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Concordia University, Irvine is a private national university located in Irvine, California. Concordia University-Irvine is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Concordia University-Irvine is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $53,144 10 years after enrolling, 67th in California, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Concordia University-Irvine bachelor students earn 2% less than the national average. Concordia University-Irvine is ranked 61st in California.
Concordia University, Irvine’s median net annual cost of $27,201 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Concordia University-Irvine sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Business Administration, Health & Fitness, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Psychology, Comms & Media Studies - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$27,201
Average years to graduate
4.2
Behavioral Sciences
Rank: #7
Economic score: 15.26
Biology
Rank: #629
Economic score: 41.57
History
Rank: #398
Economic score: 162.44
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 6 graduate programs at Concordia University-Irvine - Health & Fitness, Curriculum and Instruction, Student Counseling, Business Administration, Educational media design, Educ. Administration - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
International studies
Rank: #4
Economic score: 0.66
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 63% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Concordia University-Irvine is 4% lower than the state average, and 4% below the average for all national universities in the country.
At Concordia University-Irvine, Pell Grant recipients represent 26% of the measured graduating class, 9% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Concordia University-Irvine graduates within 4.3 years.
Concordia University-Irvine 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 University, Irvine’s economic mobility score of 6.78 is calculated by adjusting the 6.03 economic score of lower-income students by the 26% pell grant recipients within the student body. Concordia University-Irvine’s EMS of 6.78 ranks in the bottom 10% 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).
Bottom 10%
The average Title IV recipient at Concordia University, Irvine pays $27,201 a year, $27,169 less than the $54,370 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 $27,201
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Concordia University-Irvine, 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 $27,201 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 63% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,287. This is 9% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,497
Pell grants
$4,958
State grants
$8,145
Institutional grants
$23,729
Concordia University, Irvine offers 5 online bachelor programs, 2 of which are held exclusively online. At the master’s level Concordia University-Irvine offers 14 programs, 11 of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
19
Hybrid programs
6
Percentage of programs online
41%
Concordia University, Irvine's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 81% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 3,265 applicants, of which 2,657 were admitted and 341 enrolled. Concordia University-Irvine has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
93%
83%
Female
67%
59%
First time
53%
59%
In-state
67%
68%
1st generation
28%
35%
White
47%
52%
Black
4%
14%
Hispanic
26%
15%
Asian
11%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
1%
0.3%
Other
12%
12%