Concordia University-Nebraska
Seward, Nebraska · Also known as Concordia Teachers College Concordia College Concordia University, Seward · Website
$52,415
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$52,415
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Concordia University-Nebraska is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Seward, Nebraska with 1,283 undergraduates and 479 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $23,965 a year (tuition and fees $40,640). It admits 86% of applicants and 65% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $52,415 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,750 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$23,965
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$40,640
US median $11,837
Admission rate
86%
US median 78%
Completion rate
65%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,750
About $273 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$52,415
Rank 1,285 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
- $23,965
- Tuition and fees
- $40,640
- Cost of attendance
- $53,292
- Students with a need-based grant
- 11%
- Students with federal loans
- 26%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $19,107
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $20,295
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $21,442
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $25,401
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $26,433
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 $27,110 in 2015-16 to $40,640 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
- 86%
- SAT reading, middle
- 570
- SAT math, middle
- 555
- ACT, middle
- 23
- Undergraduates
- 1,283
- Graduate students
- 479
- Part-time students
- 4.7%
- Women
- 51%
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Completion rate
- 65%
- Retention rate
- 80%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 67
- Endowment
- $82.2M
- Other
- 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 1,285 of 5,094 US colleges and 14 of 35 in Nebraska (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NE median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $23,965 | $16,590 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $40,640 | $9,310 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 86% | 79% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 65% | 55% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 80% | 75% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,750 | $19,500 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $44,527 | $40,857 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $52,415 | $48,110 | $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. 77% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 76% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
67 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 48 | $27,000 | $43,067 | $45,047 | $47,382 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 38 | $23,000 | $51,159 | $60,031 | $68,407 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 36 | $27,000 | $27,785 | $47,419 | $57,214 |
| Curriculum and InstructionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 25 | $33,454 | $57,304 | $62,319 | $63,399 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $25,000 | $39,883 | $47,074 | $50,706 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralOnlineMaster's | Master's | 21 | $33,972 | $66,116 | $75,289 | $125,988 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageOnlineMaster's | Master's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | $56,149 | $65,767 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasOnlineMaster's | Master's | 12 | $33,454 | $55,973 | $59,994 | $63,707 |
| Behavioral SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | $26,865 | $29,273 | $48,215 | $48,673 |
| Religious EducationOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Special Education and TeachingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,499 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 9 | $35,457 | $85,531 | Withheld | $89,981 |
| Curriculum and InstructionGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,033 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | $26,989 | Withheld | $48,490 | $54,562 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,378 |
| Public HealthOnlineMaster's | Master's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | $73,297 | $82,751 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 7 | $33,610 | $71,127 | $74,896 | $71,685 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | $27,000 | $19,316 | $58,162 | $44,535 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,012 |
| Special Education and TeachingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 5 | $37,479 | $55,085 | $56,495 | $64,397 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Seward and Nebraska on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Nebraska
- Homes: Homes for sale in Nebraska
Questions and answers
How much does Concordia University-Nebraska cost?
$23,965 a year is the average net price at Concordia University-Nebraska after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $40,640, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $53,292. Families earning under $30,000 pay $19,107 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Concordia University-Nebraska?
86% of applicants are admitted to Concordia University-Nebraska. The median admission rate of colleges in Nebraska is 79%.
How much do Concordia University-Nebraska graduates earn?
$52,415 a year is the median pay of former Concordia University-Nebraska students who work, 10 years after they started ($44,527 after 6 years). That ranks 1,285 of 5,094 US colleges and 14 of 35 in Nebraska. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's) at $85,531.
How much student debt do Concordia University-Nebraska graduates have?
$25,750 is the median federal student loan debt of Concordia University-Nebraska graduates, about $273 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 26% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Concordia University-Nebraska?
65% of first-time, full-time students at Concordia University-Nebraska finish within 6 years. 80% 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-Nebraska?
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (48 bachelor's graduates), Business/Commerce, General (38 bachelor's graduates), Biology, General (36 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 67 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.