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Concordia University - Irvine

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Lutheran (LCMS)
Location Irvine, CA
Population 7,500,000
Website https://www.cui.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,456
Men / Women 39% / 61%
White 44%
Hispanic 28%
Asian 8%
Black 6%
Mixed 6%
International 3%
Native American 1%
From State 74%
From Region 12%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Health Sciences 40%
Humanities & Social Sciences 26%
Business & Economics 14%
Arts 7%
Life & Natural Sciences 6%
Computer Science 4%
Physical Sciences & Math 2%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $43,480
Est. Cost of Attendance $58,682
10-Year ROI $150,000
ROI Percentile 53th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 75%
4-Year Graduation Rate 50%
6-Year Graduation Rate 58%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 165 (98% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 3,220 (94% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 327 (99% 🏖️)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 81%
Yield (Unbound) 12%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level —
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Humanities & Social Sciences 47 #259
Life & Natural Sciences 0 #576

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

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).

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Arts and Sciences 225 35% / 65% 4% $60,301 95%
Engineering 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $97,366 96 —
Computer Science 16 — 81% / 19% 19% $104,031 98 —
Chemistry 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $67,276 72 —
Mathematics 6 — 17% / 83% 0% $71,980 79 —
Physics 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $74,557 82 —
Biochemistry 3 — 67% / 33% 33% $67,475 72 —
Biology 23 — 30% / 70% 4% $62,730 63 100%
Kinesiology 40 — 45% / 55% 8% $66,496 71 94%
Economics 1 +1 100% / 0% 100% $78,914 86 —
Sport Management 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $66,496 71 94%
Behavioral Sciences 19 — 11% / 89% 0% $61,744 61 100%
Biblical Languages 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $52,569 37 —
Communication 10 — 30% / 70% 0% $61,593 61 89%
English 5 — 40% / 60% 0% $48,909 26 —
History 7 — 71% / 29% 0% $42,288 11 90%
Industrial and Organizational Psychology 6 — 17% / 83% 0% $49,888 29 —
International/Global Studies — — — — $61,829 61 —
Liberal Studies 26 — 12% / 88% 0% $47,713 23 94%
Psychology 22 — 27% / 73% 0% $47,966 23 93%
Religion 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $53,715 40 —
Health and Physical Education — — — — $59,353 56 —
Art 5 — 60% / 40% 0% $43,765 14 —
Graphic Design 10 — 0% / 100% 0% $54,039 41 —
Music 13 +1 31% / 69% 0% $42,998 12 —
Theatre 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $40,260 8 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business 50 58% / 42% 8% $69,220 94%
Business Administration 50 +1 58% / 42% 8% $69,220 75 94%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Health and Human Sciences 134 20% / 80% 1% $108,414 98%
Nursing 129 — 19% / 81% 2% $109,911 98 98%
Health Administration 5 — 60% / 40% 0% $69,808 76 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Theology 10 60% / 40% 0% $50,655
Theology 10 +1 60% / 40% 0% $50,655 31 —