is the #95 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at SMC regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Spartanburg Methodist College Business Concentrations

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

Major	Associate’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	30	30
TOTAL	30	30

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.