College · Private nonprofit · Saint Paul, MN · City
Concordia University-Saint Paul
Saint Paul, MN
Religious affiliation
Admit rate79%
6-yr median pay$51k
Net price / yr$18k
Undergrad size3,018
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $18k/yr for a shot at a $51k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 79% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.
If you get in
3,018 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $37k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $18k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$149k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$74k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$75k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $25.6k
- Room & board
- $13.9k
- Books & supplies
- $3,000
How students pay for it.
Pell grants35%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans52%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$18k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention67%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr46%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$51k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$60k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out34%
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
- 3,018
- Location
- Saint Paul, MN
- Region
- Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
- Carnegie class
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
- Size & setting
- Four-year · medium · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · medium full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
- Also known as
- Concordia-St. Paul
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White46%
- Black22%
- Asian12%
- Hispanic12%
- Two or more races4%
- Unknown2%
- International2%
First-gen students34%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time23%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$43k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 41
What you can study.