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Colleges in and near Drayton

Spartanburg Community College is 5 miles from Drayton

No college sits inside Drayton’s boundary, but Spartanburg Community College’s campus in Spartanburg, with 4,623 students on campus, is 5 miles from the center of town, and Spartanburg Methodist College is 4.2 miles away in Spartanburg. About 10% of Drayton’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as South Carolina (6%).

Converse UniversityWofford CollegeUniversity of South Carolina-UpstateSpartanburg Community College

From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Drayton. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
6
12,776 students on campus
Nearest college
1.7 mi
Converse University
Residents in college
10%
About the same as SC (6%)
Nearest community college
4.2 mi
Spartanburg Methodist College · $20,650 tuition
Nearest public university
4.1 mi
University of South Carolina-Upstate · $11,588 in-state
Median household income
$78K
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What stands out about college from Drayton

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

Four colleges within 5 milesConverse University admits 68% of applicants; Wofford College admits 52%; University of South Carolina-Upstate admits 67%. Together they have 11,532 students on campus.In-state price at University of South Carolina-UpstateLiving in South Carolina, the University of South Carolina-Upstate charges $11,588 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $23,090. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.A community college 4.2 miles awaySpartanburg Methodist College in Spartanburg: tuition and fees $20,650 a year for South Carolina residents.Students are 10% of residentsAbout the same as South Carolina (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Drayton

Four private colleges within 5.4 miles, one public college within 4.1 miles, and two community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miSpartanburgUniversity of South Carolina-UpstateWofford CollegeDrayton
University or collegeCommunity college
Converse UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,264 on campus · 1.7 mi · Spartanburg68%admitted$23knet price62%graduate$41kearningsWofford CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,873 on campus · 2.1 mi · Spartanburg52%admitted$19knet price84%graduate$69kearningsUniversity of South Carolina-UpstateUniversity or college · Public · 3,772 on campus · 4.1 mi · Spartanburg67%admitted$14knet price43%graduate$49kearningsSpartanburg Methodist CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 863 on campus · 4.2 mi · Spartanburg78%admitted$15knet price43%graduate$43kearningsTuition and fees: $20,650 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Spartanburg Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,623 on campus · 5 mi · Spartanburg$2knet price28%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $5,071 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Sherman College of ChiropracticUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 381 on campus · 5.4 mi · Boiling SpringsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.

Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.

What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at $75–110k, where Drayton’s median household income ($77,813) falls.

Spartanburg Community College5 mi · Spartanburg · sticker $11,505 · tuition $5,071$3,583a year
Spartanburg Methodist College4.2 mi · Spartanburg · sticker $32,183 · tuition $20,650$15,204a year
University of South Carolina-Upstate4.1 mi · Spartanburg · sticker $25,124$17,356a year
Wofford College2.1 mi · Spartanburg · sticker $72,441$19,092a year
Converse University1.7 mi · Spartanburg · sticker $38,838$24,754a year

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Drayton: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Converse UniversityWofford CollegeUniversity of South Carolina-UpstateSpartanburg Methodist CollegeSpartanburg
Spartanburg Community College28% graduate$37k earnings$6k typical debt
University of South Carolina-Upstate43% graduate$49k earnings$22k typical debt
Wofford College84% graduate$69k earnings$26k typical debt
Converse University62% graduate$41k earnings$27k typical debt
Spartanburg Methodist College43% graduate$43k earnings$12k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid.

Questions about college near Drayton

Is Drayton a college town?

No. About 10 of every 100 Drayton residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as South Carolina (6). The nearest campus, Converse University, is 1.7 miles away in Spartanburg.

What colleges are near Drayton?

Within 15 miles: Converse University (1.7 miles, 1,264 students on campus), Wofford College (2.1 miles, 1,873), the University of South Carolina-Upstate (4.1 miles, 3,772), Spartanburg Methodist College (4.2 miles, 863), Spartanburg Community College (5 miles, 4,623) and Sherman College of Chiropractic (5.4 miles, 381).

What is the closest community college to Drayton, and what does it cost?

Spartanburg Methodist College in Spartanburg, 4.2 miles away. Tuition and fees are $20,650 a year for South Carolina residents; the federal net price, $14,580, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does the University of South Carolina-Upstate cost if we live in South Carolina?

Tuition and fees are $11,588 a year in-state and $23,090 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $11,618 (under $30,000 income) to $19,325 (over $110,000), housing and food included.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Drayton. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →