Concordia College at Moorhead Overview

Located in Moorhead, Minnesota, Concordia College at Moorhead is a private not-for-profit institution. The suburban atmosphere of Moorhead makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

What Is Concordia College at Moorhead Known For?

• The 2% student loan default rate at Concordia College Moorhead is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Concordia College Moorhead.
• In 2017-2018, 74% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Concordia College Moorhead makes roughly $44,500 a year. This is 9% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• It takes the average Concordia College Moorhead student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Concordia College at Moorhead Rankings

We have ranked Concordia College Moorhead as #219 out of 2,320 colleges and universities in the country in our 2021 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. It is also ranked #6 out of 44 schools in Minnesota.

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.

Concordia College Moorhead has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#144	Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Concordia College Moorhead.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Museum Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#14	Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#15	Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#16	Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#21	Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#21	Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#25	Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#90	Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Concordia College Moorhead has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#6	Best Value Colleges for Foreign Languages & Linguistics	College Factual
#19	Best Value Colleges for Psychology	College Factual
#21	Best Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Teaching Degree Search
#44	Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts	College Factual
#66	Best Colleges for Education	College Factual
#108	Best Colleges for General Psychology	College Factual

Where Is Concordia College at Moorhead?

Contact details for Concordia College Moorhead are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	901 S 8Th St, Moorhead, MN 56562
Phone:	218-299-4200
Website:	https://www.concordiacollege.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/concordiacollege
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/concordia_mn

How Do I Get Into Concordia College Moorhead?

You can apply to Concordia College Moorhead online at: https://concordiacollegecommunities.force.com/cc_App_login?startURL=%2F%3F_ga%3D2.117009729.670611427.1534167882-1160582414.1532983187

Admission Requirements for Concordia College Moorhead

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Concordia College Moorhead?

Concordia College Moorhead has an acceptance rate of 62%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 57%, and the acceptance rate for women is 65%.

Average Test Scores

About 6% of students accepted to Concordia College Moorhead submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 505 and 655. Math scores were between 550 and 650.

Concordia College Moorhead received ACT scores from 95% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 28. Math scores were between 22 and 27. Composite scores were between 22 and 28.

Can I Afford Concordia College at Moorhead?

The overall average net price of Concordia College Moorhead is $30,747. 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 College Moorhead, approximately 75% of students took out student loans averaging $9,574 a year. That adds up to $38,296 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Concordia College Moorhead is 2.4%. 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 College at Moorhead Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,010 undergraduate students at Concordia College Moorhead, with 1,956 being full-time and 54 being part-time.

There are also 32 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,956 full-time undergraduates at Concordia College Moorhead, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Concordia College at Moorhead students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	35
Black or African American	52
Hispanic or Latino	49
White	1,620
International Students	79
Other Races/Ethnicities	121

Geographic Diversity

Minnesota students aren't the only ones who study at Concordia College at Moorhead. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Online Learning at Concordia College at Moorhead

In 2017-2018, 15 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Concordia College Moorhead has changed over the last few years.

This is the #2,028 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Concordia College Moorhead regardless of major.

Concordia College at Moorhead Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	66	0	66
General Biology	62	0	62
Teacher Education Subject Specific	30	7	37
General Psychology	31	0	31
Nursing	27	0	27
Teacher Education Grade Specific	26	0	26
Communication & Media Studies	25	0	25
International Studies	20	0	20
Romance Languages	19	0	19
Music	19	0	19
Mathematics	18	0	18
Political Science & Government	18	0	18
Chemistry	15	0	15
Fine & Studio Arts	13	0	13
General Education	12	0	12
Accounting	11	0	11
Health & Physical Education	11	0	11
General English Literature	10	0	10
Nutrition Science	10	0	10
Museum Studies	9	0	9
Natural Resources Conservation	9	0	9
Sociology	9	0	9
Social Work	9	0	9
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	0	8	8
Drama & Theater Arts	8	0	8
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	7	0	7
East Asian Languages	7	0	7
Finance & Financial Management	6	0	6
Computer Science	5	0	5
International Business	4	0	4
Journalism	4	0	4
Philosophy	4	0	4
History	3	0	3
Religious Studies	3	0	3
Physics	3	0	3
Classical Languages & Literature	2	0	2
Germanic Languages	2	0	2
Applied Mathematics	2	0	2
Liberal Arts General Studies	1	0	1
TOTAL	540	15	555

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.