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Moorhead, MN · Private · 1,829 undergraduates · suburban

Concordia College at Moorhead

Moderately selective

Concordia's large-scale choral and instrumental tradition is a defining part of campus culture and extends well beyond music majors.

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Institutional profile

Established Solid in academic standing, and solid in career outcomes.
Academic Solid Affordability Emerging Career Solid Mobility Emerging Experience Solid
Academic standing Solid
Affordability Emerging
Career outcomes Solid
Mobility Emerging
Student experience Solid
Admission
63.1% admitted

4,434 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
Varies across five income ranges

Compare recent average annual costs by household income

Completion
71.8%

$59,317 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets Concordia College at Moorhead apart

Academic design

Students choose from more than 140 areas of study, including liberal arts, business, sciences, education, nursing, and pre-professional pathways, while the core emphasizes engaged citizenship.

Campus pattern

The Moorhead campus is residential and community-oriented, with music ensembles, athletics, faith life, clubs, and the neighboring Fargo college scene expanding social and cultural options.

Defining feature

Concordia's large-scale choral and instrumental tradition is a defining part of campus culture and extends well beyond music majors.

Can I get in?

63.1% admitted

Start with academic preparation, then show why this particular academic and campus environment fits you.

Recent applicant pool

4,434

About 63 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 63.1%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%1160–1420
10001580
ACT middle 50%21–28
1633

Of admitted students, 1% submitted an SAT, and 49% submitted an ACT. Treat the SAT range as a guide to the students who submitted that test, not to everyone admitted.

Academic benchmarkModerately selective

In the season card

Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for Concordia College at Moorhead, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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What Concordia College at Moorhead weighs when it reads a file

See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.

  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
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What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Students choose from more than 140 areas of study, including liberal arts, business, sciences, education, nursing, and pre-professional pathways, while the core emphasizes engaged citizenship.

02

Make the fit specific

Concordia's large-scale choral and instrumental tradition is a defining part of campus culture and extends well beyond music majors.

03

Account for the tradeoff

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and make the school-specific case concrete.

Regular Decisionrolling
Fee and waiverNo application fee

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Major and program admission

Some fields have their own entry path.

The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.

NursingAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.

Published annual cost$50,480
Average annual cost after aid$25,000
Affordability profileEmerging

In the season card

Average annual cost by household income at Concordia College at Moorhead

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Concordia's large-scale choral and instrumental tradition is a defining part of campus culture and extends well beyond music majors.

Complete within 8 years71.8%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one80.8%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$59,317

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Business Administration, Management and Operations

Recent graduates80
Median earnings$63,910

Biology, General

Recent graduates49
Median earnings$65,025

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

Recent graduates36
Median earnings$51,840

Psychology, General

Recent graduates28
Median earnings$44,399

What is campus life like?

Concordia College at Moorhead beyond the classroom

The Moorhead campus is residential and community-oriented, with music ensembles, athletics, faith life, clubs, and the neighboring Fargo college scene expanding social and cultural options.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Students choose from more than 140 areas of study, including liberal arts, business, sciences, education, nursing, and pre-professional pathways, while the core emphasizes engaged citizenship.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

The Moorhead campus is residential and community-oriented, with music ensembles, athletics, faith life, clubs, and the neighboring Fargo college scene expanding social and cultural options.

Distinctive edge

What changes the experience

Concordia's large-scale choral and instrumental tradition is a defining part of campus culture and extends well beyond music majors.

1,829 undergraduatesMidwestsuburban settingCampus housing available