Concord University

Concord University is located in Athens, West Virginia, United States. It was founded in the year 1872. The university has another campus located in Beckley, Raleigh County. It gained university status in 2004. The degree-granting academic divisions of the university are:

• Business
• Education and Human Performance
• Fine Arts
• Interdisciplinary Studies
• Languages and Literature
• Natural Sciences
• Non-traditional Programs
• Social Sciences

Concord University supports a large number of student clubs and organizations. Some of the clubs and organizations at the Athens campus are Alpha Sigma Alpha, Baptist Campus Ministries, Campus Crusade for Christ, Pi Kappa Phi, and College Republicans. The students publish an on-campus newspaper called "The Concordian." They also operate a radio station known as WCUR, and a TV station called WMLT.

Concord University Highlights

Where Concord University stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• Many students concentrating in education and teaching, liberal arts, hospitality, and photography and commercial art.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Numerous part-time students.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.

Other important characteristics:

• Faculty tenure system
• Library on-campus
• Campus housing available
• Study abroad option
• Distance learning available
• Part-time classes available
• Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Concord Students

The student enrollment at Concord was 2,735 in 2007 (2,437 full-time equivalent).

About 44% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 56% of the class.

Undergrads are 92% of enrolled students and graduate students are 8%.

About 3% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 97% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 93% are full-time and 7% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs

Financial Aid: Concord participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Housing and Meals

Concord provides on-campus housing for 1,150 of its 2,437 (full-time) students (as of 2007).

Concord Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. Concord is in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

Concord offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 103 male students received the aid (men were 64% of those receiving aid) and 58 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 36% of students receiving such aid) .

Concord Admissions (2007)

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