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Concordia College at Moorhead is a private liberal arts college located in Moorhead, Minnesota. Concordia College at Moorhead is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Concordia College at Moorhead is in the top 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $51,988 10 years after enrolling, 20th in Minnesota, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Concordia College at Moorhead bachelor students earn 0% less than the national average. Concordia College at Moorhead is ranked 21st in Minnesota.
Concordia College at Moorhead’s median net annual cost of $23,189 and average years to graduate of 4.1 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Concordia College at Moorhead sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, Biology, Education (subject specific), Registered Nursing, Psychology, Comms & Media Studies - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$23,189
Average years to graduate
4.1
Accounting
Rank: #207
Economic score: 2.33
Social Work
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 3.98
Education
Rank: #263
Economic score: 6.66
Mathematics
Rank: #243
Economic score: 6.8
English Language & Lit
Rank: #232
Economic score: 8.01
Poli Sci/Government
Rank: #354
Economic score: 8.91
Natural Resource Conservation
Rank: #148
Economic score: 9.99
Chemistry
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 14.12
Health & Fitness
Rank: #349
Economic score: 14.69
Music
Rank: #137
Economic score: 47.6
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.1 years. 72% of all students graduate within 8 years. The graduation rate at Concordia College at Moorhead is 8% higher than the state average, and 4% above the average for all liberal arts colleges in the country.
At Concordia College at Moorhead, Pell Grant recipients represent 21% of the measured graduating class, 14% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Concordia College at Moorhead graduates within 4.1 years.
Concordia College at Moorhead is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Concordia College at Moorhead’s economic mobility score of 11.21 is calculated by adjusting the 3.46 economic score of lower-income students by the 21% pell grant recipients within the student body. Concordia College at Moorhead’s EMS of 11.21 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
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The average Title IV recipient at Concordia College at Moorhead pays $23,189 a year, $32,837 less than the $56,026 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $23,189
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Concordia College at Moorhead, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $23,189 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 70% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $9,422. This is 16% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,428
Pell grants
$4,647
State grants
$5,402
Institutional grants
$29,392
Concordia College at Moorhead's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 72% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 3,778 applicants, of which 2,720 were admitted and 473 enrolled. Concordia College at Moorhead doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
58%
59%
First time
93%
59%
In-state
66%
68%
1st generation
13%
35%
White
83%
52%
Black
3%
14%
Hispanic
3%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
9%
12%