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Concordia University Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan · Midsize city

69.3%
Admit rate
$32,811
Avg net price
48%
Graduation rate
$56,075
Median earnings

Concordia University Ann Arbor is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Ann Arbor, Michigan (midsize city setting), enrolling 702 undergraduates. It has a Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 702 undergradsMidsize cityAccessible · 69% admitCold wintersSnowy

About Ann Arbor, Michigan

Ann Arbor is a city in Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States, of which it is the county seat. The Potawatomi founded two villages in the area of what is now Ann Arbor in about 1774. Other tribes that inhabited the area included the Wyandots and Sauk. These peoples established several trails that converged on present-day Ann Arbor. Founded in 1879, the University Musical Society is an independent performing arts organization that presents over 60 events each year, bringing international artists in music, dance, and theater. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
33 miles to Detroit, MI
To Great Lakes shore
27 miles
Nearest airport
17 miles to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW) · major hub

How Concordia University Ann Arbor compares

Selectivity69.3%

More selective than 65% · #12 most selective of 43 in Michigan

Graduation rate48%

Higher than 35% · #34 of 44 in Michigan

First-year retention45%

Higher than 4%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$56,075

Higher than 57% · #20 of 45 in Michigan

Average net price$32,811

Cheaper than 11% · #40 cheapest of 44 in Michigan

Median debt at graduation$25,750

Lower than 27%

Student–faculty ratio21 : 1

Lower than 8%

Undergraduate enrollment702

Larger than 28%

Percentiles compare Concordia University Ann Arbor with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Michigan.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

1,082students
  • Undergraduate70265%
  • Graduate38035%

Undergraduates by gender

702undergrads
  • Women45164%
  • Men25136%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White68%
  • Black10.0%
  • Hispanic6.3%
  • Asian1.0%
  • Other or multiracial15%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
702
Graduate enrollment
380
Student–faculty ratio
21 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
24%
First-generation students
32%
Students over 25
3%
Median family income
$58,748
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$58,599
Endowment
$27,631,181

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
69.3%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$35,410
Room & board
$12,800
Books & supplies
$2,500
Total cost of attendance
$51,853
Average net price
$32,811

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
48%
Graduated on time (4 years)
33%
First-year retention
45%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$49,761
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$56,075
Median debt at graduation
$25,750
Students with federal loans
61%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
47%

About 14% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
33%
Low-income (Pell)
41%
First-generation
42%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
480
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
68%
Housing charge (year)
$9,230
Meal plan (year)
$3,080
Application fee
Free
Football conference
Mid-States Football Association

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
C
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
3.2 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
9
Property offenses (2022–2024)
2

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (1,135 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

3.7reported offenses a year
3.0 violent a year0.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
2.0
Rape
0.7
Aggravated assault
0.3
Burglary
0.3
Motor vehicle theft
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$28,829
$30–48k
$30,199
$48–75k
$32,218
$75–110k
$32,526
$110k+
$35,139

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$143,530

$32,218/year × about 4.5 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

99%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$19,905
average award, among those who get one

Concordia University Ann Arbor discounts heavily: 99% of freshmen are awarded a grant straight from the school, averaging $19,905. For many families the real price lands well below sticker.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 224 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$56,075
Typical debt at graduation
$25,750
Debt vs. one year's pay
46%
Out-earn a HS grad
69%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.6 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$52,789
Men
$61,927

Men out-earn women by $9,138 (17%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
84°F
Winter low
16°F
Annual rain
38.3″
Annual snow
61.4″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.93.9JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ann Arbor U OF Mich, MI US station (2 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.