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Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private regional university located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Concordia University-Saint Paul is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Concordia University-Saint Paul is in the top 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $53,164 10 years after enrolling, 18th in Minnesota, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Concordia University-Saint Paul bachelor students earn 1% more than the national average. Concordia University-Saint Paul is ranked 6th in Minnesota.
Concordia University, Saint Paul’s median net annual cost of $15,880 and average years to graduate of 4.4 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-Saint Paul sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Business Administration, Health & Fitness, Psychology, Human Development & Family, Marketing - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$15,880
Average years to graduate
4.4
Health Administrative Services
Rank: #27
Economic score: 2.13
Computer Science
Rank: #176
Economic score: 2.29
HR Management
Rank: #33
Economic score: 2.5
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
Rank: #26
Economic score: 2.76
Accounting
Rank: #312
Economic score: 2.89
Education (subject specific)
Rank: #40
Economic score: 3.13
Criminal Justice
Rank: #95
Economic score: 3.4
Education
Rank: #126
Economic score: 4.79
Biology
Rank: #492
Economic score: 12.98
Theological Studies
Rank: #15
Economic score: 19.19
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-Saint Paul - Business Administration, Health & Fitness, HR Management, Special Education, Criminal Justice, Therapeutic professions - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Advertising & PR
Rank: #4
Economic score: 0.38
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.4 years. 60% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Concordia University-Saint Paul is 4% lower than the state average, and 3% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Concordia University-Saint Paul, Pell Grant recipients represent 34% of the measured graduating class, 1% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Concordia University-Saint Paul graduates within 4.4 years.
Concordia University-Saint Paul is in the top 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, Saint Paul’s economic mobility score of 15.91 is calculated by adjusting the 3.95 economic score of lower-income students by the 34% pell grant recipients within the student body. Concordia University-Saint Paul’s EMS of 15.91 ranks in the top 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).
Top 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Concordia University, Saint Paul pays $15,880 a year, $21,120 less than the $37,000 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 $15,880
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Concordia University-Saint Paul, 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 $15,880 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 69% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,440. This is 15% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,194
Pell grants
$5,468
State grants
$5,567
Institutional grants
$9,477
Concordia University, Saint Paul offers 16 online bachelor programs, 4 of which are held exclusively online. At the master’s level Concordia University-Saint Paul offers 22 programs, 21 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
38
Hybrid programs
13
Percentage of programs online
48%
Concordia University, Saint Paul's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 68% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 2,485 applicants, of which 1,687 were admitted and 288 enrolled. Concordia University-Saint Paul has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Concordia University, Saint Paul does not consider standardized testing in their admissions process.
Full time
51%
83%
Female
61%
59%
First time
29%
59%
In-state
84%
68%
1st generation
34%
35%
White
59%
52%
Black
11%
14%
Hispanic
8%
15%
Asian
11%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
11%
12%