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Concordia University-Chicago

River Forest, IL · Private · Large suburb · CUC · Concordia University Chicago

Private institution in River Forest, IL · 1,337 undergraduates · 93% acceptance rate · $54,089 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$16,774807th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$36,2581,525th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$36,2581,478th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$44,2521,313th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$23,000990th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$54,089843rd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$44,405919th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
47.4%1,250th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
62.5%1,524th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
93.4%1,343rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
—
Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
1,3371,190th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
44.6%529th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 7 mi (ORD)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 50 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Human Resources Management and ServicesBusinessbachelors$73,949$56,415
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professionsbachelors$52,107$47,260
MarketingBusinessbachelors$45,128$37,748
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$42,309$37,856
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducationbachelors$41,565$41,789
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$36,221$36,848
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$33,993—
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$33,755$23,649
CriminologySocial Sciencesbachelors$30,771—
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$28,598$32,569
Social WorkPublic Administrationbachelors$25,658$26,739
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 11 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0 · Coed $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Concordia University-Chicago’s 1,337 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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