About Concordia

Fast Facts

Concordia University Chicago is a comprehensive university comprised of the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business, the College of Education and the College of Graduate and Innovative Programs (the Institute of Professional Studies and Graduate Cohort programs). CUC offers graduate and undergraduate programs, as well as doctoral degrees.

School Type

  • Private, liberal arts-based university, affiliated with The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.

  • 4-year

  • Co-educational

  • NCAA Division III

Accreditations

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC) - Member, North Central Association

  • National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)

  • Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs

  • National Association of Schools of Music

History

Founded in 1864 as a college for teachers by The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod

Location

40-acre campus 10 miles west of downtown Chicago, in beautiful, upscale, suburban River Forest, Illinois

For the academic year 2011-12

Total Enrollment: 5,134                              
Undergraduates: 1,451
Graduate students: 3,683

Graduate Students:
76%  Female
24%  Male
68%  Caucasian
17%  African American
10%  Latino
2%    Asian/Pacific Islander
2%    Other
1%    Did not report ethnicity 

Undergraduate Students
59%  Female
41%  Male
60%  Caucasian
19%  Latino
13%  African-American
2%   Asian/Pacific Islander
2%   Multiracial
4%   Did not report ethnicity

28% of students are from the state other than Illinois
51% of undergraduates (68% of freshmen) live on campus

Student-to-Faculty Ratio

17:1, with an average class size of 20

Student Body

Represents nearly 30 states and a dozen countries

Academic Calendar

Two semesters and a summer session (plus a May term for some courses)

Tuition and Fees, 2012-2013

  • Tuition (flat rate based on 12-19 credit hours): $25,942
  • Room and Board: $8,580
  • Fees*: $714

* Fees listed are based on standard two-room occupancy for new full-time undergraduate students and include technology, student activity, green and matriculation and record fees

Financial Assistance

100% of full-time undergraduate students receive some type of financial assistance based on need, merit, background and/or academic program

In 2011-12, the University awarded $14.5 million in institutional merit, scholarships and grant awards to students

Residential Life

68% of freshmen live on campus in one of our six residence halls, complete with cable TV, individual Internet hookups (most rooms now feature wireless), a landline phone and voice mailboxes for each student