How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
Concordia University-Saint Paul admits about 78.9% of applicants. Among enrolled undergraduates, 35.2% receive Pell Grants and 33.6% are first-generation college students. The institution enrolls a modest transfer population at 59.7%. The first-year retention rate is 67.4%, and the six-year graduation rate is 45.9%, with 47.4% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Azimuth ranks Concordia University-Saint Paul #586 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the institution's enrollment of meaningful shares of Pell-eligible and first-generation students on a private nonprofit campus, though the overall scale of low-income enrollment remains more modest than at large public universities. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $43,000 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing Concordia University-Saint Paul in the 51.4 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Concordia University-Saint Paul #1223 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects both the institution's commitment to serving low-income and first-generation students and the measurable earnings outcomes those graduates achieve, particularly within the health professions and related fields where Concordia University-Saint Paul concentrates its academic portfolio.
Concordia University-Saint Paul admits about 78.9% of applicants. Among enrolled undergraduates, 35.2% receive Pell Grants and 33.6% are first-generation college students. The institution enrolls a modest transfer population at 59.7%. The first-year retention rate is 67.4%, and the six-year graduation rate is 45.9%, with 47.4% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Azimuth ranks Concordia University-Saint Paul #586 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the institution's enrollment of meaningful shares of Pell-eligible and first-generation students on a private nonprofit campus, though the overall scale of low-income enrollment remains more modest than at large public universities. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $43,000 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing Concordia University-Saint Paul in the 51.4 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Concordia University-Saint Paul #1223 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects both the institution's commitment to serving low-income and first-generation students and the measurable earnings outcomes those graduates achieve, particularly within the health professions and related fields where Concordia University-Saint Paul concentrates its academic portfolio.
Concordia University-Saint Paul admits about 78.9% of applicants. Among enrolled undergraduates, 35.2% receive Pell Grants and 33.6% are first-generation college students. The institution enrolls a modest transfer population at 59.7%. The first-year retention rate is 67.4%, and the six-year graduation rate is 45.9%, with 47.4% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Azimuth ranks Concordia University-Saint Paul #586 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the institution's enrollment of meaningful shares of Pell-eligible and first-generation students on a private nonprofit campus, though the overall scale of low-income enrollment remains more modest than at large public universities. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $43,000 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing Concordia University-Saint Paul in the 51.4 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Concordia University-Saint Paul #1223 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects both the institution's commitment to serving low-income and first-generation students and the measurable earnings outcomes those graduates achieve, particularly within the health professions and related fields where Concordia University-Saint Paul concentrates its academic portfolio.
