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Mequon, WI · Private · 2,197 undergraduates · suburban

Concordia University-Wisconsin

Moderately selective

The combination of a lakefront residential campus and broad health-professions offerings is central to Concordia Wisconsin's appeal.

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Institutional profile

Regionally focused Solid in academic standing, and steady in student experience.
Academic Solid Affordability Emerging Career Emerging Mobility Steady Experience Steady
Academic standing Solid
Affordability Emerging
Career outcomes Emerging
Mobility Steady
Student experience Steady
Admission
67.5% admitted

4,537 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
Varies across five income ranges

Compare recent average annual costs by household income

Completion
56.2%

$56,075 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets Concordia University-Wisconsin apart

Academic design

Programs include nursing, pharmacy, rehabilitation and health sciences, business, education, STEM, and traditional liberal-arts fields.

Campus pattern

The Mequon campus sits on a bluff above Lake Michigan, giving students a scenic residential setting close to Milwaukee's employment and cultural opportunities.

Defining feature

The combination of a lakefront residential campus and broad health-professions offerings is central to Concordia Wisconsin's appeal.

Can I get in?

67.5% admitted

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

Recent applicant pool

4,537

About 68 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 67.5%
Entering class

Academic range

ACT middle 50%22–29
1734

Of admitted students, 9% submitted an ACT. Scores were rare in this class, so the ACT range says more about who volunteered one than about who was admitted.

Academic benchmarkModerately selective

In the season card

Where your GPA sits in the entering class

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

See where I land

In the season card

What Concordia University-Wisconsin 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  
See what counts here

What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Programs include nursing, pharmacy, rehabilitation and health sciences, business, education, STEM, and traditional liberal-arts fields.

02

Make the fit specific

The combination of a lakefront residential campus and broad health-professions offerings is central to Concordia Wisconsin's appeal.

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

Fee waiver: accepted

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.

Teacher preparationAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Health professionsAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

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$59,280
Average annual cost after aid$36,000
Affordability profileEmerging

In the season card

Average annual cost by household income at Concordia University-Wisconsin

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+ 
Open the price by income

Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

The combination of a lakefront residential campus and broad health-professions offerings is central to Concordia Wisconsin's appeal.

Complete within 8 years56.2%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one78.3%

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$56,075

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 graduates35
Median earnings$65,787

Admits separately

Computer Engineering

Recent graduates24
Median earnings

Marketing

Recent graduates24
Median earnings$68,606

Admits separately

What is campus life like?

Concordia University-Wisconsin beyond the classroom

The Mequon campus sits on a bluff above Lake Michigan, giving students a scenic residential setting close to Milwaukee's employment and cultural opportunities.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Programs include nursing, pharmacy, rehabilitation and health sciences, business, education, STEM, and traditional liberal-arts fields.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

The Mequon campus sits on a bluff above Lake Michigan, giving students a scenic residential setting close to Milwaukee's employment and cultural opportunities.

Distinctive edge

What changes the experience

The combination of a lakefront residential campus and broad health-professions offerings is central to Concordia Wisconsin's appeal.

2,197 undergraduatesMidwestsuburban settingCampus housing available