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Overview
Concordia University-Wisconsin is a Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod university in Mequon, just north of Milwaukee, set on a bluff above Lake Michigan with its own stretch of shoreline and bluff-top trails as a defining physical feature.
Academics
Nursing, pharmacy, and business are the strongest programs, and faith is integrated directly into coursework and campus expectations rather than confined to a religion department, consistent with the university's Lutheran identity.
Campus & student life
The lakefront setting is a genuine daily-life feature, not just a marketing image, and Lutheran faith practice, including chapel, religion coursework, and church-affiliated traditions, runs through campus culture more than at a typical private university.
Getting in
Admission is holistic, and while it doesn't require Lutheran affiliation, the university does look for comfort with its explicitly faith-integrated academic and campus culture.
After graduation
Nursing and pharmacy graduates have well-established placement into Wisconsin and greater Milwaukee-area healthcare systems.
Admissions
Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)
Applying
cuw.edu ↗High school coursework
Required16 units of high school work required (total) · 3 units of English · 2 units of college-preparatory Mathematics (Algebra and Geometry preferred) · 2 units of Natural Science (Biology, Physics, or Chemistry preferred) · 2 units of Social Studies (World History and American History preferred) · 2 units of Liberal Arts (same foreign language, or additional units in other listed subjects/fine arts) · 5 units of Electives (any area of academic study)
Recommended4 units of English
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