Concordia University-Chicago
River Forest, Illinois · Also known as Concordia University Chicago · Website
$54,089
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$54,089
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Concordia University-Chicago is a private nonprofit 4-year college in River Forest, Illinois with 1,323 undergraduates and 3,402 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $18,436 a year (tuition and fees $37,488). It admits 93% of applicants and 36% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $54,089 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $23,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$18,436
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$37,488
US median $11,837
Admission rate
93%
US median 78%
Completion rate
36%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$23,000
About $244 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$54,089
Rank 1,169 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $18,436
- Tuition and fees
- $37,488
- Cost of attendance
- $45,383
- Students with a need-based grant
- 46%
- Students with federal loans
- 57%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $16,795
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $16,397
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $15,768
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $20,046
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $23,907
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $29,520 in 2015-16 to $37,488 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 93%
- Undergraduates
- 1,323
- Graduate students
- 3,402
- Part-time students
- 10%
- Women
- 52%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 36%
- Retention rate
- 61%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 110
- Endowment
- $32.4M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,169 of 5,094 US colleges and 49 of 189 in Illinois (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | IL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $18,436 | $15,156 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $37,488 | $13,291 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 93% | 77% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 36% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 61% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $23,000 | $10,297 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $44,405 | $34,234 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $54,089 | $39,544 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 59% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 71% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
110 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 273 | $24,000 | $72,182 | $82,000 | $71,685 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's | Master's | 214 | $21,612 | $51,084 | $66,304 | $62,033 |
| Curriculum and InstructionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 125 | $17,214 | $67,571 | $68,826 | $63,399 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 100 | $23,000 | $29,231 | $55,309 | $54,562 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 84 | $33,625 | $63,207 | $82,060 | $103,485 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 74 | Withheld | $92,865 | $110,620 | $86,288 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 61 | $25,141 | $57,389 | $62,613 | $59,916 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 54 | $49,142 | $108,131 | $123,623 | $100,573 |
| Educational/Instructional Media DesignOnlineMaster's | Master's | 53 | $22,899 | $68,606 | $74,446 | $70,644 |
| Special Education and TeachingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 48 | $16,300 | $64,673 | $67,237 | $64,397 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 48 | $19,166 | $58,990 | $61,264 | $63,707 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessDoctoral | Doctoral | 40 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $81,993 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 38 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $94,506 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $22,298 | $44,618 | $45,532 | $47,382 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $19,800 | $27,304 | $46,590 | $50,706 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyOnlineMaster's | Master's | 30 | $53,872 | $51,374 | $69,536 | $65,184 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsDoctoral | Doctoral | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $113,566 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 26 | $47,380 | $74,696 | $84,318 | $60,111 |
| Curriculum and InstructionOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $83,031 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $27,000 | $44,601 | $55,212 | $51,389 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsMaster's | Master's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $23,250 | $44,581 | $54,533 | $68,257 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $22,495 | $51,763 | $72,050 | $68,069 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,303 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of River Forest and Illinois on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Concordia University-Chicago cost?
$18,436 a year is the average net price at Concordia University-Chicago after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $37,488, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $45,383. Families earning under $30,000 pay $16,795 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Concordia University-Chicago?
93% of applicants are admitted to Concordia University-Chicago. The median admission rate of colleges in Illinois is 77%.
How much do Concordia University-Chicago graduates earn?
$54,089 a year is the median pay of former Concordia University-Chicago students who work, 10 years after they started ($44,405 after 6 years). That ranks 1,169 of 5,094 US colleges and 49 of 189 in Illinois. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral) at $108,131.
How much student debt do Concordia University-Chicago graduates have?
$23,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Concordia University-Chicago graduates, about $244 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 57% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Concordia University-Chicago?
36% of first-time, full-time students at Concordia University-Chicago finish within 6 years. 61% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Concordia University-Chicago?
Educational Administration and Supervision (273 master's graduates), Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (214 master's graduates), Curriculum and Instruction (125 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 110 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.