Concordia University

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Master's Colleges and Universities (medium programs)

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Doctoral degree
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Concordia University Academics

Students with disabilities are not left alone with programs such as Wheelchair Accessibility, 70 work stations, available in: libraries, computer centers, student centers, Dorms Wired for Access to Campus-Wide Network, Email Accounts Provided to All Students, Commuter/Off-Campus Students Can Connect to Campus Network and Computer Helpline Available. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since Concordia University has academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Reduced Course Load, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. For instance, the university has a Cross-Registration, Distance Learning, Double Major, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification and Visiting/Exchange Student Program. Concordia University is unique in its study options. Furthermore, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling and Placement Service can help.

Concordia University offers programs in Social Sciences, for instance Geography, Political Science/Government and Sociology. English Language and Literature students can choose from fields of study like English. Computer Science majors at Concordia University can choose from majors in the following: Computer Science and Computer/Information Sciences – General. If your field of interest includes that of the Biological and Biomedical Sciences, you can choose from the following: Biology. Psychology at Concordia University can be studies through programs such as Psychology – General. Students interested in Business, Management, & Marketing can find options in the majors Accounting, Business – General, Business Administration/Management and Marketing Management. Students at large or undecided students can feel comfortable at Concordia University with their Multiple or Interdisciplinary studies programs. For example, the university offers Natural Sciences. The School of Visual and Performing Arts at Concordia University offers the following fields of study: Art – General, Music – General, Music – General Performance and Music Theory/Composition. In the same way, if you are a student who is interested in Communications & Journalism, you can choose from a major in Advertising and Communications/Rhetoric. Sports buffs and students who enjoy physical activity, Concordia University offers majors such as Exercise Sciences in their Parks, Recreation, and Fitness department. Concordia University offers degrees in Philosphy and Religion as well. The university offers majors in Philosophy. Thinking of going into Government or the Public Sector? Concordia University offers Public Administration and Service degrees in the following areas: Social Work. Instead, if Foreign Language and Literature are of interest, Concordia University offers majors like ancient, Hebrew and Latin. Further, Security and Protective Services is offered as well, covered by programs like Criminal Justice Studies, Law Enforcement Administration and Police Science. Furthermore, Concordia University offers majors in History like History – General. In the same way, Mathematics is offered in majors like Mathematics – General. The school of Health and Clinical Sciences at Concordia University features majors such as Prenursing. Besides, if you wish to become a teacher, consider the Education majors. In particular, Biology Teacher Education, Chemistry Teacher Education, Computer Teacher Education, Early Childhood Education, Education – General, Elementary Education, English Teacher Education, History Teacher Education, Music Teacher Education, Physical Education, Science Teacher Education, Secondary Education, Social Science Teacher Education, Social Studies Teacher Education and multiple levels. The most popular majors at Concordia University rank in at thirty-two percent education, twenty-five percent business per marketing, nine percent health professions, eight percent social sciences, six percent philosophy, six percent psychology and five percent visual and performing arts. Similarly, Physical Sciences is offered in the following: Chemistry.

Furthermore, for international students, the application fee is 100. Are you an international student? Concordia University’s Fall application deadline for international students is the 5th of May.

Concordia University Admissions

Concordia University did not report their application fee. Transfer students are not ignored, and yet Concordia University did not report the exact number of transfer students. Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 51% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 70%. Remember that this can change at any time.

Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. Concordia University’s regular application is due the 5th of August. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, and make sure they are in by the 1st of April. For Concordia University, SAT and ACT score reports are very important, so you will want to check on the specific dates with the university. Besides, For all student applicants of Concordia University, the Fall application deadline is the 5th of May. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported.

Concordia University Financial Aid

Financial aid for Concordia University is readily accessible. Financial aid forms are FAFSA, Concordia University’s own financial aid form and Other: Student Aid Report. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Alumni Affiliation, Minority Status and Music/Drama. Similarly, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Music/Drama and State/District Residency.

Concordia University Students

Concordia University offers Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees. Again, it is part of an Suburban setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Residential campus. For an idea of the size of Concordia University, the school boasts one thousand and twenty degree-seeking undergrads and nine hundred and twenty-two graduate enrollment. Further, the student body consists of fifty-eight percent in-state students and forty-two percent out-of-state students. The university is a Private, Teachers College/College Of Education, University, Four-year, Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, Coed, where 51 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member.

The campus at Concordia University features the Suburban setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Residential campus. After all, Concordia University is located 10 miles from Chicago.Students should note that at Concordia University, First-Year Students Guaranteed On-Campus Housing, sixty percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Coed Housing, Women’s Housing, Apartments For Married Students and First-time first-year students allowed to have car. Moreover, the university has many unique facilites such as early childhood education laboratory school, curriculum center (teacher’s resource), human performance laboratory.

Concordia University Athletics

The Concordia University Cougars is a member of NCAA. Sports at Concordia University include Men’s NCAA Division III and Men’s Intercollegiate Baseball; Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Basketball; Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Cross_country; Men’s NCAA Division III and Men’s Intercollegiate Football; Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Soccer; Women’s NCAA Division III, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Softball; Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Track_and_field; Men’s NCAA Division III and Women’s NCAA Division III Track_indoor; Men’s NCAA Division III and Women’s NCAA Division III Track_outdoor; Women’s NCAA Division III, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Volleyball.