10-yr median earnings
$59,317
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Moorhead, Minnesota
Concordia College at Moorhead
Concordia College at Moorhead is a private nonprofit institution in Moorhead, Minnesota. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $59,317
- 10-yr median earnings
- 62.6%
- Acceptance rate
- $24,902
- Avg net price / yr
- 66.3%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Concordia College at Moorhead pairs top-quartile former-student earnings with a moderately open admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 16%
- former-student earnings, US
- 62.6%
- acceptance rate
- 66.3%
- 150%-time completion
- +23%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Midsize
Carnegie: Bacc: A&S
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Concordia College at Moorhead profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C
College Value Score
56/100
Concordia College at Moorhead
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings A-
$59,317
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$24,902
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B-
66.3%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$26,847
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment A+
90.0%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention B
83.6%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$24,902
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
66.3%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 66.3%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Concordia College at Moorhead vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Concordia College at Moorhead ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Concordia College at Moorhead: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$59,317 Top 16% higher than 84% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Concordia College at Moorhead | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $59,317 | #831 of 5103 | 84th |
| Average net price | $24,902 | #3912 of 5020 | 22nd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 66.3% | #1725 of 4858 | 64th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,829 | #1561 of 5462 | 71st |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
1,829
Undergraduate enrollment
62.6%
Acceptance rate
1,190
SAT average
66.3%
150%-time completion
$59,317
10-yr median earnings
83.6%
First-year retention
How Concordia College at Moorhead ranks in Minnesota
State rank among 96 reporting Minnesota colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Concordia College at Moorhead | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $59,317 | #18 of 96 | 81st |
| Average net price | $24,902 | #65 of 82 | 21st (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 66.3% | #20 of 80 | 75th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,829 | #39 of 85 | 54th |
Highest former-student earnings in Minnesota
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science | $79,652 | - |
| 2 | Saint Johns University | $76,786 | $25,672 |
| 3 | Carleton College | $75,525 | $25,407 |
| 4 | University of St Thomas | $73,739 | $29,155 |
| 5 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | $69,020 | $16,778 |
| 6 | University of Minnesota-Rochester | $69,020 | $13,744 |
| 7 | The College of Saint Scholastica | $65,934 | $27,846 |
| 8 | Gustavus Adolphus College | $65,607 | $22,900 |
| 9 | St Olaf College | $65,543 | $23,874 |
| 10 | Metropolitan State University | $64,705 | $16,863 |
| 11 | Macalester College | $63,878 | $32,149 |
| 12 | Bethel University | $63,764 | $28,556 |
| 18 | Concordia College at MoorheadThis school | $59,317 | $24,902 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 62.6% |
| SAT Average | 1,190 |
| ACT Average | 23 |
| ACT (25th-75th) | 21 – 26 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Concordia College at Moorhead
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$20,950 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$18,889 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$20,115 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$28,435 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Concordia College at Moorhead - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $31,170 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $31,170 |
| Average Net Price | $24,902 |
19.1%
Pell Grant Rate
53.1%
Federal Loan Rate
$26,847
Median Debt
$285/mo
Monthly Payment
Published tuition barely moved. What students actually pay rose +25.7%.
Between 2013 and 2023, Concordia College at Moorhead's published in-state tuition went from $32,814 to $30,020 (-8.5%), but average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort after grant aid, went from $20,401 to $25,651. The sticker price and the real price moved apart.
Published tuition
-8.5%
$32,814 → $30,020
Average net price
+25.7%
$20,401 → $25,651
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $20,4012023 · $25,651
Over the same years, enrollment went -30.2% (2,464 → 1,721 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
58.1%
Female
12.7%
First Generation
Outcomes
83.6%
Retention Rate
$48,225
Median Earnings (6yr)
77.6%
Earning Over $25K
90.0%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 66.3% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 83.6% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $48,225 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $59,317 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 77.6% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 90.0% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $26,847 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $285/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Top programs at Concordia College at Moorhead by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$83,452 median earnings
- Accounting and Related Ser…
Accounting and Related Services
$82,771 median earnings
- Biology, General
Biology, General
$65,025 median earnings
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$63,910 median earnings
- Romance Languages, Literat…
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
$53,732 median earnings
- Communication and Media St…
Communication and Media Studies
$52,248 median earnings
- Teacher Education and Prof…
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
$51,840 median earnings
- Sports, Kinesiology, and P…
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
$50,597 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Concordia College at Moorhead? ▼
Concordia College at Moorhead is a private nonprofit institution in Moorhead, Minnesota. The acceptance rate is 62.6%. The average SAT score is 1,190. Undergraduate enrollment is 1,829 students.
How much do Concordia College at Moorhead former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Concordia College at Moorhead who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $59,317 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $48,225.
How much does Concordia College at Moorhead cost? ▼
The average net price at Concordia College at Moorhead is $24,902. In-state tuition is $31,170 and out-of-state tuition is $31,170. Median student debt at graduation is $26,847.
What is the graduation rate at Concordia College at Moorhead? ▼
Concordia College at Moorhead has a 66.3% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 83.6%.
Is Concordia College at Moorhead worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Concordia College at Moorhead is $26,847, while former students earn a median of $59,317 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 45% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 90.0% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $285.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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