Concordia University-Irvine
Irvine, California · Also known as Concordia University Irvine · Website
$65,083
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$65,083
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Concordia University-Irvine is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Irvine, California with 1,536 undergraduates and 2,114 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $28,115 a year (tuition and fees $43,480). It admits 66% of applicants and 58% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $65,083 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $24,247 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$28,115
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$43,480
US median $11,837
Admission rate
66%
US median 78%
Completion rate
58%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$24,247
About $257 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$65,083
Rank 534 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
- $28,115
- Tuition and fees
- $43,480
- Cost of attendance
- $58,682
- Students with a need-based grant
- 24%
- Students with federal loans
- 52%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $25,431
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $26,012
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $22,202
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $26,339
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $31,967
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 $31,690 in 2015-16 to $43,480 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
- 66%
- SAT reading, middle
- 580
- SAT math, middle
- 565
- ACT, middle
- 25
- Undergraduates
- 1,536
- Graduate students
- 2,114
- Part-time students
- 1.9%
- Women
- 61%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 58%
- Retention rate
- 75%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 50
- Endowment
- $54.5M
- 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 534 of 5,094 US colleges and 85 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $28,115 | $20,161 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $43,480 | $8,086 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 66% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 58% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 75% | 80% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $24,247 | $11,537 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $53,777 | $36,048 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $65,083 | $41,472 | $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. 69% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 76% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
50 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessOnlineMaster's | Master's | 237 | $29,290 | $61,782 | $71,776 | $62,033 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 149 | $42,448 | $68,850 | $91,553 | $60,111 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyOnlineMaster's | Master's | 125 | $45,965 | $42,331 | Withheld | $65,184 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 123 | $20,312 | $102,324 | $105,657 | $88,910 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 88 | $28,038 | $84,304 | $82,691 | $103,485 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 82 | $26,000 | $37,660 | $68,635 | $68,257 |
| Curriculum and InstructionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 69 | $20,500 | $83,546 | $100,038 | $63,399 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 68 | $26,000 | $93,637 | $109,714 | $71,685 |
| Educational/Instructional Media DesignOnlineMaster's | Master's | 49 | $20,500 | $86,662 | $102,896 | $70,644 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 37 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 34 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $27,000 | $24,522 | $59,648 | $54,562 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 29 | Withheld | Withheld | $107,688 | $89,981 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $25,000 | $17,772 | $49,593 | $50,706 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $25,000 | $22,652 | $51,206 | $53,072 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,916 |
| Behavioral SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $20,750 | $31,899 | $46,098 | $48,673 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $24,848 | $36,162 | $56,388 | $56,359 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $27,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 17 | Withheld | $114,673 | Withheld | $100,573 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | $24,125 | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Public HealthOnlineMaster's | Master's | 12 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,300 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,535 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Concordia University-Irvine cost?
$28,115 a year is the average net price at Concordia University-Irvine after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $43,480, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $58,682. Families earning under $30,000 pay $25,431 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Concordia University-Irvine?
66% of applicants are admitted to Concordia University-Irvine. The median admission rate of colleges in California is 76%.
How much do Concordia University-Irvine graduates earn?
$65,083 a year is the median pay of former Concordia University-Irvine students who work, 10 years after they started ($53,777 after 6 years). That ranks 534 of 5,094 US colleges and 85 of 494 in California. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral) at $114,673.
How much student debt do Concordia University-Irvine graduates have?
$24,247 is the median federal student loan debt of Concordia University-Irvine graduates, about $257 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 52% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Concordia University-Irvine?
58% of first-time, full-time students at Concordia University-Irvine finish within 6 years. 75% 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-Irvine?
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (237 master's graduates), Student Counseling and Personnel Services (149 master's graduates), Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (125 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 50 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.