Concordia University, Saint Paul Business Programs

Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The location of Concordia University, Saint Paul is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Concordia University, Saint Paul Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Concordia University, Saint Paul.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#2	Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#14	Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#32	Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#47	Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Concordia University, Saint Paul has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Communication Management and Strategic Communications	College Factual
#16	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	College Factual
#23	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Human Resource Management	College Factual
#99	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for General Business Administration and Management	College Factual
#109	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual
#109	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management	College Factual

Where Is Concordia University, Saint Paul?

Contact details for Concordia University, Saint Paul are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1282 Concordia Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55104-5494
Phone:	651-641-8278
Website:	www.csp.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/concordiauniversitystpaul
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/concordiastpaul

How Do I Get Into Concordia University, Saint Paul?

You can apply to Concordia University, Saint Paul online at: https://www.csp.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Concordia University, Saint Paul

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	neither required nor recommended
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Concordia University, Saint Paul?

With an acceptance rate of 69%, Concordia University, Saint Paul does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 63%, and the acceptance rate for women is 72%.

Can I Afford Concordia University, Saint Paul?

The overall average net price of Concordia University, Saint Paul is $30,273. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Concordia University, Saint Paul, approximately 70% of students took out student loans averaging $6,915 a year. That adds up to $27,660 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Concordia University, Saint Paul is 3.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Concordia University, Saint Paul Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,578 undergraduate students at Concordia University, Saint Paul, with 2,393 being full-time and 1,185 being part-time.

There are also 2,007 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,393 full-time undergraduates at Concordia University, Saint Paul, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Concordia University, Saint Paul students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	302
Black or African American	304
Hispanic or Latino	184
White	1,328
International Students	56
Other Races/Ethnicities	219

Geographic Diversity

Minnesota students aren't the only ones who study at Concordia University, Saint Paul. At this time, 15 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 26 countries are represented at Concordia University, Saint Paul. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, India, and China.

Online Learning at Concordia University, Saint Paul

In 2019-2020, 3,818 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Concordia University, Saint Paul has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 5th most popular in Minnesota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Concordia University, Saint Paul

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Concordia University, Saint Paul was $23,400 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Concordia University, Saint Paul is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
General Sales & Marketing	#1	#1
General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	#1	#1
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	#2	#2
Public Relations & Advertising	#16	#10

Online Growth Rankings of Concordia University, Saint Paul

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Concordia University, Saint Paul was 3.1%. This is the #713 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Concordia University, Saint Paul regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Concordia University, Saint Paul ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Concordia University, Saint Paul.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	#2
Public Relations & Advertising	#62
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	#245
Human Resource Management	#282

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Concordia University, Saint Paul Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	145	120	265
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	33	55	88
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	35	0	35
Accounting	0	27	0	27
Finance	0	17	0	17
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	0	0	8	8
Organizational Leadership	5	0	0	5
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	2	0	2
Sports Communication	0	2	0	2
General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	5	261	183	449

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By McGhiever under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.