College · Private nonprofit · Ann Arbor, MI · City
Concordia University Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
Religious affiliation
Admit rate69%
6-yr median pay$50k
Net price / yr$33k
Undergrad size702
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $33k/yr for a shot at a $50k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 69% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average ACT 21.
If you get in
702 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $52k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $33k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$207k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$131k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$76k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.6x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $35.4k
- Room & board
- $12.8k
- Books & supplies
- $2,500
How students pay for it.
Pell grants24%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans61%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$26k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention54%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr48%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$50k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$56k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 702
- Location
- Ann Arbor, MI
- Region
- Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
- Carnegie class
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Smaller Programs
- Size & setting
- Four-year · very small · highly residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
- Also known as
- CUAA
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White68%
- Black10%
- Unknown7%
- Hispanic6%
- International5%
- Two or more races3%
- Asian1%
First-gen students32%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time9%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$59k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 46
What you can study.