Concordia University-Irvine
About
Concordia University Irvine is a private Lutheran university in Irvine, California, United States. It was established in 1976 to provide a Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod college to serve the Pacific Southwest and provide training for pastors, religious education teachers, and Christian school administrators. Concordia University Irvine has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,592 and its campus size is 70 acres (28 ha). It is part of the Concordia University System.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
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 50 Title IV programs, 14 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 36 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing14 · 28.0%
- No Data36 · 72.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
WASC Senior College and University Commission
WASC Senior College and University Commission
Programmatic accreditations · 3
Action history · 6
- Sep 2024Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
- Jun 2024Renewal of AccreditationWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Jan 2022Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary WithdrawalCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
- Oct 2020Grant Substantive Change: DegreeWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Jan 2017Grant Substantive Change: DegreeWASC Senior College and University Commission
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 485 students received $2.7M in Pell grants, alongside $24.7M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 1,432 borrowers who entered repayment, 13 (0.9%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at Concordia University-Irvine
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 12
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Concordia University-Irvine vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Concordia University-Irvine selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 University-Irvine | 58% | — | 3,658 | $28,046 | Doctoral/Professional |
Azusa Pacific University | 62% | 88.4% | 6,272 | $19,798 | R2 Research |
Biola University | 68% | 74.3% | 5,434 | $28,101 | Doctoral/Professional |
Calvin University | 74% | 70.9% | 3,681 | $24,783 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Concordia University Ann Arbor | 49% | 69.2% | 1,135 | $26,409 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Concordia University Texas | 45% | 91.3% | 1,396 | $22,240 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Concordia University-Chicago | 36% | 92.8% | 4,770 | $16,774 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Concordia University-Nebraska | 65% | 85.7% | 3,479 | $24,016 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Concordia University-Saint Paul | 45% | 78.9% | 6,003 | $17,566 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Concordia University-Wisconsin | 69% | 78.2% | 5,253 | $26,067 | Doctoral/Professional |
Dominican University of California | 78% | 83.5% | 1,900 | $50,218 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Fresno Pacific University | 50% | 64.1% | 2,879 | $14,317 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Point Loma Nazarene University | 77% | 83.7% | 4,757 | $50,168 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Simpson University | 49% | 86.0% | 992 | $27,923 | Baccalaureate |
Vanguard University of Southern California | 57% | 62.4% | 2,246 | $19,761 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Westmont College | 70% | 77.0% | 1,310 | $32,926 | Baccalaureate |
Wheaton College | 85% | 87.4% | 2,874 | $26,984 | Baccalaureate |
| Peer group median | 62% | 81.2% | 3,479 | $26,067 |
Concordia University-Irvine Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The page provides an overview of Concordia University Irvine's academic structure, led by the Office of the Provost. It includes information on academic offices and programs, including the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment. Contact details are provided for further inquiries.
Visit IR office page- Deborah LeeSenior Director, Institutional Research & Effectiveness
Common Data Set (13)
The institution's official annual Common Data Set publications — the most detailed reference for enrollment, admissions, and outcomes.
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Grants & funding (1)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
Notable alumni of Concordia University-Irvine (4)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Tayshia AdamsTelevision
- Tarik El-AbourSports
- Misty May-TreanorAthletics
- Christian RamirezSports
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