Concordia University-Chicago
River Forest, Illinois
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb
- 1,323 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 93%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $17,217per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 41%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $56,71410 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Through Concordia University Chicago's Prepared to Serve guarantee, new full-time students pursuing a church professional degree pay a maximum of $5,000 in tuition and mandatory fees each academic year beginning fall 2025.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 93%About 9 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-blindScores are not considered, even if you send them.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
We don't have test score or GPA figures for Concordia University-Chicago's first-year students yet, so there's nothing to compare your numbers with. The admit rate above is the best guide we have.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $17,217full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $46,836sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $38,798Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 41%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 61%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $56,71410 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,323Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 56%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 39%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Benedictine University Lisle, IL — admits 95%
- Monmouth College Monmouth, IL — admits 91%
- Moody Bible Institute Chicago, IL — admits 83%
- Carson-Newman University Jefferson City, TN — admits 90%
- Avila University Kansas City, MO — admits 88%
- Greenville University Greenville, IL — admits 98%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Concordia University-Chicago, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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