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Concord University
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Information Summary
Ranks 1212th overall and 11th in West Virginia
| Overall Score
On StateUniversity.com (about) |
69.2 |
|---|---|
| Total Cost
On-Campus Attendance |
$13,994 |
| Admission
Success rate |
69% |
| ACT / SAT
75 %ile scores |
27 / 1177 |
| Student Ratio
Ratio of students to faculty |
22 : 1 |
| Retention
(Full-Time / Part-Time) |
59% / 60% |
| Enrollment
Total (all students) |
2,787 |
Demographics – Main Campus and Surrounding Areas
Reported area around or near Athens, WV 24712
| Surrounding community | Remote town (over 35 mi. away from an urban cluster) |
|---|---|
| Total Population | 2,237 (1,098 urban / 1,139 rural) |
| Households | 697 (2.28 people per house) |
| Families | 474 (2.76 people per family) |
| Pop. — African American | 80 |
| Pop. — Asian | 35 |
| Pop. — Pacific Islander | 4 |
| Pop. — American Indian / Alaskan Native | 8 |
| Pop. — White (incl. Hispanic) | 2,118 |
| Pop. — Other | 5 |
Carnegie Foundation Classification
Baccalaureate Colleges — Diverse Fields
| Undergraduate | Balanced arts & sciences/professions, no graduate coexistence |
|---|---|
| Graduate | N/A |
| Undergraduate Population | Medium full-time four-year, inclusive |
| Enrollment | Very high undergraduate |
| Size & Setting | Small four-year, primarily residential |
General Characteristics
| Highest offering | Master's 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 |
Student Tuition Costs and Fees
What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Concord University?
Ranks 1624th for total cost of attendance
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FT Undergraduate Tuition | $250 | $250 | $800 |
| FT Undergraduate Required Fees | $4,164 | $4,164 | $9,006 |
| PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour | $184 | $184 | $409 |
| FT Graduate Tuition | $250 | $250 | $800 |
| FT Graduate Required Fees | $4,276 | $4,276 | $7,536 |
| PT Graduate per Credit Hour | $238 | $238 | $463 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus | $13,994 | $13,994 | $19,386 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family | $14,810 | $14,810 | $20,202 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family | $8,032 | $8,032 | $13,424 |
Student Tuition Cost History and Trends
Three year history and trends on the cost of attending
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published Tuition & Fees | $3,912 |
$3,912 |
$8,686 |
| Cost (regardless of residency) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Books & Supplies | $1,000 |
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| On-Campus – Room & Board | $5,796 |
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| On-Campus – Other Expenses | $2,200 |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board | $6,090 |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses | $2,400 |
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| Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board | $2,363 |
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Admission Details
| Application Fee Required | N/A |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate Application Fee | N/A |
| Graduate Application Fee | N/A |
| First Professional Application Fee | N/A |
| Applicants | 2,419 (989 male / 1,430 female) |
| Admitted | 1,663 (665 male / 998 female) |
| Admission rate | 69% |
| First-time Enrollment | 840 (367 male / 473 female) |
| FT Enrollment | 783 (349 male / 434 female) |
| PT Enrollment | 57 (18 male / 39 female) |
| Total Enrollment | 2,787 |
Admission Criteria
What criteria does Concord University use for admissions?
| Open Admissions | |
|---|---|
| Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record | |
| College Prep. Completion | |
| Recommendations | N/A |
| Formal competency demo | |
| Admission test scores | |
| TOEFL | |
| Other tests | N/A |
Admission Credits Accepted
What types of credits does Concord University accept?
| Dual Credit | |
|---|---|
| Life Experience | |
| Advanced Placement (AP) |
Athletics - Association Memberships
| Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships | NCAA |
|---|---|
| NCAA Football Conference | West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conf |
| NCAA Basketball Conference | West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conf |
| NCAA Baseball Conference | West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conf |
| NCAA Track & Field Conference | West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conf |
ACT Test Admission
Ranks 304th for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting ACT results | 60% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | 16 / 28 |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | 14 / 26 |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 14 / 27 |
SAT Test Admission
Ranks 578th for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting SAT results | 33% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | 300 / 600 |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | 283 / 577 |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 583 / 1177 |
Student Services
| Remedial Services | |
|---|---|
| Academic / Career Counseling | |
| PT Cost-defraying Employment | |
| Career Placement | |
| On-Campus Day Care | |
| Library Facility |
Student Living
| First-time Room / Board Required | |
|---|---|
| Dorm Capacity | 1,150 |
| Meals per Week | N/A |
| Room Fee | $3,214 |
| Board Fee | $3,066 |
Student Financial Aid Details
How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?
Concord University Ranks 3332nd for the average student loan amount.
| Average | Users | % of Attendees | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Aid | $2,801 | 272 | |
| State & Local Grant Aid | $3,344 | 344 | |
| Institutional Grant Aid | $2,620 | 366 | |
| Student Loan Aid | $3,474 | 512 | |
| Any financial aid type | 580 |
Student Enrollment Demographics
How many students are enrolled at Concord University?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Black Non-Hispanic | 104 | 64 | 168 |
Hispanic | 10 | 10 | 20 |
Asian / Pacific Islander | 9 | 21 | 30 |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | N/A | 4 | 4 |
White Non-Hispanic | 1,026 | 1,522 | 2,548 |
Race Unknown | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| Total | 1,158 | 1,629 | 2,787 |
Student Graduation Demographics
How many students graduated at Concord University?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Black Non-Hispanic | 22 | 13 | 35 |
Hispanic | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Asian / Pacific Islander | 5 | 6 | 11 |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | 1 | 1 | 2 |
White Non-Hispanic | 283 | 359 | 642 |
Race Unknown | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total | 313 | 381 | 694 |
Most Popular Fields of Study
The top 5 fields of study completed at Concord University.
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 35 | 69 | |
| 25 | 30 | 55 | |
| 20 | 16 | 36 | |
| 4 | 32 | 36 | |
| 11 | 17 | 28 |
Student Completion / Graduation Demographics
How many students are successful graduates?
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| Athletic Training/Trainer | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 28 | 28 | ||||||
| Business Administration and Management, General | 6 | 63 | 69 | |||||
| Chemistry, General | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | ||||||||
| Commercial and Advertising Art | 1 | 14 | 15 | |||||
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Education, General | 25 | 25 | ||||||
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 1 | 35 | 36 | |||||
| English Language and Literature, General | 21 | 21 | ||||||
| General Studies | 1 | 1 | 34 | 36 | ||||
| Geography | 13 | 13 | ||||||
| Geology/Earth Science, General | ||||||||
| History, General | 9 | 9 | ||||||
| Information Science/Studies | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||
| Journalism | 8 | 8 | ||||||
| Mathematics, General | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 7 | 7 | ||||||
| Office Management and Supervision | ||||||||
| Political Science and Government, General | 9 | 9 | ||||||
| Psychology, General | 1 | 1 | 15 | 17 | ||||
| Secondary Education and Teaching | 2 | 53 | 55 | |||||
| Social Work | 1 | 11 | 12 | |||||
| Sociology | 1 | 12 | 13 | |||||
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 15 | 15 | ||||||
| Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations | 1 | 17 | 18 | |||||
| Total | 13 | 4 | 1 | 405 | 423 |
Faculty Compensation / Salaries
Concord University Ranks 2027th for the average full-time faculty salary.
| Tenure system | |
|---|---|
| Average FT Salary | $49,412 ($49,554 male / $49,215 female) |
| Number of FT Faculty | 95 (55 male / 40 female) |
| Number of PT Faculty | 2 |
| FT Faculty Ratio | 48 : 1 |
| Total Benefits | $1,352,554 |
Concord University Summary
The following paragraph provided courtesy of wikipedia.
Concord University is a comprehensive, public, liberal arts institution located in Athens, West Virginia founded on February 28, 1872, when the West Virginia Legislature passed “an Act to locate a Branch State Normal School, in Concord Church, in the County of Mercer”. 1896 Due to confusion with another West Virginia post office in Hampshire County called “Concord”, the name of the town was changed to “Athens”, an obvious choice of the old Greek city for a community that was a center of learning. The program, which lasted throughout the war, brought classes of young soldiers in to train them as Army Pilots 1973 The West Virginia Board of Regents forces an administrative merger between Concord College and neighboring Bluefield State College. July 1, 2004 Concord granted university status by the state of West Virginia and renames itself Concord University September 2004 Concord opens a state of the art Recombinant DNA Lab. Concord University’s main campus is located in Athens, West Virginia. Concord sponsors nearly 200 on-campus organizations, including fraternities, sororities, religious and political organizations, an Art Society, chapters of Alpha Sigma Alpha, Alpha Phi Omega, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Phi Sigma Phi, Pi Kappa Phi, Sigma Tau Gamma, Alpha Sigma Tau, Delta Zeta, College Republicans, Young Democrats, The Progressive Alliance, and a chapter of Amtgard, the Shire of Nowhere Mountains. The Concord University Student Government Association (SGA) is responsible for many changes on campus, and is active in every aspect of Concord life. The Student Government at Concord University is especially influential compared to other SGAs in West Virginia, and is noted for its model juidical system wherein a student court, comprised entirely of students, handles the majority of adjudications for most student offenses. Concord University is a NCAA Division II school, and a member of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Incubator businesses, gifted Concord students, and professional Concord consulting faculty are brought together in the Rahall Center to use the area’s “brain trust” to create entrepreneurial advantages for Southern West Virginia.
Concord University Academics
Concord University is unique in its study options. In particular, the university has a Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, ESL, Honors Program, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad and Teacher Certification. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. Besides, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling, Placement Service and Veterans Counselor can help. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center.
The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Concord University.
- Education:
- Art Teacher Education, Biology Teacher Education, Business Teacher Education, Chemistry Teacher Education, Early Childhood Education, Education – General, Education of Learning Disabled, Education of Mentally Handicapped, Elementary Education, English Teacher Education, Health Teacher Education, Mathematics Education, Music Teacher Education, Physical Education, Science Teacher Education, Social Studies Teacher Education, Speech Teacher Education
- School of Visual and Performing Arts:
- Art – General, Commercial/Advertising Art, Drama/Theater Arts, Fine/Studio Arts, Graphic Design, Music – General
- Mathematics:
- Mathematics – General
- Business, Management, & Marketing:
- Accounting, Administrative/Secretarial Services, Business – General, Business Administration/Management, Business/Managerial Economics, Finance/Banking, Hospitality Administration/Management, Hospitality/Recreation Marketing, Hotel/Motel Management, Human Resources Management, Marketing Management, Office Clerical Services, Office Management, Resort Management, Restaurant/Food Services Management, Tourism/Travel Services, Travel/Tourism Management
- Health and Clinical Sciences:
- Athletic Training/Sports Medicine, Clinical Laboratory Science, Predentistry, Premedicine, Prepharmacy, Preveterinary Medicine
- Physical Sciences:
- Chemistry, Geology
- English Language and Literature:
- English, English Composition, English Language & Literature – General, English Literature (British)
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences:
- Biology, Genetics
- Personal and Culinary Services:
- Restaurant/Catering Management
- History:
- History – General
- Social Sciences:
- Geography, Political Science/Government, Sociology
- Multiple or Interdisciplinary:
- Global Studies
- Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:
- Health/Physical Fitness, recreation & fitness – general, Parks/Leisure Facilities Management, Sport/Fitness Administration
- Computer Science:
- Computer Science, Computer/Information Sciences – General
- Public Administration and Service:
- Public Administration, Social Work
- Communications & Journalism:
- Advertising, Broadcast Journalism, Communications/Rhetoric, Journalism, Public Relations
- Psychology:
- Psychology – General
Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 15th of July. The cost per credit hour (overall) was $362 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for non-need-based aid last fall.
Concord University Admissions
Transfer students are not ignored, nevertheless did not report the exact number of transfer students. This school did not report their application fee.
It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. The regular application due date was not reported. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 15th of July. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 15th of August and the SAT subject section score is due the 15th of August.
Concord University Financial Aid
Financial aid forms are FAFSA, Institution’s own financial aid form, State aid form and Other: Verification Worksheet. Similarly, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Art, Music/Drama, Athletics, Minority Status, Alumni Affiliation, Job Skills, Leadership and State/District Residency. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Art, Music/Drama, Athletics, Minority Status, Alumni Affiliation, Job Skills, Leadership and State/District Residency.
Concord University Students
Concord University offers Associate, Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. The school’s size is approximately three thousand and fifteen degree-seeking undergrads. In addition, it is part of an Rural setting, Small town (2,500 – 9,999) and Residential campus.
This school features the Rural setting, Small town (2,500 – 9,999) and Residential campus. Remarkably, the school is located 5 miles from Princeton, 80 miles from Charleston.
Concord University Athletics
The following sports can be found here:
- Men’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
- Men’s NCAA Division II, Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
- Men’s NCAA Division II, Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
- Men’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Men’s Scholarship Football
- Men’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Men’s Scholarship Golf
- Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Handball
- Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
- Women’s NCAA Division II, Women’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club, Women’s Club and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
- Women’s NCAA Division II, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Softball
- Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Track_and_field
- Men’s NCAA Division II and Women’s NCAA Division II Track_indoor
- Men’s NCAA Division II and Women’s NCAA Division II Track_outdoor
- Women’s NCAA Division II, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball















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