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
$25,651
-$1.5k 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.

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.

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

Pell equity

8.0pp gap
Pell recipients
50%
Non-Pell
58%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 8.0-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 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.

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.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$20,609
$30–48k$18,518
$48–75k$21,948
$75–110k$26,257
$110k+$29,795

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

Avg net price (private)
$25,651
-$1,518vs Baccalaureate median $27,169
Federal loans
56.7%
In-state tuition
$30,020
Out-of-state
$30,020

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 497 students received $2.8M in Pell grants, alongside $7.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
497
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.8M
$2,750,710 total
Direct Loans
$7.8M
1,614 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$479K
42 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.

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.

Distinct CIP programs52
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

414 total completions
01Business
10224.6%
02Education
7217.4%
03Biological Sciences
6215.0%
04Psychology
4210.1%
05Health Professions
338.0%
06Visual/Performing Arts
276.5%
07Communication
235.6%
08English Language
204.8%
09Social Sciences
184.3%
10Multi/Interdisciplinary
153.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
1,935
12-mo unduplicated
1,955
Undergraduate
1,846
Graduate
109

Gender split

Men
46%898
Women
54%1,057

Race / ethnicity composition

White
77.5%
Non-resident
6.5%
Black
4.2%
Hispanic
3.7%
Asian
2.9%
Unknown
2.4%
Two or more
1.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
532
344 M · 188 W
Women athletes
35.3%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$4.0M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$74K
$18K
Head-coach salaries
$35K
$27K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 14

Football
123 M ·
$568K
Track and Field (Indoor)
51 M · 44 W
$162K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
49 M · 44 W
$162K
Ice Hockey
35 M · 28 W
$347K
Soccer
30 M · 25 W
$215K
Baseball
46 M ·
$160K

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
1.58
3 offenses · 1,903 students

3-year trend

5.072 yrs ago2.611 yr ago1.58Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
18
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
12
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
2

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
2
Fondling
1

By location

3total
  • On campus3

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
3
Stalking
4 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs02
Liquor016

Residence-hall fires

  • Erickson Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99

Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

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.

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$25,651Baccalaureate
Gustavus Adolphus College
77%61.0%1,906$26,895Baccalaureate
Carleton College
90%20.4%2,128$27,320Baccalaureate
Macalester College
87%28.5%2,138$29,980Baccalaureate
Saint Johns University
75%90.6%1,572$27,018Baccalaureate
College of Saint Benedict
77%91.5%1,429$28,065Baccalaureate
Peer group median77%61.0%1,921$27,169

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 $25,651 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.

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