Concordia University - Chicago

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Lutheran (LCMS)
Population 7,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,508 (33%)
Days Without Precipitation 241 (39%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,211
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 71%
From Region 12%
Athletes 396 (33.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 40%
Hispanic 39%
Black 13%
Mixed 4%
Asian 2%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Concordia University - Chicago 308 44% 51% 4% 8% 31% 1% $60,094 10 -0.35 46 96% 9.9%
Computer Science 10 — 90% 40% 0% 0% 50% 10% $80,524 5 -1.30 82 — — — — —
Mathematics 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,903 20 -0.73 60 — — — — —
Biology 8 — 38% 38% 0% 0% 62% 0% $65,383 45 -0.12 59 — — — — —
Natural Sciences 3 — 0% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $49,925 11 -1.10 19 — — — — —
Athletic Training — — — — — — — — $71,113 54 +0.05 70 — — — — —
Exercise Science 101 — 43% 53% 4% 6% 27% 2% $59,912 44 -0.22 46 96% 10.0% — — —
Kinesiology — — — — — — — — $51,238 9 -1.23 22 — — — — —
Pre-Dentistry — — — — — — — — $69,755 41 -0.14 68 — — — — —
Pre-Medicine 2 — 100% 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% $69,034 56 +0.04 66 — — — — —
Pre-Nursing — — — — — — — — $86,447 28 -0.58 87 — — — — —
Pre-Pharmacy — — — — — — — — $112,103 36 -0.19 98 — — — — —
Pre-Physical Therapy — — — — — — — — $71,029 54 +0.04 70 — — — — —
Accounting 11 — 64% 64% 9% 0% 27% 0% $71,896 17 -0.98 71 — — — — —
Business Administration 5 — 60% 60% 0% 0% 40% 0% $64,518 22 -0.68 57 96% 6.6% — — —
Business/Corporate Communications — — — — — — — — $68,962 22 -0.67 66 — — — — —
Entrepreneurship 17 — 41% 41% 6% 24% 29% 0% $69,952 48 -0.26 68 — — — — —
Healthcare Administration 16 — 25% 56% 19% 0% 25% 0% $68,506 70 +0.11 65 93% — — — —
Human Resource Management — — — — — — — — $83,145 81 +0.52 84 89% — — — —
Knowledge Management 7 — 29% 29% 14% 0% 57% 0% $72,652 9 -1.13 73 — — — — —
Marketing 8 — 50% 62% 0% 25% 0% 0% $63,392 11 -1.10 55 100% — — — —
Nonprofit Management — — — — — — — — $64,518 31 -0.50 57 96% 6.6% — — —
Organizational Leadership 4 — 75% 0% 0% 25% 75% 0% $83,145 81 +0.52 84 89% — — — —
Sport Management 14 — 86% 29% 0% 50% 14% 0% $59,912 46 -0.14 46 96% 10.0% — — —
Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical Languages — — — — — — — — $47,348 15 -0.95 14 — — — — —
Christian Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,856 48 +0.00 21 — — — — —
English 5 — 40% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,694 21 -0.70 13 — — — — —
History 4 — 50% 50% 0% 25% 25% 0% $47,869 12 -0.88 15 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — — — — — $47,461 9 -0.94 14 — — — — —
Pre-Seminary Studies 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,362 70 +0.19 25 — — — — —
Spanish 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $47,200 14 -0.97 14 — — — — —
Theology 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,656 50 +0.10 23 — — — — —
Communication 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $42,002 1 -1.85 7 94% — — — —
Media Studies 5 — 60% 60% 0% 0% 20% 0% $42,002 1 -1.85 7 94% — — — —
Political Science 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,805 16 -0.91 45 — — — — —
Psychology 11 — 27% 73% 0% 0% 27% 0% $54,767 52 -0.05 32 97% — — — —
Social Work 6 — 17% 17% 0% 17% 67% 0% $49,441 24 -0.45 18 100% — — — —
Sociology 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $48,466 13 -0.76 16 — — — — —
Biology Education — — — — — — — — $59,093 71 +0.13 43 96% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 3 — 0% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $48,685 27 -0.54 17 93% — — — —
Education 9 — 44% 44% 11% 0% 33% 0% $53,563 45 -0.18 28 — — — — —
Elementary Education 9 — 0% 56% 0% 0% 44% 0% $48,685 27 -0.54 17 93% — — — —
English Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,093 74 +0.51 43 96% — — — —
Mathematics Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,093 71 +0.13 43 96% — — — —
Middle School Education 1 +1 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $48,685 18 -0.75 17 92% — — — —
Physical Education 1 — 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $59,093 59 +0.17 43 96% — — — —
Secondary Education — — — — — — — — $48,685 18 -0.75 17 92% — — — —
Social Science Teacher Education 4 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $59,093 78 +0.59 43 96% — — — —
Spanish Education 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $59,093 74 +0.51 43 96% — — — —
Special Education 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $75,815 100 +3.01 77 95% — — — —
Art 5 — 100% 20% 0% 40% 40% 0% $42,325 31 -0.48 7 — — — — —
Art Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,093 93 +1.31 43 96% — — — —
Art Therapy 3 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $54,043 84 +0.77 30 — — — — —
Graphic Design — — — — — — — — $48,050 17 -0.94 15 — — — — —
Music 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,840 38 -0.31 9 — — — — —
Music Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,093 96 +1.33 43 96% — — — —
Criminology 9 — 44% 33% 0% 11% 56% 0% $50,051 6 -1.36 20 100% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $39,898
ROI Percentile 46th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 60%
4-Year Graduation Rate 29%
6-Year Graduation Rate 36%
Transfer-Out Rate 30%

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 33.4% 103 44% 52% 5% 6% 27% 2% $60,089 4 -0.21 46 96% 10.0%
Business & Economics 26.6% 82 51% 45% 7% 17% 28% 0% $68,119 20 -0.41 65 95% 9.1%
Education 10.7% 33 27% 52% 6% 0% 39% 0% $54,498 58 +0.04 31 94% —
Social Sciences 8.8% 27 33% 56% 0% 4% 37% 0% $49,994 9 -0.69 20 97% —
Humanities 5.8% 18 44% 83% 0% 6% 11% 0% $49,262 17 -0.39 18 — —
Arts 4.2% 13 54% 46% 0% 15% 38% 0% $49,132 39 +0.25 18 96% —
Computer Science 3.2% 10 90% 40% 0% 0% 50% 10% $80,524 7 -1.30 82 — —
Professional 2.9% 9 44% 33% 0% 11% 56% 0% $50,051 2 -1.36 20 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 2.6% 8 38% 38% 0% 0% 62% 0% $65,383 38 -0.12 59 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.0% 3 0% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $49,925 11 -1.10 19 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.6% 2 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,903 14 -0.73 60 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 90 #22 — —
Business & Economics — — — — 72 #5 — —
Health Sciences — — — — 3 #201 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 165 #130 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 84 $423K $423K $0
Baseball 42 $447K $435K $12K
Soccer 39 $113K $111K $1K
Track & Field (indoor) 33 $65K $62K $2K
Track & Field (outdoor) 33 $65K $62K $2K
Basketball 26 $198K $198K $330
Volleyball 15 $155K $155K $0
Other Sports 13 $57K $56K $866
Tennis 11 $50K $49K $1K
Cross Country 8 $50K $49K $1K
Total 246 $1.6M $1.6M $23K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 30 $170K $152K $17K
Track & Field (indoor) 24 $61K $60K $833
Track & Field (outdoor) 24 $61K $60K $834
Softball 23 $234K $224K $9K
Other Sports 21 $141K $141K $134
Volleyball 19 $179K $158K $20K
Basketball 13 $181K $165K $15K
Cross Country 8 $49K $49K $0
Tennis 7 $44K $44K $0
Total 150 $1.1M $1.1M $65K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 84 $423K $423K $0
Soccer 69 $283K $264K $18K
Track & Field (indoor) 57 $126K $123K $3K
Track & Field (outdoor) 57 $126K $123K $3K
Baseball 42 $447K $435K $12K
Basketball 39 $379K $363K $16K
Other Sports 34 $199K $198K $1K
Volleyball 34 $335K $314K $20K
Softball 23 $234K $224K $9K
Tennis 18 $94K $93K $1K
Cross Country 16 $100K $99K $1K
Total 396 $4.2M $4.1M $101K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 93%
Yield (non-ED) 8%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 93% 94% 100%
Unhooked Early Decision 0% 0% —

Hooked: legacy, recruited athletes, and faculty-related

Standardized Tests

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