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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Lutheran (LCMS)
Location Seward, NE
Population 340,000
Website https://www.cune.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 100 (24%)
Sunshine Hours 2,820 (77%)
Days Without Precipitation 265 (81%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,244
Men / Women 50% / 50%
From State 47%
From Region 23%
Athletes 74.7%

Racial/Ethnic

White 76%
Hispanic 6%
Mixed 4%
Black 2%
International 2%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%

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: 50.8% 50.8% 2012 Men: 51.0% 51.0% 2013 Men: 54.3% 54.3% 2014 Men: 47.9% 47.9% 2015 Men: 49.3% 49.3% 2016 Men: 52.6% 52.6% 2017 Men: 47.7% 47.7% 2018 Men: 49.7% 49.7% 2019 Men: 51.2% 51.2% 2020 Men: 51.1% 51.1% 2021 Men: 50.6% 50.6% 2022 Men: 49.3% 49.3% 2023 Men: 50.9% 50.9% 2024 Men: 48.7% 48.7%

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: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2015 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2016 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2019 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2020 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2021 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2022 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2023 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2011 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2012 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2013 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2014 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2015 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2016 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2017 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2018 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2019 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2021 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2022 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2023 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2024 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2011 Black: 2.1% 2.1% 2012 Black: 2.0% 2.0% 2013 Black: 2.3% 2.3% 2014 Black: 3.7% 3.7% 2015 Black: 2.8% 2.8% 2016 Black: 1.4% 1.4% 2017 Black: 3.5% 3.5% 2018 Black: 2.7% 2.7% 2019 Black: 6.8% 6.8% 2020 Black: 6.7% 6.7% 2021 Black: 3.7% 3.7% 2022 Black: 5.6% 5.6% 2023 Black: 3.7% 3.7% 2024 Black: 3.1% 3.1% 2011 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5% 2012 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3% 2013 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9% 2014 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8% 2015 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1% 2016 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1% 2017 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9% 2018 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4% 2019 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0% 2020 Hispanic: 4.9% 4.9% 2021 Hispanic: 7.8% 7.8% 2022 Hispanic: 8.1% 8.1% 2023 Hispanic: 8.9% 8.9% 2024 Hispanic: 5.9% 5.9% 2011 White: 68.9% 68.9% 2012 White: 87.7% 87.7% 2013 White: 90.5% 90.5% 2014 White: 89.7% 89.7% 2015 White: 89.9% 89.9% 2016 White: 92.0% 92.0% 2017 White: 80.9% 80.9% 2018 White: 87.2% 87.2% 2019 White: 79.0% 79.0% 2020 White: 77.9% 77.9% 2021 White: 74.1% 74.1% 2022 White: 78.1% 78.1% 2023 White: 78.7% 78.7% 2024 White: 78.1% 78.1% 2011 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2012 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2013 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2014 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2016 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2017 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2018 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2019 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2020 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2021 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2022 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2023 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2024 International: 1.1% 1.1%

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: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2025 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2020 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2021 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2022 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2023 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2024 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2025 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2020 Black: 3.3% 3.3% 2021 Black: 2.4% 2.4% 2022 Black: 2.8% 2.8% 2023 Black: 2.8% 2.8% 2024 Black: 1.9% 1.9% 2025 Black: 1.6% 1.6% 2020 Hispanic: 6.7% 6.7% 2021 Hispanic: 6.3% 6.3% 2022 Hispanic: 5.7% 5.7% 2023 Hispanic: 4.9% 4.9% 2024 Hispanic: 5.7% 5.7% 2025 Hispanic: 6.0% 6.0% 2020 White: 80.5% 80.5% 2021 White: 79.0% 79.0% 2022 White: 77.7% 77.7% 2023 White: 75.7% 75.7% 2024 White: 76.3% 76.3% 2025 White: 75.6% 75.6% 2020 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2021 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2022 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2023 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2024 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2025 International: 2.4% 2.4%

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 University - Nebraska 216 48% / 52% 3% $57,359 40 96%
Computer Science 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $77,614 81 —
Information Technology 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $77,869 81 —
Chemistry 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $65,935 62 —
Mathematics 4 — 75% / 25% 25% $66,235 63 —
Physical Sciences — — — — $70,183 71 —
Physics 2 +1 100% / 0% 0% $70,473 71 —
Biochemistry 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $64,254 59 —
Biology 22 +1 36% / 64% 0% $63,627 57 100%
Agriculture 5 — 100% / 0% 0% $52,684 26 —
Environmental Science 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $54,237 30 —
Environmental Studies — — — — $54,166 30 —
Natural Sciences — — — — $55,149 33 —
Exercise Science 12 — 58% / 42% 0% $49,855 18 100%
Kinesiology 7 — 86% / 14% 14% $49,855 18 100%
Public Health 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $73,276 76 95%
Accounting 5 +2 60% / 40% 0% $76,703 80 —
Business 30 +2 77% / 23% 7% $74,258 77 92%
Business/Corporate Communications 1 — 100% / 0% 100% $67,123 65 —
Management Information Systems — — — — $77,491 81 —
Marketing 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $67,095 65 —
Behavioral Sciences 1 +6 0% / 100% 0% $41,054 6 95%
Communication 3 — 67% / 33% 33% $52,623 26 —
Communication Studies — — — — $52,638 26 —
English — — — — $47,246 13 —
Geography 3 +1 67% / 33% 0% $58,556 43 —
History 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $49,994 19 —
Humanities 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $49,863 18 —
International Studies 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $63,089 56 —
Organizational Communication — — — — $60,804 50 —
Psychology 14 +7 29% / 71% 7% $41,109 6 90%
Religious Education 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% $44,433 9 95%
Theology 3 +2 33% / 67% 0% $57,467 40 100%
Early Childhood Education 8 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,305 25 96%
Elementary Education 10 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,305 25 96%
Elementary Special Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $56,054 36 —
Middle School Education 6 — 33% / 67% 0% $52,305 25 96%
Secondary Education 14 +1 64% / 36% 0% $52,305 25 96%
Special Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $57,153 39 —
Teacher Education 18 — 56% / 44% 0% $52,305 25 96%
Teaching English as a Second Language 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $64,007 58 95%
Art — — — — $39,536 5 —
Art Therapy 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $57,172 39 —
Arts Management — — — — $41,078 6 —
Graphic Design 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $43,933 9 —
Music 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $40,921 6 —
Sacred Music 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $48,548 16 —
Studio Art 5 — 0% / 100% 0% $39,281 5 —
Theatre Arts — — — — $38,165 4 —
Criminal Justice 5 — 40% / 60% 0% $53,696 29 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $43,484
ROI Percentile 40th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 80%
4-Year Graduation Rate 51%
6-Year Graduation Rate 65%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

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: 52.6% 52.6% 2012 Graduated: 62.6% 62.6% 2013 Graduated: 63.6% 63.6% 2014 Graduated: 66.3% 66.3% 2015 Graduated: 58.7% 58.7% 2016 Graduated: 67.4% 67.4% 2017 Graduated: 66.2% 66.2% 2018 Graduated: 62.8% 62.8% 2019 Graduated: 64.1% 64.1% 2020 Graduated: 62.9% 62.9% 2021 Graduated: 58.2% 58.2% 2022 Graduated: 59.1% 59.1% 2023 Graduated: 64.1% 64.1% 2024 Graduated: 64.9% 64.9%

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% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 39.2% 39.2% 2012 Men: 53.7% 53.7% 2013 Men: 56.9% 56.9% 2014 Men: 59.0% 59.0% 2015 Men: 51.0% 51.0% 2016 Men: 61.3% 61.3% 2017 Men: 60.6% 60.6% 2018 Men: 57.6% 57.6% 2019 Men: 54.9% 54.9% 2020 Men: 53.8% 53.8% 2021 Men: 45.6% 45.6% 2022 Men: 48.8% 48.8% 2023 Men: 56.6% 56.6% 2024 Men: 58.8% 58.8% 2011 Women: 65.8% 65.8% 2012 Women: 71.2% 71.2% 2013 Women: 69.5% 69.5% 2014 Women: 74.4% 74.4% 2015 Women: 66.9% 66.9% 2016 Women: 73.4% 73.4% 2017 Women: 72.1% 72.1% 2018 Women: 68.3% 68.3% 2019 Women: 75.0% 75.0% 2020 Women: 71.2% 71.2% 2021 Women: 70.5% 70.5% 2022 Women: 70.4% 70.4% 2023 Women: 72.3% 72.3% 2024 Women: 70.9% 70.9%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Hispanic White
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Hispanic: 15.4% 15.4% 2012 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Hispanic: 20.0% 20.0% 2014 Hispanic: 38.5% 38.5% 2015 Hispanic: 16.7% 16.7% 2016 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7% 2018 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0% 2019 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2020 Hispanic: 43.8% 43.8% 2021 Hispanic: 18.5% 18.5% 2022 Hispanic: 38.5% 38.5% 2023 Hispanic: 54.8% 54.8% 2024 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7% 2011 White: 71.9% 71.9% 2012 White: 66.4% 66.4% 2013 White: 65.7% 65.7% 2014 White: 69.4% 69.4% 2015 White: 62.5% 62.5% 2016 White: 69.7% 69.7% 2017 White: 71.7% 71.7% 2018 White: 62.8% 62.8% 2019 White: 65.8% 65.8% 2020 White: 67.7% 67.7% 2021 White: 64.2% 64.2% 2022 White: 63.2% 63.2% 2023 White: 71.2% 71.2% 2024 White: 68.3% 68.3%

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
Education 27.3% 59 36% / 64% 0% $52,649 26 96%
Business & Economics 17.6% 38 74% / 26% 8% $74,015 76 92%
Humanities & Social Sciences 14.4% 31 39% / 61% 6% $47,375 13 92%
Life & Natural Sciences 10.6% 23 35% / 65% 0% $63,654 57 100%
Health Sciences 9.7% 21 67% / 33% 5% $52,086 24 100%
Arts 8.8% 19 16% / 84% 0% $46,203 11 —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.7% 8 62% / 38% 12% $67,220 65 —
Agriculture & Food Science 3.2% 7 86% / 14% 0% $53,128 27 —
Computer Science 2.3% 5 80% / 20% 0% $77,665 81 —
Professional 2.3% 5 40% / 60% 0% $53,696 29 —

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 68%
Yield (Unbound) 25%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 68% 68% 68%

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: 68.6% 68.6% 2012 Acceptance: 76.1% 76.1% 2013 Acceptance: 71.5% 71.5% 2014 Acceptance: 76.6% 76.6% 2015 Acceptance: 77.7% 77.7% 2016 Acceptance: 73.3% 73.3% 2017 Acceptance: 75.0% 75.0% 2018 Acceptance: 67.9% 67.9% 2019 Acceptance: 78.5% 78.5% 2020 Acceptance: 75.8% 75.8% 2021 Acceptance: 84.7% 84.7% 2022 Acceptance: 90.8% 90.8% 2023 Acceptance: 90.0% 90.0% 2024 Acceptance: 85.7% 85.7% 2011 Yield: 32.8% 32.8% 2012 Yield: 30.2% 30.2% 2013 Yield: 30.4% 30.4% 2014 Yield: 29.8% 29.8% 2015 Yield: 32.4% 32.4% 2016 Yield: 31.6% 31.6% 2017 Yield: 30.2% 30.2% 2018 Yield: 26.7% 26.7% 2019 Yield: 22.1% 22.1% 2020 Yield: 20.5% 20.5% 2021 Yield: 19.8% 19.8% 2022 Yield: 23.0% 23.0% 2023 Yield: 26.7% 26.7% 2024 Yield: 25.1% 25.1%

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: 1,397 1,397 2012 Applicants: 1,288 1,288 2013 Applicants: 1,299 1,299 2014 Applicants: 1,428 1,428 2015 Applicants: 1,380 1,380 2016 Applicants: 1,396 1,396 2017 Applicants: 1,537 1,537 2018 Applicants: 1,963 1,963 2019 Applicants: 1,681 1,681 2020 Applicants: 2,118 2,118 2021 Applicants: 1,888 1,888 2022 Applicants: 1,605 1,605 2023 Applicants: 1,587 1,587 2024 Applicants: 1,583 1,583 2011 Admitted: 959 959 2012 Admitted: 980 980 2013 Admitted: 929 929 2014 Admitted: 1,094 1,094 2015 Admitted: 1,072 1,072 2016 Admitted: 1,023 1,023 2017 Admitted: 1,152 1,152 2018 Admitted: 1,333 1,333 2019 Admitted: 1,319 1,319 2020 Admitted: 1,606 1,606 2021 Admitted: 1,600 1,600 2022 Admitted: 1,458 1,458 2023 Admitted: 1,429 1,429 2024 Admitted: 1,357 1,357 2011 Enrolled: 315 315 2012 Enrolled: 296 296 2013 Enrolled: 282 282 2014 Enrolled: 326 326 2015 Enrolled: 347 347 2016 Enrolled: 323 323 2017 Enrolled: 348 348 2018 Enrolled: 356 356 2019 Enrolled: 291 291 2020 Enrolled: 329 329 2021 Enrolled: 316 316 2022 Enrolled: 335 335 2023 Enrolled: 381 381 2024 Enrolled: 341 341

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

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

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: 980 980 2012 25th: 950 950 2013 25th: 890 890 2014 25th: 880 880 2015 25th: 900 900 2016 25th: 890 890 2017 25th: 920 920 2018 25th: 890 890 2019 25th: 1060 1060 2020 25th: 990 990 2021 25th: 1000 1000 2022 25th: 1000 1000 2023 25th: 1040 1040 2011 75th: 1210 1210 2012 75th: 1180 1180 2013 75th: 1180 1180 2014 75th: 1060 1060 2015 75th: 1120 1120 2016 75th: 1103 1103 2017 75th: 1100 1100 2018 75th: 1100 1100 2019 75th: 1348 1348 2020 75th: 1190 1190 2021 75th: 1250 1250 2022 75th: 1250 1250 2023 75th: 1235 1235

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: 500 500 2012 25th: 490 490 2013 25th: 460 460 2014 25th: 440 440 2015 25th: 470 470 2016 25th: 450 450 2017 25th: 440 440 2018 25th: 430 430 2019 25th: 540 540 2020 25th: 510 510 2021 25th: 500 500 2022 25th: 500 500 2023 25th: 510 510 2011 75th: 610 610 2012 75th: 610 610 2013 75th: 610 610 2014 75th: 520 520 2015 75th: 560 560 2016 75th: 568 568 2017 75th: 550 550 2018 75th: 550 550 2019 75th: 670 670 2020 75th: 600 600 2021 75th: 610 610 2022 75th: 610 610 2023 75th: 610 610

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: 480 480 2012 25th: 460 460 2013 25th: 430 430 2014 25th: 440 440 2015 25th: 430 430 2016 25th: 440 440 2017 25th: 480 480 2018 25th: 460 460 2019 25th: 520 520 2020 25th: 480 480 2021 25th: 500 500 2022 25th: 500 500 2023 25th: 530 530 2011 75th: 600 600 2012 75th: 570 570 2013 75th: 570 570 2014 75th: 540 540 2015 75th: 560 560 2016 75th: 535 535 2017 75th: 550 550 2018 75th: 550 550 2019 75th: 678 678 2020 75th: 590 590 2021 75th: 640 640 2022 75th: 640 640 2023 75th: 625 625

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: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Submitted: 82.0% 82.0% 2022 Submitted: 69.0% 69.0% 2023 Submitted: 7.0% 7.0% 2024 Submitted: 2.0% 2.0%

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.