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# Concordia University-Saint Paul Acceptance Rate & Admissions

Updated October 1, 2026

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## 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](/analysis/what-the-graduation-rate-doesnt-count/) of 45.9%.

The completion figures provide one data point for prospective students weighing their options.

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), 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.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).