10-yr median earnings
$65,083
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Irvine, California
Concordia University-Irvine
Concordia University-Irvine is a private nonprofit institution in Irvine, California. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $65,083
- 10-yr median earnings
- 66.0%
- Acceptance rate
- $28,115
- Avg net price / yr
- 60.4%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Concordia University-Irvine pairs top-10% former-student earnings with a moderately open admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 10%
- former-student earnings, US
- 66.0%
- acceptance rate
- 60.4%
- 150%-time completion
- +21%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Carnegie: Doctoral/Prof
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Concordia University-Irvine 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 ("Doctoral/Professional Universities"), 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
52/100
Concordia University-Irvine
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
$65,083
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$28,115
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate C
60.4%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$24,247
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment A
81.1%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention D
74.8%
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
$28,115
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
60.4%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 60.4%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Concordia University-Irvine 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 University-Irvine 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 University-Irvine: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$65,083 Top 10% higher than 90% 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 University-Irvine | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $65,083 | #534 of 5103 | 90th |
| Average net price | $28,115 | #4292 of 5020 | 15th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 60.4% | #2171 of 4858 | 55th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,536 | #1729 of 5462 | 68th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
1,536
Undergraduate enrollment
66.0%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
60.4%
150%-time completion
$65,083
10-yr median earnings
74.8%
First-year retention
How Concordia University-Irvine ranks in California
State rank among 493 reporting California colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Concordia University-Irvine | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $65,083 | #84 of 493 | 83rd |
| Average net price | $28,115 | #362 of 495 | 27th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 60.4% | #268 of 483 | 45th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,536 | #195 of 553 | 65th |
Highest former-student earnings in California
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Merritt University | $143,238 | - |
| 2 | Harvey Mudd College | $138,687 | $35,924 |
| 3 | California Institute of Technology | $128,566 | $16,075 |
| 4 | Stanford University | $124,080 | $13,807 |
| 5 | Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health | $115,318 | - |
| 6 | Gnomon | $114,785 | $51,949 |
| 7 | Santa Clara University | $109,183 | $50,062 |
| 8 | Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University | $109,183 | - |
| 9 | Touro University California | $104,805 | - |
| 10 | Claremont McKenna College | $104,736 | $28,849 |
| 11 | West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County | $102,672 | $32,879 |
| 12 | West Coast University-Ontario | $102,672 | $49,590 |
| 84 | Concordia University-IrvineThis school | $65,083 | $28,115 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 66.0% |
| ACT Average | 25 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Concordia University-Irvine
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$25,431 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$26,012 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$22,202 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$31,967 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Concordia University-Irvine - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $43,480 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $43,480 |
| Average Net Price | $28,115 |
24.2%
Pell Grant Rate
52.3%
Federal Loan Rate
$24,247
Median Debt
$257/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Concordia University-Irvine swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $23,867 to $28,395 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +10.3%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$23,867
Highest year
$28,395
Most recent (2023)
$28,046
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $25,4162023 · $28,046
Over the same years, enrollment went -24.0% (1,916 → 1,456 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
67.3%
Female
28.4%
First Generation
Outcomes
74.8%
Retention Rate
$53,777
Median Earnings (6yr)
63.8%
Earning Over $25K
81.1%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 60.4% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 74.8% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $53,777 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $65,083 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 63.8% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 81.1% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $24,247 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $257/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | 10 | 356 | $62,461 | $105,657 | $24,179 |
| Master's | 9 | 898 | $89,668 | $109,714 | $29,684 |
| Doctoral | 1 | 24 | - | - | - |
Top programs at Concordia University-Irvine by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Educational Administration…
Educational Administration and Supervision
$109,714 median earnings
- Health and Medical Adminis…
Health and Medical Administrative Services
$107,688 median earnings
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$105,657 median earnings
- Educational/Instructional …
Educational/Instructional Media Design
$102,896 median earnings
- Curriculum and Instruction
Curriculum and Instruction
$100,038 median earnings
- Student Counseling and Per…
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
$91,553 median earnings
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$82,691 median earnings
- Sports, Kinesiology, and P…
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
$71,776 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 University-Irvine? ▼
Concordia University-Irvine is a private nonprofit institution in Irvine, California. The acceptance rate is 66.0%. Undergraduate enrollment is 1,536 students.
How much do Concordia University-Irvine former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Concordia University-Irvine who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $65,083 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $53,777.
How much does Concordia University-Irvine cost? ▼
The average net price at Concordia University-Irvine is $28,115. In-state tuition is $43,480 and out-of-state tuition is $43,480. Median student debt at graduation is $24,247.
What is the graduation rate at Concordia University-Irvine? ▼
Concordia University-Irvine has a 60.4% 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 74.8%.
Is Concordia University-Irvine worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Concordia University-Irvine is $24,247, while former students earn a median of $65,083 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 37% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 81.1% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $257.
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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