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Fast Facts

By The Numbers
  • 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.