Concordia University-Saint Paul

Private · Moderately Selective · MN

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School data & stats

TypePrivate

LocationMN · Midwest

SettingUrban

Undergrads3,018

Student:faculty16:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate32.5%

6-yr grad rate45.9%

Drop-out rate32.6%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$26k

Out-of-state tuition$26k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity54.2%

Gender diversity67.5%

International1.6%

IdentityLutheran Church - Missouri Synod

Overview

Concordia University, St. Paul is a Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod university located in Minnesota's capital city. It has built a reputation for keeping tuition notably lower than most private colleges, which has made it a draw for cost-conscious students, alongside a substantial population of adult and online learners.

Academics

Education, business, and health sciences are the mainstay programs on the traditional campus side, while the university's online and adult-degree offerings serve a working population pursuing completion or graduate credentials on a flexible schedule.

Worth knowing

Concordia's low-tuition positioning relative to other private colleges is a genuine and deliberate institutional strategy, not a temporary discount, making it one of the more affordable private options a student will find in the region.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate78.9%

Enrolled mid-50%—

Test policynot used

Rec letters0

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

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