Concordia University-Wisconsin
Mequon, Wisconsin · Also known as CUW · Website
$56,075
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$56,075
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Concordia University-Wisconsin is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Mequon, Wisconsin with 2,197 undergraduates and 2,852 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $36,201 a year (tuition and fees $35,470). It admits 78% of applicants and 68% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $56,075 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
$36,201
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$35,470
US median $11,837
Admission rate
78%
US median 78%
Completion rate
68%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,750
About $273 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$56,075
Rank 1,021 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
- $36,201
- Tuition and fees
- $35,470
- Cost of attendance
- $53,315
- Students with a need-based grant
- 27%
- Students with federal loans
- 60%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $34,991
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $31,070
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $32,747
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $36,336
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $38,595
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 $27,100 in 2015-16 to $35,470 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
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1,190
- ACT, middle
- 23
- Undergraduates
- 2,197
- Graduate students
- 2,852
- Part-time students
- 17%
- Women
- 60%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 68%
- Retention rate
- 78%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 132
- Endowment
- $110.5M
- 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 1,021 of 5,094 US colleges and 13 of 78 in Wisconsin (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | WI median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $36,201 | $16,210 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $35,470 | $9,856 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 78% | 82% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 68% | 58% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 78% | 76% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,750 | $20,492 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $49,761 | $41,210 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $56,075 | $45,358 | $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. 53% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 79% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
132 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 150 | $25,117 | $73,254 | $90,507 | $103,485 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 87 | $26,000 | $72,393 | $81,505 | $88,910 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 73 | $37,448 | $102,254 | $122,169 | $120,193 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 68 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 54 | $22,695 | Withheld | $64,784 | $55,792 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationProfessional | Professional | 50 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 42 | $45,750 | $66,520 | $73,810 | $71,416 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $26,000 | $56,347 | $65,787 | $68,257 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 34 | $22,633 | $66,408 | $70,842 | $71,685 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 34 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 29 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Curriculum and InstructionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 27 | $24,113 | $53,056 | $61,853 | $63,399 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 27 | $32,549 | $52,538 | $60,854 | $60,111 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasOnlineMaster's | Master's | 26 | $16,864 | $56,531 | $64,611 | $63,707 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 26 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyOnlineMaster's | Master's | 24 | $45,945 | $50,801 | $65,922 | $65,184 |
| MarketingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $25,696 | $39,614 | $68,606 | $69,303 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $26,000 | $44,612 | $45,665 | $47,382 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $26,000 | $27,522 | $55,624 | $54,562 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $25,789 | $58,982 | $79,286 | $68,069 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $25,000 | $23,080 | $59,231 | $57,214 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $25,260 | $51,235 | $63,594 | $83,343 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $28,000 | $42,845 | $42,923 | $51,389 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Mequon and Wisconsin on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in Wisconsin
Questions and answers
How much does Concordia University-Wisconsin cost?
$36,201 a year is the average net price at Concordia University-Wisconsin after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $35,470, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $53,315. Families earning under $30,000 pay $34,991 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Concordia University-Wisconsin?
78% of applicants are admitted to Concordia University-Wisconsin. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,190 and the middle ACT score is 23. The median admission rate of colleges in Wisconsin is 82%.
How much do Concordia University-Wisconsin graduates earn?
$56,075 a year is the median pay of former Concordia University-Wisconsin students who work, 10 years after they started ($49,761 after 6 years). That ranks 1,021 of 5,094 US colleges and 13 of 78 in Wisconsin. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's) at $109,250.
How much student debt do Concordia University-Wisconsin graduates have?
$25,750 is the median federal student loan debt of Concordia University-Wisconsin graduates, about $273 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 60% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Concordia University-Wisconsin?
68% of first-time, full-time students at Concordia University-Wisconsin finish within 6 years. 78% 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-Wisconsin?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (150 master's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (87 bachelor's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (73 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 132 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.