- The Inkwell
- Illinois
- Concordia University-Chicago
River Forest, ILSuburb: largeZIP 60305Founded 1864
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1864
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.cuchicago.edu
IllinoisReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Concordia University-Chicago
Concordia University-Chicago is a private nonprofit university in River Forest, Illinois, with 1,323 undergraduates. It admits 93% of applicants, graduates 47% within six years and costs $17,217 a year after aid.
47%graduate
Admission rate93%
Retention60%
4-year graduation38%
Pell Grant share56%
Federal loans58%
$17,217net price / year
93%admission rate
—average SAT
47%graduate in 6 years
$56,714median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,000median debt
#956 of 1,704 for earnings#653 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,152 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,283 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $46,836tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $38,798
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $38,798
- Average net price
- $17,217national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$15,658
$30,001–48,000$16,665
$48,001–75,000$14,488
$75,001–110,000$17,920
$110,001+$23,108
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 93%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college93%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college60%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college47%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college56%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 47%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 38%
- First-year retention
- 60%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 58%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $48,090
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $56,714middle 50%: $40,529–$78,359
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$78,359
Median, Concordia University-Chicago$56,714
Lower quarter$40,529
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,323
- Part-time
- 10%
- Women / men
- 52% / 48%
- Average age at entry
- 22.4
- First-generation students
- 38%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 56%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 70%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,759 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $5,834
- Endowment, end of year
- $32,445,226
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White40%
Hispanic38%
Black13%
Asian2.0%
Two or more races4.0%
U.S. nonresident1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown1.4%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Parks, recreation & fitness37%
Business & management17%
Education12%
Health professions6.8%
Social sciences3.9%
Psychology3.5%
Computer & information sciences3.2%
Theology & religious vocations2.9%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 144351. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5159004.