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Concordia University, Nebraska is a private regional university located in Seward, Nebraska. Concordia University-Nebraska is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Concordia University-Nebraska is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $45,784 10 years after enrolling, 14th in Nebraska, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Concordia University-Nebraska bachelor students earn 2% more than the national average. Concordia University-Nebraska is ranked 14th in Nebraska.
Concordia University, Nebraska’s median net annual cost of $22,035 and average years to graduate of 4.5 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-Nebraska sorted by number of graduates - Education, Business and Commerce, Biology, Health & Fitness, Psychology, Religious Education - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$22,035
Average years to graduate
4.5
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Behavioral Sciences
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 41.52
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-Nebraska - Curriculum and Instruction, Educ. Administration, Education (subject specific), Business and Commerce, Public Health, Special Education - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
ESL
Rank: #15
Economic score: 0.52
Health & Fitness
Rank: #48
Economic score: 0.53
Education
Rank: #209
Economic score: 0.68
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.5 years. 63% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Concordia University-Nebraska is 1% higher than the state average, and 5% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Concordia University-Nebraska, Pell Grant recipients represent 14% of the measured graduating class, 21% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Concordia University-Nebraska graduates within 4.6 years.
Concordia University-Nebraska is in the bottom 5% 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, Nebraska’s economic mobility score of 4.66 is calculated by adjusting the 5.11 economic score of lower-income students by the 14% pell grant recipients within the student body. Concordia University-Nebraska’s EMS of 4.66 ranks in the bottom 5% 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 5%
The average Title IV recipient at Concordia University, Nebraska pays $22,035 a year, $25,560 less than the $47,595 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 $22,035
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Concordia University-Nebraska, 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 $22,035 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 65% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,791. This is 11% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,306
Pell grants
$4,880
State grants
$2,039
Institutional grants
$23,267
Concordia University, Nebraska offers 2 online bachelor programs, one of which is held exclusively online. At the master’s level Concordia University-Nebraska offers 13 programs, all 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
15
Hybrid programs
1
Percentage of programs online
23%
Concordia University, Nebraska's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 85% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,888 applicants, of which 1,600 were admitted and 316 enrolled. Concordia University-Nebraska has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
98%
83%
Female
49%
59%
First time
78%
59%
In-state
48%
68%
1st generation
18%
35%
White
79%
52%
Black
2%
14%
Hispanic
6%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
11%
12%