Private nonprofit · Seminary

Conception Seminary College

Conception, Missouri · Remote rural

#3 most selective in Missouri
31.8%
Admit rate
$24,558
Avg net price
50%
Graduation rate
$50,430
Median earnings

Conception Seminary College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Conception, Missouri (remote rural setting), enrolling 40 undergraduates. It is a men's college. It has a Roman Catholic religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 40 undergradsRemote ruralVery selective · 32% admitCold winters

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Admit rate
31.8%
ACT (mid 50%)
1–5
Avg GPA (est.)

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About Conception, Missouri

Conception is a census-designated place in southeastern Nodaway County, Missouri, United States. Conception was built up chiefly by Irish Catholics. The community was named for the Catholic dogma of Immaculate Conception. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Remote rural
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
To Great Lakes shore
383 miles
Nearest airport
65 miles to Kansas City (MCI) · major hub

How Conception Seminary College compares

Selectivity31.8%

More selective than 93% · #3 most selective of 44 in Missouri

Graduation rate50%

Higher than 40% · #30 of 51 in Missouri

First-year retention75%

Higher than 45%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$50,430

Higher than 40% · #22 of 53 in Missouri

Average net price$24,558

Cheaper than 30% · #44 cheapest of 51 in Missouri

Student–faculty ratio4 : 1

Lower than 97%

Undergraduate enrollment40

Larger than 3%

Percentiles compare Conception Seminary College with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Missouri.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White65%
  • Black5.0%
  • Hispanic28%
  • Other or multiracial2.5%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
40
Student–faculty ratio
4 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
20%
First-generation students
Students over 25
37%
Median family income
$46,370
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$46,683
Endowment
$9,377,828

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
31.8%
Test scores
Required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite
1–5

Cost

In-state tuition
$26,206
Room & board
$15,590
Books & supplies
$650
Total cost of attendance
$42,698
Average net price
$24,558

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
50%
Graduated on time (4 years)
50%
First-year retention
75%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$33,606
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$50,430
Median debt at graduation
Students with federal loans
2%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
130
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
100%+
Housing charge (year)
$6,270
Meal plan (year)
$8,720
Application fee
Free

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$22,728
$30–48k
$30,053
$48–75k
$75–110k
$22,724
$110k+

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$90,912

$22,728/year × about 4.0 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Campus climate

Summer high
86°F
Winter low
15°F
Annual rain
38.5″
Annual snow
19.4″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.85.5JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Conception, MO US station (0.1 mi from campus).

What Conception Seminary College graduates study — and earn

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.