Concordia College At Moorhead

Concordia College is a privately-administered, liberal arts college run by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). It is located in Moorhead, Minnesota. The college was established on October 31, 1891, and formally organized in the year 1913. Concordia College at Moorhead now grants admission to more than 2,000 students every year.

The academic departments of Concordia College at Moorhead include the following:

Communication Studies and Theatre Art
English
History
Nursing
Physics
Social Work

The athletic teams of Concordia College at Moorhead are known as the Cobbers. The teams participate in intercollegiate volleyball, football, soccer, cross country, golf, fast pitch softball, and tennis. There are also several on-campus clubs and organizations includding the Alpha Psi Omega (Theatre Honor Society), Art Club, Circulo Hispano, Eta Sigma Phi (Classical Studies Honor Society), Delta Phi Alpha/ Kappa Tau (German Honor Society), Feminist Majority Alliance, Fashion Club, and Exotic Animal Care and Husbandry.

Campus Location

901 S 8th St
Moorhead, MN 56562
USA
Main Tel: (218) 299-4100
Web Site

The campus is in a medium-sized suburb.

Concordia College At Moorhead Highlights

Where Concordia College At Moorhead stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

Evangelical Lutheran Church religious affiliation.
Many students concentrating in music, media, science, liberal arts, and mathematics.
Large number of programs of study offered.
Number of dorm rooms for students.
High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
Good faculty-to-student ratio.

Other important characteristics:

Faculty tenure system
Library on-campus
Campus housing available
Student meal (board) plan
Study abroad option
Distance learning available
Part-time classes available
ROTC

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Bachelor	570	88
Master	2	1

Concordia Students

The student enrollment at Concordia was 2,811 in 2007 (2,774 full-time equivalent).

About 40% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 60% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students and graduate students are 0%.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs

Item	Cost
State Tuition and fees	$ 22,350
Room	$ 2,600
Board	$ 3,600
Books and supplies	$ 740
Other	$ 1,520

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

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

Similar Schools

Based on computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Concordia:

School	Location	Enrollment
Hope College	Holland, MI	3,226
Cedarville University	Cedarville, OH	3,055
Taylor University	Upland, IN	1,879
DePauw University	Greencastle, IN	2,398
Ithaca College	Ithaca, NY	6,660
Alma College	Alma, MI	1,355
Luther College	Decorah, IA	2,476
Coe College	Cedar Rapids, IA	1,316
Albion College	Albion, MI	1,938
St. Olaf College	Northfield, MN	3,040

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
With tenure		112
Without tenure; working toward tenure		33
Without tenure; tenure not available		51

Housing and Meals

Concordia provides on-campus housing for 1,790 of its 2,774 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

Concordia Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. Concordia is in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

Concordia Admissions (2007)

Applicants	Admitted
Men	82%
Women	88%
All	86%

SAT Test Scores:

SAT	Middle 50%
Verbal	530-660
Math	530-670
Writing	520-640

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (6 awarded)

Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (56 awarded)

Accounting
Business Administration and Management
Finance and Financial Management Services
International Business/Trade/Commerce
Management Information Systems and Services
Management Information Systems
Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (5 awarded)

Environmental Studies

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (5 awarded)

Apparel and Textiles

DESIGN (6 awarded)

Graphic Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (5 awarded)

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (95 awarded)

Art Teacher Education
Biology Teacher Education
Business Teacher Education
Chemistry Teacher Education
Education
Elementary Education and Teaching
English/Language Arts Teacher Education
French Language Teacher Education
German Language Teacher Education
Health Teacher Education
Latin Teacher Education
Mathematics Teacher Education
Music Teacher Education
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
Physics Teacher Education
Social Studies Teacher Education
Spanish Language Teacher Education
Speech Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (31 awarded)

Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
Social Work

FINE ARTS (5 awarded)

Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (123 awarded)

Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
Creative Writing
Economics
English Composition
English Language and Literature
French Language and Literature
German Language and Literature
History
Humanities/Humanistic Studies
International Relations and Affairs
International/Global Studies
Latin Language and Literature
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
Political Science and Government
Russian Language and Literature
Scandinavian Studies
Social Sciences
Sociology
Spanish Language and Literature
Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (10 awarded)

Mathematics

MEDIA (30 awarded)

Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Communication and Media Studies
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
Journalism
Organizational Communication
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
Public Relations/Image Management

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (15 awarded)

Health and Medical Administrative Services
Health/Health Care Administration/Management
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management

MUSIC (22 awarded)

Music Performance
Music Theory and Composition
Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (35 awarded)

Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (17 awarded)

Health and Physical Education
Health and Physical Education/Fitness

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (1 awarded)

Office Management and Supervision

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (6 awarded)

Philosophy
Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (67 awarded)

Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biology/Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (32 awarded)

Psychology