Fast Facts
By The Numbers
*For full-time, traditional undergraduate students
- 15:1 Student-faculty ratio
- 1:1 Students to laptops on campus*
- 81% Tenure track faculty with terminal degrees
- 44% Students graduating with honors in May 2007
- 45 Liberal arts majors
- $9.9 Million scholarships and grants awarded to Concordia students in 2006-07
- 1 Sculpture titled "Crowned Column" by renowned sculptor Paul Granlund
- 9,946 Hours given by students last year to service-learning and volunteering
- Free On-campus parking
- 560 Students participating in service-learning projects last year
- 15 NCAA Division II sports for men & women
- 5 min. Maximum time required to get to class from any parking space on campus
- 15 Average class size
- 1 a.m. College students' typical bedtime
- 500 Free printouts/copies students get each semester
- 11:00 a.m. Time of day Chapel is offered for students, faculty and staff every weekday
- 113 Years Concordia has been owned/operated by the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
- 002347 Concordia's FAFSA code. (ACT code 2106; SAT code 6114)
*For full-time, traditional undergraduate students
Library Resources
- More than 135,000 items are available to students in the Concordia library, including 72,870 book titles,and 3,065 curriculum titles.
- More than 7,800 titles in library's children's literature and curriculum collection.
- Access to more than 2 million items through the collections of member college libraries in the Twin Cities. Concordia is a member of CLICnet (Cooperating Libraries in Consortium).
Technology
- Laptop computers for all full-time, traditional undergraduate students with 24/7 access to vast web resources.
- More than 1,200 laptop computers in use on campus during the academic year.
- Student laptop software is upgraded each year;hardware is replaced on a two-year cycle.
- The current student laptop image includes the Microsoft Office suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Publisher,Outlook email, Explorer for Internet access.
History
- Founded in 1893
- Owned and operated by The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
- One of 10 institutions throughout the United States that comprise the Concordia University System
Enrollment
- As of Fall 2008
- 1,070 Traditional Undergraduate
- For Traditional Undergraduates
- Students come to Concordia from 39 different states and 5 foreign countries
- 83% from the State of Minnesota
- 610 Women, 460 Men
- 621 Accelerated Degree and Continuing Studies
- 953 Graduate
- 2,644 Total enrollment
Financial Aid
- One of the best values in private colleges in Minnesota
- 100 percent of the freshmen who applied for financial aid received assistance in some form for fall semester 2007
- Average award for fall 2007 freshmen was $26,000 ($13,000 in scholarships and grants)
Graduation Honors
- Over 40% graduated with honors in May 2007:
- 11% Summa Cum Laude (3.90-4.00 GPA and at least 64 credits earned at CSP)
- 9% Magna Cum Laude (3.75-3.89 GPA and at least 64 credits earned at CSP)
- 8% Cum Laude (3.60-3.74 GPA and at least 64 credits earned at CSP)
- 8% High Distinction (3.90-4.00 GPA and fewer than 64 credits earned at CSP)
- 8% Distinction (3.75-3.89 GPA and fewer than 64 credits earned at CSP)
Faith
- 48.5% Lutheran
- 9.7% Other Protestant faiths
- 15% Roman Catholic
- 10.7% Other faith traditions
- 12.7% Faith not disclosed
- 3.4% No religious affiliation
Multicultural
- 65.4% Caucasian
- 9.2% African-American
- 6.4% Asian/Pacific Islander
- 2% Multiracial
- .2% American Indian
- 1.8% Hispanic
- 15% Ethnicity undisclosed
Service-Learning
- Concordia's emphasis on service-learning makes specific volunteer projects part of the class requirement.
- 581 students participated in service-learning projects.
- 333 students participated in volunteer service unrelated to coursework.
- Students committed 9,000 hours to service-learning and volunteering in the local community in 2008-09 year.
Study Abroad
- International study or internship experiences are an important enrichment to the learning experience.
- Approximately 75 students embarked on national and international study trips and internships including to Thailand, England, Mexico and Israel
I.D. Cards
- A Concordia-issued photo identification card gives you access to many on campus services:
- Access to residence hall
- Check out library books
- Access to fitness center
- Food service at Dining Hall
- Debit card function gives you access to your student account for use at student union, bookstore or campus laundry facilities.
Residence Life
- Four on-campus residence halls: Luther and Wollaeger are traditional-style halls, Hyatt Village is suite-style and the Residence Life Center is apartment style.
- All residence hall rooms have wireless internet, local telephone and cable television service.
- Approximatly 500 students can live in the residence halls
- 85% of first-year students live on-campus
- Wireless access to the web is available in residence hall lounges and rooms.
- Off-campus apartment housing available for married students and students with families.
- Five different meal plan options are available for residence hall students in 2008-09; commuter meal plan also available.
