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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Lutheran (ELCA)
Location Moorhead, MN
Population 240,000
Website https://www.concordiacollege.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 100 (24%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,620 (53%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (73%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,838
Men / Women 46% / 54%
From State 69%
From Region 25%
Athletes 38.6%

Racial/Ethnic

White 75%
International 6%
Hispanic 5%
Black 4%
Asian 3%
Mixed 2%
Native American 1%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 36.6% 36.6% 2012 Men: 39.7% 39.7% 2013 Men: 40.5% 40.5% 2014 Men: 44.8% 44.8% 2015 Men: 39.6% 39.6% 2016 Men: 45.5% 45.5% 2017 Men: 40.7% 40.7% 2018 Men: 43.4% 43.4% 2019 Men: 45.8% 45.8% 2020 Men: 42.4% 42.4% 2021 Men: 46.9% 46.9% 2022 Men: 48.7% 48.7% 2023 Men: 48.3% 48.3% 2024 Men: 42.4% 42.4%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2012 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2013 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2014 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2017 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2018 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2019 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2020 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2022 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2023 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2024 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2011 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2012 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2013 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2014 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2015 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2016 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2017 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2018 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2019 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2020 Asian: 2.4% 2.4% 2021 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2022 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2023 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2024 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2011 Black: 0.9% 0.9% 2012 Black: 0.6% 0.6% 2013 Black: 0.6% 0.6% 2014 Black: 1.4% 1.4% 2015 Black: 0.4% 0.4% 2016 Black: 2.8% 2.8% 2017 Black: 0.7% 0.7% 2018 Black: 1.1% 1.1% 2019 Black: 1.9% 1.9% 2020 Black: 2.0% 2.0% 2021 Black: 2.1% 2.1% 2022 Black: 2.0% 2.0% 2023 Black: 1.9% 1.9% 2024 Black: 4.5% 4.5% 2011 Hispanic: 1.0% 1.0% 2012 Hispanic: 0.4% 0.4% 2013 Hispanic: 0.8% 0.8% 2014 Hispanic: 0.5% 0.5% 2015 Hispanic: 1.5% 1.5% 2016 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2% 2017 Hispanic: 1.4% 1.4% 2018 Hispanic: 1.4% 1.4% 2019 Hispanic: 2.8% 2.8% 2020 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3% 2021 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3% 2022 Hispanic: 3.1% 3.1% 2023 Hispanic: 1.4% 1.4% 2024 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3% 2011 White: 84.1% 84.1% 2012 White: 87.4% 87.4% 2013 White: 88.2% 88.2% 2014 White: 83.4% 83.4% 2015 White: 91.4% 91.4% 2016 White: 87.2% 87.2% 2017 White: 84.9% 84.9% 2018 White: 88.4% 88.4% 2019 White: 86.1% 86.1% 2020 White: 85.0% 85.0% 2021 White: 81.0% 81.0% 2022 White: 82.0% 82.0% 2023 White: 86.8% 86.8% 2024 White: 79.7% 79.7% 2011 International: 2.7% 2.7% 2012 International: 4.1% 4.1% 2013 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2014 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2015 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2016 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2017 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2018 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2019 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2020 International: 2.8% 2.8% 2021 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2022 International: 4.6% 4.6% 2023 International: 4.2% 4.2% 2024 International: 4.2% 4.2%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2021 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2022 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2023 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2024 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2025 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2020 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2021 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2022 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2023 Asian: 2.8% 2.8% 2024 Asian: 2.8% 2.8% 2025 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2020 Black: 2.7% 2.7% 2021 Black: 3.1% 3.1% 2022 Black: 3.4% 3.4% 2023 Black: 3.8% 3.8% 2024 Black: 4.3% 4.3% 2025 Black: 4.5% 4.5% 2020 Hispanic: 2.4% 2.4% 2021 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7% 2022 Hispanic: 2.8% 2.8% 2023 Hispanic: 3.3% 3.3% 2024 Hispanic: 3.8% 3.8% 2025 Hispanic: 5.1% 5.1% 2020 White: 83.2% 83.2% 2021 White: 82.2% 82.2% 2022 White: 78.6% 78.6% 2023 White: 76.9% 76.9% 2024 White: 77.4% 77.4% 2025 White: 75.1% 75.1% 2020 International: 4.1% 4.1% 2021 International: 4.7% 4.7% 2022 International: 6.3% 6.3% 2023 International: 6.9% 6.9% 2024 International: 6.4% 6.4% 2025 International: 5.9% 5.9%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Concordia College at Moorhead 422 46% / 54% 8% $67,791 75 98%
Computer Science 13 +3 54% / 46% 46% $88,167 93 —
Chemistry 6 +2 67% / 33% 0% $64,319 70 96%
Financial Mathematics 3 +1 100% / 0% 0% $76,003 84 —
Mathematics 8 +2 50% / 50% 0% $71,500 80 95%
Physics 8 — 100% / 0% 0% $73,776 82 —
Biochemistry 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Biology 36 +6 42% / 58% 3% $67,968 75 98%
Neurobiology and Neurosciences — — — — $60,073 61 —
Neuroscience 7 +4 14% / 86% 29% $60,345 62 —
Natural Resources 4 +5 25% / 75% 0% $53,186 43 —
Natural Resources Management 2 — 50% / 50% 50% $53,433 44 —
Natural Sciences 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $53,590 44 —
Nutrition Sciences 9 — 33% / 67% 0% $55,171 49 —
Exercise Science 14 +3 36% / 64% 0% $52,285 40 97%
Nursing 34 — 26% / 74% 6% $74,821 83 96%
Accounting 12 — 50% / 50% 25% $82,271 89 96%
Business Administration 81 +11 70% / 30% 9% $84,321 90 100%
Finance 24 +6 83% / 17% 17% $89,396 93 100%
Health Administration 18 — 33% / 67% 11% — — —
International Business 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $82,147 89 —
Chinese 3 +1 67% / 33% 0% — — —
Communication 7 +3 14% / 86% 0% $50,906 36 98%
English 13 +6 23% / 77% 0% $55,437 50 100%
French — +2 — — $52,575 41 91%
German 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $52,802 42 —
History — — — — $52,741 42 —
International Studies 3 +4 33% / 67% 67% $45,883 22 100%
Journalism 2 +2 50% / 50% 0% $51,932 39 —
Philosophy — +1 — — $47,856 27 —
Political Science 12 +3 50% / 50% 8% $52,240 40 94%
Psychology 20 +11 20% / 80% 5% $50,715 36 96%
Religious Studies — — — — $51,823 39 —
Social Work 13 +1 8% / 92% 0% $59,293 59 100%
Sociology 3 — 100% / 0% 33% $50,742 36 —
Spanish 3 +8 0% / 100% 0% $52,575 41 91%
Education — +7 — — $56,430 52 —
Elementary Education 9 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,143 31 96%
Health Teacher Education 1 +9 0% / 100% 0% $55,011 48 —
Physical Education 9 +1 78% / 22% 0% $55,011 48 98%
Social Studies Education 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $55,011 48 98%
Teaching English as a Second Language — +3 — — $54,918 48 —
Art Education — — — — $55,011 48 98%
Museum Studies 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,716 33 —
Music 3 — 67% / 33% 0% — — —
Music 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $44,849 19 100%
Music Education 14 — 43% / 57% 0% $55,011 48 98%
Music Performance 4 — 50% / 50% 25% $44,849 19 100%
Music Theory and Composition 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $44,849 19 100%
Studio Art 3 +2 0% / 100% 0% $41,017 12 94%
Theater 6 — 17% / 83% 0% $38,256 8 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $33,118
ROI Percentile 75th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 84%
4-Year Graduation Rate 45%
6-Year Graduation Rate 61%
Transfer-Out Rate 27%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 69.4% 69.4% 2012 Graduated: 68.2% 68.2% 2013 Graduated: 71.0% 71.0% 2014 Graduated: 72.4% 72.4% 2015 Graduated: 73.4% 73.4% 2016 Graduated: 73.4% 73.4% 2017 Graduated: 69.7% 69.7% 2018 Graduated: 74.5% 74.5% 2019 Graduated: 72.2% 72.2% 2020 Graduated: 67.6% 67.6% 2021 Graduated: 74.2% 74.2% 2022 Graduated: 69.4% 69.4% 2023 Graduated: 71.8% 71.8% 2024 Graduated: 61.1% 61.1%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 63.5% 63.5% 2012 Men: 62.5% 62.5% 2013 Men: 65.5% 65.5% 2014 Men: 66.2% 66.2% 2015 Men: 71.6% 71.6% 2016 Men: 67.2% 67.2% 2017 Men: 62.1% 62.1% 2018 Men: 73.9% 73.9% 2019 Men: 64.5% 64.5% 2020 Men: 62.0% 62.0% 2021 Men: 67.0% 67.0% 2022 Men: 65.4% 65.4% 2023 Men: 65.4% 65.4% 2024 Men: 58.5% 58.5% 2011 Women: 72.8% 72.8% 2012 Women: 72.3% 72.3% 2013 Women: 74.6% 74.6% 2014 Women: 76.6% 76.6% 2015 Women: 74.6% 74.6% 2016 Women: 77.1% 77.1% 2017 Women: 74.0% 74.0% 2018 Women: 74.9% 74.9% 2019 Women: 77.5% 77.5% 2020 Women: 72.1% 72.1% 2021 Women: 79.0% 79.0% 2022 Women: 72.7% 72.7% 2023 Women: 76.3% 76.3% 2024 Women: 63.1% 63.1%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 White: 70.1% 70.1% 2012 White: 70.4% 70.4% 2013 White: 74.8% 74.8% 2014 White: 76.8% 76.8% 2015 White: 73.9% 73.9% 2016 White: 74.5% 74.5% 2017 White: 70.0% 70.0% 2018 White: 75.8% 75.8% 2019 White: 74.8% 74.8% 2020 White: 69.3% 69.3% 2021 White: 75.8% 75.8% 2022 White: 73.0% 73.0% 2023 White: 74.2% 74.2% 2024 White: 64.2% 64.2% 2011 International: 52.4% 52.4% 2012 International: 55.2% 55.2% 2013 International: 77.8% 77.8% 2014 International: 76.9% 76.9% 2015 International: 66.7% 66.7% 2016 International: 81.8% 81.8% 2017 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2018 International: 55.6% 55.6% 2019 International: 81.8% 81.8% 2020 International: 66.7% 66.7% 2021 International: 87.5% 87.5% 2022 International: 44.0% 44.0% 2023 International: 58.3% 58.3% 2024 International: 60.0% 60.0%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 32.2% 136 65% / 35% 12% $85,126 91 100%
Humanities & Social Sciences 19.0% 80 29% / 71% 6% $53,159 43 97%
Health Sciences 11.4% 48 29% / 71% 4% $68,248 76 96%
Life & Natural Sciences 10.4% 44 36% / 64% 7% $66,727 74 98%
Arts 9.0% 38 37% / 63% 3% $48,011 28 98%
Physical Sciences & Math 5.9% 25 76% / 24% 0% $71,045 79 95%
Education 5.2% 22 36% / 64% 0% $52,610 41 97%
Agriculture & Food Science 3.8% 16 31% / 69% 6% $54,359 46 —
Computer Science 3.1% 13 54% / 46% 46% $88,167 93 —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 19%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 91% 90% 80%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 94.6% 94.6% 2012 Acceptance: 77.7% 77.7% 2013 Acceptance: 80.0% 80.0% 2014 Acceptance: 64.3% 64.3% 2015 Acceptance: 78.2% 78.2% 2016 Acceptance: 65.0% 65.0% 2017 Acceptance: 61.6% 61.6% 2018 Acceptance: 61.3% 61.3% 2019 Acceptance: 68.4% 68.4% 2020 Acceptance: 58.1% 58.1% 2021 Acceptance: 72.0% 72.0% 2022 Acceptance: 65.5% 65.5% 2023 Acceptance: 63.1% 63.1% 2024 Acceptance: 62.6% 62.6% 2011 Yield: 35.5% 35.5% 2012 Yield: 34.7% 34.7% 2013 Yield: 34.3% 34.3% 2014 Yield: 28.5% 28.5% 2015 Yield: 29.2% 29.2% 2016 Yield: 22.3% 22.3% 2017 Yield: 20.3% 20.3% 2018 Yield: 23.5% 23.5% 2019 Yield: 22.3% 22.3% 2020 Yield: 21.3% 21.3% 2021 Yield: 17.4% 17.4% 2022 Yield: 18.0% 18.0% 2023 Yield: 15.7% 15.7% 2024 Yield: 18.6% 18.6%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 2,150 2,150 2012 Applicants: 2,350 2,350 2013 Applicants: 2,493 2,493 2014 Applicants: 2,948 2,948 2015 Applicants: 2,278 2,278 2016 Applicants: 3,754 3,754 2017 Applicants: 4,539 4,539 2018 Applicants: 4,147 4,147 2019 Applicants: 3,395 3,395 2020 Applicants: 4,024 4,024 2021 Applicants: 3,778 3,778 2022 Applicants: 3,774 3,774 2023 Applicants: 4,434 4,434 2024 Applicants: 4,763 4,763 2011 Admitted: 2,033 2,033 2012 Admitted: 1,825 1,825 2013 Admitted: 1,994 1,994 2014 Admitted: 1,895 1,895 2015 Admitted: 1,781 1,781 2016 Admitted: 2,441 2,441 2017 Admitted: 2,796 2,796 2018 Admitted: 2,542 2,542 2019 Admitted: 2,321 2,321 2020 Admitted: 2,337 2,337 2021 Admitted: 2,720 2,720 2022 Admitted: 2,473 2,473 2023 Admitted: 2,796 2,796 2024 Admitted: 2,984 2,984 2011 Enrolled: 722 722 2012 Enrolled: 633 633 2013 Enrolled: 684 684 2014 Enrolled: 540 540 2015 Enrolled: 520 520 2016 Enrolled: 545 545 2017 Enrolled: 568 568 2018 Enrolled: 597 597 2019 Enrolled: 517 517 2020 Enrolled: 498 498 2021 Enrolled: 473 473 2022 Enrolled: 444 444 2023 Enrolled: 438 438 2024 Enrolled: 556 556

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 11%
SAT Range 1160 – 1420
SAT Math Range 530 – 660
SAT RW Range 540 – 670

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 1080 1080 2012 25th: 980 980 2013 25th: 990 990 2014 25th: 1188 1188 2017 25th: 1055 1055 2018 25th: 1080 1080 2019 25th: 956 956 2020 25th: 1078 1078 2021 25th: 1080 1080 2023 25th: 1160 1160 2011 75th: 1300 1300 2012 75th: 1260 1260 2013 75th: 1280 1280 2014 75th: 1325 1325 2017 75th: 1305 1305 2018 75th: 1368 1368 2019 75th: 1343 1343 2020 75th: 1245 1245 2021 75th: 1218 1218 2023 75th: 1420 1420

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 550 550 2012 25th: 490 490 2013 25th: 480 480 2014 25th: 620 620 2017 25th: 550 550 2018 25th: 550 550 2019 25th: 478 478 2020 25th: 538 538 2021 25th: 520 520 2023 25th: 600 600 2011 75th: 650 650 2012 75th: 640 640 2013 75th: 630 630 2014 75th: 660 660 2017 75th: 650 650 2018 75th: 698 698 2019 75th: 698 698 2020 75th: 625 625 2021 75th: 588 588 2023 75th: 690 690

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 530 530 2012 25th: 490 490 2013 25th: 510 510 2014 25th: 568 568 2017 25th: 505 505 2018 25th: 530 530 2019 25th: 478 478 2020 25th: 540 540 2021 25th: 560 560 2023 25th: 560 560 2011 75th: 650 650 2012 75th: 620 620 2013 75th: 650 650 2014 75th: 665 665 2017 75th: 655 655 2018 75th: 670 670 2019 75th: 645 645 2020 75th: 620 620 2021 75th: 630 630 2023 75th: 730 730

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2019 Submitted: 90.0% 90.0% 2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Submitted: 41.0% 41.0% 2022 Submitted: 20.0% 20.0% 2023 Submitted: 50.0% 50.0% 2024 Submitted: 11.0% 11.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.