Concordia University-Irvine

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

Concordia University-Irvine operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Irvine, California (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 1,536 students of which 1,834 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-Irvine is categorized as “17” 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 66.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 25. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $28,115, with published in-state tuition of $43,480 and a Pell grant recipient share of 24.2%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $24,247, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 60.4%, and the first-year retention rate is 74.8%. Graduates earn a median of $65,083 ten years after enrolling, compared with $53,777 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 93400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 63.8% 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.