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Concordia University-Saint Paul

Saint Paul, Minnesota·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Plains·csp.edu
6-yr Graduation
46%
Total enrollment
6,003
peer median 5,694
Avg net price
$17,566
-$5.1k 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
3,540
3,540 candidates competed
Admitted
2,792
78.9% acceptance rate
Enrolled
464
16.6% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
46%
4-year graduation
33%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
45%
Full-time retention
67%

Pell equity

19.0pp gap
Pell recipients
33%
Non-Pell
52%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 19.0-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 80 Title IV programs, 23 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 57 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
80
Passing
23
28.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

80programs
  • Passing23 · 28.8%
  • No Data57 · 71.2%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
3
Safe
20
No data
57

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.

23
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+11.8%
$40,801 vs $36,491
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+18.4%
$54,947 vs $46,391
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Master's Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+21.7%
$62,713 vs $51,545
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+25.7%
$77,764 vs $61,854
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+35.8%
$49,571 vs $36,491
Special Education and Teaching
Master's Degree · Education
+36.4%
$63,279 vs $46,391
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Master's Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
+36.6%
$53,164 vs $38,923
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+38.4%
$85,621 vs $61,854

Debt vs earnings

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

22
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
81%
$69,176 debt · $85,621 earn
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Master's Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
70%
$37,333 debt · $53,164 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
56%
$30,911 debt · $54,947 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Master's Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
50%
$31,500 debt · $62,713 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
46%
$18,895 debt · $40,801 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
46%
$22,583 debt · $49,571 earn
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
35%
$19,359 debt · $55,294 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
35%
$24,187 debt · $69,651 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1959Next review Aug 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 3

  1. Apr 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist
  2. Mar 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  3. Jul 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$15,356
$30–48k$15,388
$48–75k$15,449
$75–110k$18,112
$110k+$22,335

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

Avg net price (private)
$17,566
-$5,064vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $22,630
Federal loans
56.0%
In-state tuition
$25,000
Out-of-state
$25,000

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 1,780 students received $9.3M in Pell grants, alongside $35.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,780
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$9.3M
$9,332,510 total
Direct Loans
$35.7M
4,871 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
2k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$6.4M
1,698 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$7.6M
1,747 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$16.1M
1,188 loan awards
Parent PLUS$2.3M
115 loan awards
Grad PLUS$3.3M
123 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 1,626 borrowers who entered repayment, 24 (1.4%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.4%
-0.9pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,626
Defaulted
24
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.9%
2017
5.7%
2018
3.5%
2019
1.4%
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 CSP

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs75
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,885 total completions
01Health Professions
43022.8%
02Education
42822.7%
03Computer Sciences
41221.9%
04Business
22612.0%
05Parks/Recreation
1407.4%
06Multi/Interdisciplinary
683.6%
07Psychology
683.6%
08Security/Protective
472.5%
09Family/Consumer Sci
412.2%
10Communication
251.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
6,003
12-mo unduplicated
7,743
Undergraduate
3,775
Graduate
3,968

Gender split

Men
36%2,826
Women
64%4,917

Race / ethnicity composition

White
51.6%
Black
17.3%
Hispanic
11.6%
Asian
10.7%
Two or more
5.1%
Unknown
2.0%
Non-resident
0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
376
221 M · 155 W
Women athletes
41.2%
Athletic aid
$2.4M
Total student aid
Budget
$7.8M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.3M
$1.1M
Recruiting expense
$108K
$33K
Head-coach salaries
$42K
$50K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 12

Football
113 M ·
$1.6M
Track and Field (Indoor)
45 M · 25 W
$221K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
44 M · 25 W
$221K
Baseball
36 M ·
$591K
Soccer
· 36 W
$372K
Basketball
19 M · 14 W
$1.2M

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
1.98
11 offenses · 5,544 students

3-year trend

1.252 yrs ago1.081 yr ago1.98Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
24
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
10
Robbery
1

By location

11total
  • On campus5
  • Public property6

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
Weapons10
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)
98

CSP vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions CSP 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-Saint Paul
46%6,003$17,566Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Augsburg University
52%82.0%3,249$23,875Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Hamline University
60%87.6%2,565$21,385Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Columbia College
43%5,689$24,051Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Park University
37%69.0%5,736$15,529Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Missouri Baptist University
46%68.6%5,699$25,807Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median46%75.5%5,694$22,630

Frequently asked questions about Concordia University-Saint Paul

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about CSP.

What is the graduation rate at Concordia University-Saint Paul?

Concordia University-Saint Paul reports a 6-year graduation rate of 46% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Concordia University-Saint Paul?

Concordia University-Saint Paul reports a total enrollment of 6,003 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Concordia University-Saint Paul?

The average net price at Concordia University-Saint Paul is $17,566 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Concordia University-Saint Paul?

Concordia University-Saint Paul's yield rate is 16.6%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Concordia University-Saint Paul located?

Concordia University-Saint Paul is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota 55104-5494.

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