BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofit

Concordia College at Moorhead

Moorhead, Minnesota·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Plains·concordiacollege.edu
6-yr Graduation
61%
-16.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
1,935
peer median 1,921
Avg net price
$24,902
-$638 vs Baccalaureate
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Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS
Applied
4,763
4,763 candidates competed
Admitted
2,984
62.6% acceptance rate
Enrolled
556
18.6% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
61%-16.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
45%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
61%
Full-time retention
84%

Pell equity

15.2pp gap
Pell recipients
50%81 of 162
Non-Pell (all)
65%283 of 434
Subsidized loan, no Pell
58%108 of 187
No Federal Aid
71%175 of 247

Non-Pell students graduate at a 15.2-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

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

FVT/GE

Of 62 Title IV programs, 12 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 49 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
62
Passing
12
19.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.6% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.6%
+1.0pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

62programs
  • Passing12 · 19.4%
  • No Data49 · 79.0%
  • Failing1 · 1.6%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
11
No data
49

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.

13
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-3.1%
$35,351 vs $36,491
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+21.7%
$44,399 vs $36,491
International/Globalization Studies
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+25.8%
$45,904 vs $36,491
Political Science and Government
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+31.6%
$48,014 vs $36,491
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+35.8%
$49,551 vs $36,491
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+38.7%
$50,597 vs $36,491
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
+42.1%
$51,840 vs $36,491
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+43.2%
$52,248 vs $36,491

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-3.1%
−$1,140

Debt vs earnings

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

12
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
76%
$27,000 debt · $35,351 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
61%
$26,911 debt · $44,399 earn
International/Globalization Studies
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
59%
$27,000 debt · $45,904 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
53%
$27,000 debt · $50,597 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
52%
$27,000 debt · $51,840 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
51%
$26,851 debt · $52,248 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
51%
$25,188 debt · $49,551 earn
Romance Languages Literatures and Linguistics
Bachelor Degree · Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
50%
$27,000 debt · $53,732 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1927Next review Aug 2034

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 11

  1. Jul 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship
  2. Jul 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics
  3. Sep 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics
  4. Feb 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  5. Jan 2024Approved for Distance Education
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$20,950
$30–48k$18,889
$48–75k$20,115
$75–110k$23,045
$110k+$28,435

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

Avg net price (private)
$24,902
-$637vs Baccalaureate median $25,540
Federal loans
53.1%
In-state tuition
$31,170
Out-of-state
$31,170

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 499 students received $2.8M in Pell grants, alongside $7.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
499
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.8M
$2,758,143 total
Direct Loans
$7.9M
1,619 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.3M
580 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.9M
917 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$524K
47 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.2M
75 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 531 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (0.1%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.1%
-2.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
531
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
2.4%
2017
2.5%
2018
2.2%
2019
0.1%
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 Concordia College at Moorhead

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs57
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

459 total completions
01Business
13529.4%
02Education
8518.5%
03Biological Sciences
5411.8%
04Health Professions
5411.8%
05Psychology
316.8%
06Visual/Performing Arts
224.8%
07Multi/Interdisciplinary
214.6%
08Foreign Languages
204.4%
09English Language
194.1%
10Social Sciences
183.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
1,935
12-mo unduplicated
2,037
Undergraduate
1,926
Graduate
111

Gender split

Men
46%947
Women
54%1,090

Race / ethnicity composition

White
75.2%
Non-resident
5.9%
Hispanic
5.0%
Black
4.6%
Unknown
3.2%
Asian
2.9%
Two or more
2.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
551
346 M · 205 W
Women athletes
37.2%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$4.0M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$49K
$16K
Head-coach salaries
$37K
$30K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 14

Football
126 M · —
$642K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
50 M · 47 W
$138K
Track and Field (Indoor)
48 M · 42 W
$138K
Ice Hockey
33 M · 31 W
$374K
Soccer
32 M · 23 W
$219K
Baseball
51 M · —
$179K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
3.75
7 offenses · 1,868 students

3-year trend

2.612 yrs ago1.581 yr ago3.75Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
15
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
10
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
2
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
2

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
2
Burglary
2
Motor vehicle theft
2
Fondling
1

By location

7total
  • On campus7

Includes 5 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
3
Stalking
3 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Race1
  • Gender1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs011
Liquor055

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.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
12.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
138

Concordia College at Moorhead vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Concordia College at Moorhead selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
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
SubjectConcordia College at Moorhead
61%—1,935$24,902Baccalaureate
Gustavus Adolphus College
77%61.0%1,906$22,900Baccalaureate
Carleton College
90%20.4%2,128$25,407Baccalaureate
Macalester College
87%28.5%2,138$32,149Baccalaureate
Saint Johns University
75%90.6%1,572$25,672Baccalaureate
College of Saint Benedict
77%91.5%1,429$26,640Baccalaureate
Peer group median77%61.0%1,921$25,540

Institutions like Concordia College at Moorhead

Explore the federal data for institutions in Concordia College at Moorhead's comparison group.

IPEDS

Concordia College at Moorhead Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Team
2 members
  • Dr. Jasi O'Connor
    Director, Institutional Effectiveness
  • Kari B. Dreher
    Assistant Director, Institutional Effectiveness

Frequently asked questions about Concordia College at Moorhead

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Concordia College at Moorhead.

What is the graduation rate at Concordia College at Moorhead?

Concordia College at Moorhead reports a 6-year graduation rate of 61% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Concordia College at Moorhead?

Concordia College at Moorhead reports a total enrollment of 1,935 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Concordia College at Moorhead?

The average net price at Concordia College at Moorhead is $24,902 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Concordia College at Moorhead?

Concordia College at Moorhead's yield rate is 18.6%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Concordia College at Moorhead located?

Concordia College at Moorhead is located in Moorhead, Minnesota 56562.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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