Concord University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Concord University

Concord University operates as a public institution located in Athens, West Virginia (rural: fringe), with a total reported enrollment of 1,504 students of which 1,722 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Concord University is categorized as “19” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 92.6%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 977 and an ACT midpoint of 21. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $9,966, with published in-state tuition of $10,664 and a Pell grant recipient share of 49.5%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $18,900, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 40.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 64.8%. Graduates earn a median of $42,703 ten years after enrolling, compared with $33,094 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 140600.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 50.7% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.