Concordia University-Saint Paul
Saint Paul, MN · Private · Large city · CUSP · Concordia-St. Paul
Private institution in Saint Paul, MN · 2,786 undergraduates · 75% acceptance rate · $59,871 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 24%Median graduate debt
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
- $17,566866th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $25,0001,230th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $25,0001,074th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $34,4951,089th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $17,832454th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $59,871549th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $50,646503rd highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 58.8%821st highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 67.3%1,366th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 74.9%750th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,786736th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 15.0:11,317th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 34.0%991st highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 6 mi (MSP)
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 43 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementComputer Science | bachelors | $74,576 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $62,508 | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $61,516 | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $55,286 | $56,415 |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $54,035 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $53,150 | $56,054 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $50,856 | $49,019 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $50,606 | $49,464 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $49,588 | $45,618 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $46,478 | $46,087 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $40,896 | $46,478 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $37,208 | $36,668 |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Lutheran Church - Missouri Synodsource
- Founded in 1893source
- Athletic nickname: "Golden Bears"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- Mascot: Golden Bearssource
- Motto: ""In litteris proficere volo, malo diligere Jesum" "It is good to pursue knowledge, better to know Jesus""source
- Campus size: about 41 acressource
- Formerly known as "Concordia High School" (1893–1921)source
- Formerly known as "Concordia College" (1921–1997)source
- Fight song: ""Concordia Fight Song""source
Athletics — 12 sports
NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,565,845 (M $1,331,837 · W $1,234,008)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
- Volleyball: 2017, 2016, 2013, 2012, 2011 +4
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitecsp.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 173328)
- Compare colleges in MNRe-score with your weights
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- Sports directoryAll 12 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
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