Concordia University Texas

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

Concordia University at Austin is now known as the Concordia University Texas. The university was originally established in 1926 as the Lutheran Concordia College of Texas. It became a coeducational institute in 1955 and was renamed as the Concordia Lutheran College in 1965. The school has been known as Concordia University Texas since 2007. The 350-acre campus is located in Austin, Texas.

Concordia University offers various undergraduate and graduate degrees along with accelerated degree programs. The academic divisions of the university are:

• College of Business
• College of Education
• College of Liberal Arts
• College of Science

Concordia University Texas supports a wide variety of clubs and organizations, including the Student Leadership Association, the Concordia Youth Ministry Team and Helping Hands. In addition, the university publishes a student newspaper called “The Mullet.”

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in education and teaching.
• High female/male ratio.
• Selective admissions.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, General.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,260 in 2009-2010 (1,807 full-time equivalent).

About 46% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 54% of the class.

Undergrads are 51% of enrolled students and graduate students are 49%.

Students under 25 years old represent 33% of the student body. About 23% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Concordia provides on-campus housing for 279 of its 1,807 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 20 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the American Southwest Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Concordia offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Postbaccalaureate (Education).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (96 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Business/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (2 awarded)

• Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

• Environmental Science

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (354 awarded)

• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching

LIBERAL ARTS (41 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• General Studies
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Social Sciences

MATHEMATICS (0 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (10 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (18 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (18 awarded)

• Religious Education
• Religious/Sacred Music

SCIENCE (7 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (6 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration