Concordia University-Nebraska
Seward, NE · Private · Town (distant) · CUN · Concordia Teachers College Concordia College Concordia University
Private institution in Seward, NE · 1,270 undergraduates · 90% acceptance rate · $52,415 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
- $24,0161,429th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $39,3301,633rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $39,3301,596th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $51,1791,518th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,7501,425th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,415936th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $44,527917th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 64.1%624th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 77.6%802nd highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 90.0%1,241st most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1148534th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 23494th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,2701,215th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,172nd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 11.4%2,043rd highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 337 mi (MSP)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 47 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $45,305 | $40,458 |
| Religious EducationTheology | bachelors | $44,384 | $41,937 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $39,099 | $39,153 |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $31,133 | — |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $29,685 | $31,127 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $29,639 | $29,685 |
| Behavioral SciencesMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | $28,212 | $27,476 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $28,212 | $27,584 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesTheology | bachelors | $20,140 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Arts, Entertainment,and Media ManagementVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Business/Corporate CommunicationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Lutheran Church - Missouri Synodsource
- Founded in 1894source
- Athletic nickname: "Bulldogs"source
- School colors: #172B54 and #FFFFFFsource
- Mascot: Bulldogsource
- Campus size: about 85 acressource
- Formerly known as "Evangelische Lutherische Schullehrer Seminar" (1894–1924)source
- Formerly known as "Concordia Teachers College" (1924–1974)source
- Formerly known as "Concordia College" (1974–1998)source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
Athletics — 11 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $5,935,586 (M $3,393,299 · W $2,084,297 · Coed $457,990)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitecune.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 180984)
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- Sports directoryAll 11 EADA programs at this school
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