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Concordia University-Nebraska

Seward, Nebraska·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Plains·cune.edu
6-yr Graduation
65%
+10.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
3,479
peer median 2,921
Avg net price
$24,016
+$71 vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger 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
1,583
1,583 candidates competed
Admitted
1,357
85.7% acceptance rate
Enrolled
341
25.1% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
65%+10.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
51%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
65%
Full-time retention
80%

Pell equity

64.0pp gap
Pell recipients
12%
Non-Pell
76%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 64.0-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 64 Title IV programs, 19 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 45 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
64
Passing
19
29.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

64programs
  • Passing19 · 29.7%
  • No Data45 · 70.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
5
Safe
14
No data
45

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.

19
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
+11.7%
$38,865 vs $34,808
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+20.7%
$56,011 vs $46,391
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
Master's Degree · Education
+21.0%
$56,149 vs $46,391
Special Education and Teaching
Master's Degree · Education
+21.8%
$56,495 vs $46,391
Public Health
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+21.9%
$73,297 vs $60,112
Business/Commerce General
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+25.2%
$75,289 vs $60,112
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
Graduate Certificate · Education
+25.4%
$58,159 vs $46,391
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Master's Degree · Education
+29.3%
$59,994 vs $46,391

Debt vs earnings

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

18
Special Education and Teaching
Master's Degree · Education
71%
$39,994 debt · $56,495 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
70%
$27,000 debt · $38,865 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
66%
$36,963 debt · $56,011 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
60%
$27,000 debt · $45,047 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Master's Degree · Education
59%
$35,085 debt · $59,994 earn
Public Health
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
58%
$42,420 debt · $73,297 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
57%
$26,798 debt · $47,419 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
55%
$26,500 debt · $48,490 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1953Next review Aug 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 3

  1. Jun 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  2. Aug 2017Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  3. Aug 2014Change in Agency recognition
    National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation · Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs

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$19,320
$30–48k$20,192
$48–75k$21,880
$75–110k$24,197
$110k+$26,363

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

Avg net price (private)
$24,016
vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $23,946
Federal loans
26.6%
In-state tuition
$39,330
Out-of-state
$39,330

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 439 students received $2.5M in Pell grants, alongside $8.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
439
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.5M
$2,477,287 total
Direct Loans
$8.6M
1,527 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$2.2M
529 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.4M
647 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$2.4M
233 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.6M
118 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 618 borrowers who entered repayment, 6 (0.9%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.9%
-1.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
618
Defaulted
6
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.1%
2017
5.1%
2018
4.1%
2019
0.9%
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 University-Nebraska

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs64
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

444 total completions
01Education
20045.0%
02Business
7516.9%
03Psychology
357.9%
04Theology
327.2%
05Health Professions
265.9%
06Parks/Recreation
184.1%
07Security/Protective
153.4%
08Biological Sciences
153.4%
09Agriculture
153.4%
10Visual/Performing Arts
132.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
3,479
12-mo unduplicated
3,966
Undergraduate
3,225
Graduate
741

Gender split

Men
42%1,681
Women
58%2,285

Race / ethnicity composition

White
72.8%
Unknown
10.3%
Non-resident
5.8%
Hispanic
5.4%
Two or more
3.0%
Black
2.0%
Asian
0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
735
431 M · 304 W
Women athletes
41.4%
Athletic aid
$5.4M
Total student aid
Budget
$9.9M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$3.1M
$1.8M
Recruiting expense
$27K
$26K
Head-coach salaries
$44K
$40K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 11

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
177 M · 219 W
$2.0M
Football
142 M ·
$1.5M
Baseball
68 M ·
$747K
Basketball
32 M · 35 W
$1.0M
Soccer
34 M · 28 W
$798K
Softball
· 33 W
$184K

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
0.33
1 offenses · 3,047 students

3-year trend

0.312 yrs ago1.671 yr ago0.33Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
7
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

Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

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
Liquor218

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
14.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
66

Concordia University-Nebraska vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Concordia University-Nebraska 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 University-Nebraska
65%3,479$24,016Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Doane University
57%98.0%1,985$28,071Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Rockhurst University
74%69.6%3,577$23,165Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Augsburg University
52%82.0%3,249$23,875Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Friends University
43%55.2%1,961$25,752Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Maharishi International University
50%95.7%2,592$18,225Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median54%82.0%2,921$23,946

Frequently asked questions about Concordia University-Nebraska

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Concordia University-Nebraska.

What is the graduation rate at Concordia University-Nebraska?

Concordia University-Nebraska reports a 6-year graduation rate of 65% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Concordia University-Nebraska?

Concordia University-Nebraska reports a total enrollment of 3,479 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Concordia University-Nebraska?

The average net price at Concordia University-Nebraska is $24,016 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Concordia University-Nebraska?

Concordia University-Nebraska's yield rate is 25.1%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Concordia University-Nebraska located?

Concordia University-Nebraska is located in Seward, Nebraska 68434-1556.

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