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Overview
Concordia University Irvine is a university of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, set on a hilltop campus in Irvine, California, in the middle of Orange County.
Academics
Education and church-work vocations are traditional strengths reflecting the university's Lutheran mission, alongside nursing and a liberal arts core taught explicitly from a Lutheran Christian perspective. Class sizes are small, and general education requirements are shaped by the university's confessional identity.
Campus & student life
The Irvine setting places the university in an affluent, suburban Orange County environment, a contrast to the more rural settings of many LCMS-affiliated schools; chapel and Lutheran campus ministry are part of regular student life.
Getting in
The university welcomes students of various faith backgrounds but is transparent about its confessional Lutheran identity and mission, with review conducted holistically.
Worth knowing
Its LCMS affiliation and church-work degree tracks make it a specific fit for students pursuing Lutheran ministry, teaching, or deaconess vocations, distinct from its more general nursing and liberal arts offerings.
Admissions
Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)
Applying
cui.edu ↗High school coursework
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