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Concordia University-Saint Paul

Saint Paul, Minnesota · Large city

78.9%
Admit rate
$18,462
Avg net price
46%
Graduation rate
$59,871
Median earnings

Concordia University-Saint Paul is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Saint Paul, Minnesota (large city setting), enrolling 3,018 undergraduates. It has a Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitMidsize · 3,018 undergradsLarge cityAccessible · 79% admitNCAA Division II with football · Northern Sun Intercollegiate ConferenceCold wintersSnowy

About Saint Paul, Minnesota

Saint Paul is the capital city of the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Ramsey County. From the early 17th century to 1837, the Mdewakanton Dakota, a band of the Dakota people, lived near the mounds at the village of Kaposia and consider the area encompassing present-day Saint Paul Bdóte, the site of creation for their people. Every January, Saint Paul hosts the Saint Paul Winter Carnival, a tradition that began in 1886 when a New York reporter called Saint Paul "another Siberia". The organizers had a model in the Montreal Winter Carnival the year before. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To Great Lakes shore
133 miles
Nearest airport
6 miles to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP) · major hub

How Concordia University-Saint Paul compares

Selectivity78.9%

More selective than 47% · #15 most selective of 35 in Minnesota

Graduation rate46%

Higher than 32% · #32 of 39 in Minnesota

First-year retention67%

Higher than 25%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$59,871

Higher than 67% · #15 of 38 in Minnesota

Average net price$18,462

Cheaper than 57% · #14 cheapest of 39 in Minnesota

Median debt at graduation$17,832

Lower than 85%

Student–faculty ratio16 : 1

Lower than 28%

Undergraduate enrollment3,018

Larger than 69%

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

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

5,597students
  • Undergraduate3,01854%
  • Graduate2,57946%

Undergraduates by gender

3,018undergrads
  • Women1,83361%
  • Men1,18539%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White46%
  • Black22%
  • Hispanic12%
  • Asian12%
  • Other or multiracial8.6%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
3,018
Graduate enrollment
2,579
Student–faculty ratio
16 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
35%
First-generation students
34%
Students over 25
31%
Median family income
$42,756
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$68,886
Endowment
$52,401,214

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

Where students come from

Home state of the 377 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Minnesota86%
  • Other U.S. states14%
  • International0.8%

Most first-years stay in state — Concordia University-Saint Paul draws overwhelmingly from Minnesota.

1% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
78.9%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$25,600
Room & board
$13,932
Books & supplies
$3,000
Total cost of attendance
$37,239
Average net price
$18,462

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)
46%
Graduated on time (4 years)
33%
First-year retention
67%
Transferred to another college
34%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$50,646
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$59,871
Median debt at graduation
$17,832
Students with federal loans
52%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
55%

About 13% 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)
48%
First-generation
47%

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
520
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
17%
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NCAA Division II with football
Football conference
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
Varsity athletes
515 (294 men · 221 women)

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%.

Varsity sports (12)

Football112
Track and Field (Indoor)93
Track and Field (Outdoor)83
Baseball39
Basketball34
Soccer32
Lacrosse29
Swimming and Diving (combined)23
Softball21
Cross Country19
Golf16
Volleyball14

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.6 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
10

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (6,003 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.

3.3reported offenses a year
0 violent a year3.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft
3.3

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
$16,406
$30–48k
$16,794
$48–75k
$16,826
$75–110k
$19,135
$110k+
$23,295

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
$74,667

$16,826/year × about 4.4 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
$11,239
average award, among those who get one

A meaningful share of freshmen — 99% — get grant money from Concordia University-Saint Paul itself, averaging $11,239, which softens the sticker price.

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 298 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)
$59,871
Typical debt at graduation
$17,832
Debt vs. one year's pay
30%
Out-earn a HS grad
71%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.0 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Strong value

Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.

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
$56,924
Men
$66,626

Men out-earn women by $9,702 (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
82°F
Winter low
7°F
Annual rain
32.7″
Annual snow
40.4″

Average temperature

HighLow
0°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.34.6JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, ST Paul 3SW, MN US station (1.3 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.