Concordia University-Chicago

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Concordia University-Chicago

Concordia University-Chicago operates as a private nonprofit institution located in River Forest, Illinois (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 1,323 students of which 1,662 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. Concordia University-Chicago is categorized as “18” 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 92.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $18,436, with published in-state tuition of $37,488 and a Pell grant recipient share of 45.7%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $23,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 41.4%, and the first-year retention rate is 60.5%. Graduates earn a median of $54,089 ten years after enrolling, compared with $44,405 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 91300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 64.5% 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.