- The Inkwell
- California
- Concordia University-Irvine
Irvine, CACity: largeZIP 92612Founded 1976
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1976
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1977
- Website
- www.cui.edu
CaliforniaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Concordia University-Irvine
Concordia University-Irvine is a private nonprofit university in Irvine, California, with 1,536 undergraduates. It admits 66% of applicants, graduates 47% within six years and costs $29,761 a year after aid.
47%graduate
Admission rate66%
Retention75%
4-year graduation40%
Pell Grant share27%
Federal loans78%
$29,761net price / year
66%admission rate
—average SAT
47%graduate in 6 years
$72,184median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,500median debt
#327 of 1,704 for earnings#1,446 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,137 of 1,738 for graduation rate#477 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
- $60,683tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $44,500
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $44,500
- Average net price
- $29,761national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$20,500
$30,001–48,000$20,823
$48,001–75,000$20,573
$75,001–110,000$27,209
$110,001+$34,938
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 66%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college66%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college75%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college47%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college27%
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
- 40%
- First-year retention
- 75%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 64%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $58,263
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $72,184middle 50%: $43,934–$103,467
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$103,467
Median, Concordia University-Irvine$72,184
Lower quarter$43,934
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
- 1,536
- Part-time
- 1.9%
- Women / men
- 61% / 39%
- Average age at entry
- 22.6
- First-generation students
- 28%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 27%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,069 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,280
- Endowment, end of year
- $54,499,606
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White44%
Hispanic30%
Black3.4%
Asian9.5%
Two or more races8.3%
U.S. nonresident3.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.5%
Unknown0.6%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions28%
Business & management21%
Parks, recreation & fitness8.8%
Psychology8.8%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.6%
Visual & performing arts6.2%
Liberal arts & humanities4.0%
Communication & journalism3.5%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 112075. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5158998.