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Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private national university located in Mequon, Wisconsin. Concordia University-Wisconsin is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Concordia University-Wisconsin is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $48,626 10 years after enrolling, 22nd in Wisconsin, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Concordia University-Wisconsin bachelor students earn 1% more than the national average. Concordia University-Wisconsin is ranked 25th in Wisconsin.
Concordia University, Wisconsin’s median net annual cost of $22,996 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-Wisconsin sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Business Administration, Marketing, Criminal Justice, Education, Finance - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$22,996
Average years to graduate
4.4
Accounting
Rank: #174
Economic score: 2.19
Health Administrative Services
Rank: #67
Economic score: 3.47
HR Management
Rank: #72
Economic score: 3.84
Computer Science
Rank: #256
Economic score: 4.5
Biology
Rank: #238
Economic score: 5.41
Health & Fitness
Rank: #273
Economic score: 8.47
Special Education
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 10
Design & Applied Arts
Rank: #211
Economic score: 14.29
Psychology
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 16.41
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Rank: #112
Economic score: 33.98
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-Wisconsin - Business Administration, Therapeutic professions, Curriculum and Instruction, Student Counseling, Educ. Administration, Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Education (subject specific)
Rank: #33
Economic score: 0.35
Registered Nursing
Rank: #160
Economic score: 0.4
Finance
Rank: #23
Economic score: 0.44
Public Health
Rank: #54
Economic score: 0.64
Clinical / Counseling Psych
Rank: #77
Economic score: 0.76
HR Management
Rank: #93
Economic score: 1.17
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.4 years. 65% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Concordia University-Wisconsin is 6% higher than the state average, and 3% below the average for all national universities in the country.
At Concordia University-Wisconsin, Pell Grant recipients represent 25% of the measured graduating class, 10% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Concordia University-Wisconsin graduates within 4.5 years.
Concordia University-Wisconsin 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, Wisconsin’s economic mobility score of 7.63 is calculated by adjusting the 5.4 economic score of lower-income students by the 25% pell grant recipients within the student body. Concordia University-Wisconsin’s EMS of 7.63 ranks in the bottom 25% 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 25%
The average Title IV recipient at Concordia University, Wisconsin pays $22,996 a year, $24,456 less than the $47,452 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 $22,996
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Concordia University-Wisconsin, 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 $22,996 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 74% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,434. This is 20% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,241
Pell grants
$4,256
State grants
$3,473
Institutional grants
$19,500
Concordia University, Wisconsin offers 13 online bachelor programs, all of which are held exclusively online. At the master’s level Concordia University-Wisconsin offers 35 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
48
Percentage of programs online
37%
Concordia University, Wisconsin's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 69% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 3,544 applicants, of which 2,431 were admitted and 514 enrolled. Concordia University-Wisconsin has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
62%
83%
Female
64%
59%
First time
46%
59%
In-state
64%
68%
1st generation
32%
35%
White
72%
52%
Black
8%
14%
Hispanic
6%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
11%
12%