Admissions & selectivity
Concordia University-Saint Paul Acceptance Rate & Admissions
What is the acceptance rate at Concordia University-Saint Paul?
Concordia University-Saint Paul’s reported acceptance rate is 78.9%.
- Acceptance rate · Fall 2024
- 78.9%
Source: College Scorecard · Fall 2024 admissions. Acceptance rates can change from year to year; this figure does not predict the current or next admission cycle.
How to interpret the acceptance rate
Concordia University-Saint Paul admits 78.9% of applicants, a rate that sits above the median of 71.2% for comparable institutions (same type and size).
What SAT and ACT scores do Concordia University-Saint Paul students report?
SAT and ACT ranges are not available for Concordia University-Saint Paul in the data shown here. Missing scores do not establish whether tests are required, optional or excluded from review.
Figures cover fall 2024.
Who enrolls at Concordia University-Saint Paul?
- Pell Grant recipients
- 35.2%
- Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group
- 59.7%
- First-year retention
- 67.4%
Retention source: College Scorecard; full-time first-year retention.
About these student measures
The entering-student group includes part-time entrants as well as other attendance patterns.
Concordia University-Saint Paul enrolls 3,018 undergraduates, and an estimated 59.7% arrive as transfers or part-time students. That is a majority of the student body, so the campus is shaped as much by students who started elsewhere as by those who entered as first-year students.
35.2% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants, a federal aid program for students with financial need. For transfer applicants, the estimated share suggests a well-established pathway.
At Concordia University-Saint Paul, 67.4% of full-time first-year students return for a second year, and 45.9% finish within six years. Both figures sit below the medians for comparable institutions, where retention runs at 83.4% and completion at 68.8%.
Pell Grant recipients in the same entering cohort complete at 47.4%, which is 1.5 percentage points above the overall rate. Enrolled students can expect a first-year retention rate of 67.4% and a six-year graduation rate of 45.9%.
The completion figures provide one data point for prospective students weighing their options.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Admission rates describe past applicants, not an individual’s chance of admission; confirm requirements and deadlines with the institution.
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