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Concord University

Athens, West Virginia·Public, 4-year or above·Southeast·concord.edu
6-yr Graduation
39%
+0.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Total enrollment
1,943
peer median 2,384
Avg net price
$9,983
-$5.8k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
2,582
2,582 candidates competed
Admitted
2,390
92.6% acceptance rate
Enrolled
436
18.2% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
39%+0.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
4-year graduation
31%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
39%
Full-time retention
65%

Pell equity

10.0pp gap
Pell recipients
26%
Non-Pell
36%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 10.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 42 Title IV programs, 9 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 33 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
42
Passing
9
21.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

42programs
  • Passing9 · 21.4%
  • No Data33 · 78.6%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
1
Safe
7
No data
33

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

9
Specialized Sales Merchandising and Marketing Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+7.1%
$34,925 vs $32,604
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+21.4%
$39,566 vs $32,604
Social Work
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+25.0%
$57,680 vs $46,158
Education General
Master's Degree · Education
+26.3%
$52,231 vs $41,356
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+26.5%
$41,259 vs $32,604
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+35.5%
$44,168 vs $32,604
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+40.5%
$45,815 vs $32,604
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+42.1%
$46,324 vs $32,604

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

9
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
50%
$20,500 debt · $41,259 earn
Social Work
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
49%
$28,147 debt · $57,680 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
45%
$19,830 debt · $44,168 earn
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
42%
$19,350 debt · $46,324 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
41%
$16,210 debt · $39,566 earn
Education General
Master's Degree · Education
40%
$21,000 debt · $52,231 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
40%
$18,200 debt · $45,815 earn
Specialized Sales Merchandising and Marketing Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
36%
$12,700 debt · $34,925 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1931Next review Aug 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 1

  1. Nov 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$8,292
$30–48k$9,307
$48–75k$10,904
$75–110k$13,948
$110k+$13,256

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$9,983
-$5,794vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs median $15,778
Federal loans
45.6%
In-state tuition
$9,700
Out-of-state
$20,600

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 919 students received $5.3M in Pell grants, alongside $8.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
919
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$5.3M
$5,270,646 total
Direct Loans
$8.3M
1,457 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.9M
560 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.3M
592 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$2.9M
204 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.1M
88 loan awards
Grad PLUS$112K
13 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 586 borrowers who entered repayment, 16 (2.7%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.7%
+0.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
586
Defaulted
16
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
12.9%
2017
15.6%
2018
11.3%
2019
2.7%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Concord

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs24
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

414 total completions
01Public Admin
10826.1%
02Liberal Arts
6916.7%
03Business
6114.7%
04Education
5513.3%
05Health Professions
389.2%
06Biological Sciences
204.8%
07Psychology
184.3%
08Visual/Performing Arts
174.1%
09Social Sciences
174.1%
10Computer Sciences
112.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,943
12-mo unduplicated
2,192
Undergraduate
1,722
Graduate
470

Gender split

Men
37%805
Women
63%1,387

Race / ethnicity composition

White
80.1%
Black
8.0%
Two or more
4.7%
Non-resident
3.7%
Unknown
1.7%
Hispanic
0.7%
Asian
0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
464
291 M · 173 W
Women athletes
37.3%
Athletic aid
$2.0M
Total student aid
Budget
$5.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.3M
$662K
Recruiting expense
$10K
$6K
Head-coach salaries
$57K
$53K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
86 M · 89 W
$395K
Football
129 M ·
$1.4M
Soccer
61 M · 64 W
$920K
Basketball
24 M · 32 W
$837K
Baseball
41 M ·
$338K
Softball
· 27 W
$213K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 1,748 students

3-year trend

1.112 yrs ago1.141 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
4
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    16.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    107

    Concord vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Concord selected for federal comparison reporting.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectConcord University
    39%1,943$9,983Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    West Liberty University
    56%97.3%2,299$16,295Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    Henderson State University
    37%81.9%2,055$16,929Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    Southern University at New Orleans
    13%78.9%2,468$15,260Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    University of Arkansas at Monticello
    38%2,856$14,013Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    University of Montevallo
    54%53.9%3,088$17,053Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    Peer group median39%80.4%2,384$15,778

    Frequently asked questions about Concord University

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Concord.

    What is the graduation rate at Concord University?

    Concord University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 39% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Concord University?

    Concord University reports a total enrollment of 1,943 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Concord University?

    The average net price at Concord University is $9,983 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Concord University?

    Concord University's yield rate is 18.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Concord University located?

    Concord University is located in Athens, West Virginia 24712.

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