- The Inkwell
- Minnesota
- Concordia University-Saint Paul
Saint Paul, MNCity: largeZIP 55104Founded 1893
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1893
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.csp.edu
MinnesotaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Concordia University-Saint Paul
Concordia University-Saint Paul is a private nonprofit university in Saint Paul, Minnesota, with 3,018 undergraduates. It admits 79% of applicants, graduates 50% within six years and costs $16,222 a year after aid.
50%graduate
Admission rate79%
Retention67%
4-year graduation41%
Pell Grant share43%
Federal loans59%
$16,222net price / year
79%admission rate
—average SAT
50%graduate in 6 years
$65,009median earnings, 10 yrs
$18,024median debt
#563 of 1,704 for earnings#579 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,036 of 1,738 for graduation rate#833 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
- $37,892tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $26,400
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $26,400
- Average net price
- $16,222national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$14,428
$30,001–48,000$13,773
$48,001–75,000$14,611
$75,001–110,000$16,927
$110,001+$22,932
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 79%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college79%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college67%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college50%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college43%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 50%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 41%
- First-year retention
- 67%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 62%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $56,865
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $65,009middle 50%: $43,413–$94,374
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,024
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$94,374
Median, Concordia University-Saint Paul$65,009
Lower quarter$43,413
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
- 3,018
- Part-time
- 24%
- Women / men
- 68% / 32%
- Average age at entry
- 27.7
- First-generation students
- 34%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 43%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 22%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,654 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $3,921
- Endowment, end of year
- $52,401,214
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White46%
Hispanic12%
Black22%
Asian12%
Two or more races4.2%
U.S. nonresident1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
Unknown2.1%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions49%
Business & management13%
Parks, recreation & fitness9.0%
Education5.4%
Psychology5.2%
Computer & information sciences3.9%
Family & consumer sciences2.9%
Visual & performing arts2.5%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| Winthrop University Rock Hill, SC | $16,375 | 52% | $49,727 |
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| Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT | $15,537 | 50% | $65,779 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 173328. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5159001.