Concordia University, Irvine Data & Information Overview

Find out more about how Concordia University, Irvine ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below. Want to dig deeper into a particular stat? Just click on its tile and you'll be taked to a more in-depth page on the figure. In addition, you can use the links below to quickly jump to any section on this page.

• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning
• Related Schools

How Well Is Concordia University, Irvine Ranked?

2021 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

Concordia University, Irvine was awarded 14 badges in the 2021 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.

Overall Quality

Concordia University, Irvine landed the #771 spot in College Factual's 2021 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 1,715 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.

Out of the 116 colleges in California, Concordia University, Irvine is ranked at #63.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Concordia University, Irvine?

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Concordia University, Irvine is a competitive 58%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.

Average Test Scores

About 70% of students accepted to Concordia University, Irvine submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 610. Math scores were between 500 and 590.

Concordia University, Irvine received ACT scores from 47% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 20 and 26.

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Concordia University, Irvine Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

With a student to faculty ratio of 17 to 1, Concordia University, Irvine is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at Concordia University, Irvine is 94%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at Concordia University, Irvine

Freshmen Retention Rate

Concordia University, Irvine has a freshmen retention rate of 75%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.

Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Concordia University, Irvine the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 52%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

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Excellent Overall Diversity at Concordia University, Irvine

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,788 undergraduates at Concordia University, Irvine with 1,661 being full-time and 127 being part-time.

Concordia University, Irvine Diversity Score

College Factual computes an overall diversity score for each college and university that takes gender, ethnicity, geographic location, and age into account. Schools with the best mixtures of students with respect to these factors are ranked the highest, and those that cater to just one or two student groups are ranked the lowest.

With an overall score of 87.93 out of 100, Concordia University, Irvine is one of the most diverse schools in the nation.

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How Much Does Concordia University, Irvine Cost?

The overall average net price of Concordia University, Irvine is $27,220. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Concordia University, Irvine

$0-30 K	$30K-48K	$48-75	$75-110K	$110K +
$22,489	$23,162	$22,573	$29,493	$32,941

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Concordia University, Irvine, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Concordia University, Irvine, approximately 63% of students took out student loans averaging $6,699 a year. That adds up to $26,796 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Concordia University, Irvine is 3.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do Concordia University, Irvine Graduates Make?

Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Concordia University, Irvine make around $46,400 per year during the early years of their employment. This is good news for future Concordia University, Irvine graduates since it is 17% more than the average college graduate's salary of $39,802 per year.

See which majors at Concordia University, Irvine make the most money.

Location of Concordia University, Irvine

Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Irvine, California. The location of Concordia University, Irvine is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

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Contact details for Concordia University, Irvine are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1530 Concordia West, Irvine, CA 92612-3203
Phone:	949-854-8002
Website:	www.cui.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/concordiairvine
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/ConcordiaIrvine

Concordia University, Irvine Majors

During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 33 majors graduated from Concordia University, Irvine. Of these students, 548 received undergraduate degrees and 1,275 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors	Bachelor’s Degrees	Average Salary of Graduates
Nursing	125	$84,700
Business Administration & Management	99	$40,000
Liberal Arts General Studies	43	$24,700
General Psychology	39	$23,600
Health & Physical Education	36	NA
Behavioral Science	33	NA
Communication & Media Studies	30	$29,600
General Biology	20	NA
General English Literature	20	NA
History	15	NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Concordia University, Irvine along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Concordia University, Irvine

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2017-2018, 2,563 students took at least one online class at Concordia University, Irvine. This is a decrease from the 2,619 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2017-2018	2,563	1,956
2016-2017	2,619	1,929
2015-2016	2,298	1,362
2014-2015	2,426	1,491
2013-2014	2,117	1,218

Learn more about online learning at Concordia University, Irvine.

Related Schools

If you’re considering Concordia University, Irvine, here are some more schools you may be interested in knowing more about.

• Graceland University - Lamoni
• Gwynedd Mercy University
• Bushnell University
• Queens University of Charlotte
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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.