Concordia University-Nebraska

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

Concordia University-Nebraska operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Seward, Nebraska (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 1,283 students of which 3,225 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-Nebraska 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 85.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $23,965, with published in-state tuition of $40,640 and a Pell grant recipient share of 11.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,750, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 64.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 79.5%. Graduates earn a median of $52,415 ten years after enrolling, compared with $44,527 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 61900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 71.5% 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.