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Concordia University-Saint Paul

Concordia University St. Paul, also known as CSP, is a liberal arts university located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. It was established in 1893 to provide high school students with a Christian learning environment. The university offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study. CSP is organized into the following academic colleges:

  • College of Arts and Sciences
  • College of Business and Organizational Leadership
  • College of Education
  • College of Vocation and Ministry

CSP’s campus hosts several clubs and organizations for the overall development of its students. Some of the popular organizations are the Concordia Students Education Association, History Club, Lambda Pi Eta Communication Honor Society, and Concordia Television Production. The university's student-run campus newspaper is called "The Sword."

Campus Location

275 Syndicate Street North
Saint Paul, MN 55104-5494
USA
Main Tel: (651) 641-8278
Web Site

The campus is in a large city.

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod religious affiliation.
  • Many students concentrating in business and management, family and social work, and computer science and engineering.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
  • Many mature (40+ year old) students.
  • Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

Other important characteristics:

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

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor45842
Master1329
Postbaccalaureate certificate2218
Associate21

Students

Student enrollment was 2,260 in 2007-2008 (2,136 full-time equivalent).

About 46% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 54% of the class.

Undergrads are 67% of enrolled students and graduate students are 33%.

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

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 24,900
Room and board$ 6,900
Books and supplies$ 700
Other$ 1,800

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

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

Housing and Meals

Concordia provides on-campus housing for 500 of its 2,136 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 121 male students received the aid (men were 62% of those receiving aid) and 74 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 38% of students receiving such aid) .

Admissions (2008-2009)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men56%
Women61%
All59%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal500-620
Math460-590
Writing500-590

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (0 awarded)

  • Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (272 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Finance
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
  • Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (27 awarded)

  • Computer/Info Tech Services Administration & Management

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

  • Environmental Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (107 awarded)

  • Art Teacher Education
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Chemistry Teacher Education
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Education
  • Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Health Teacher Education
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Social Studies Teacher Education
  • Special Education and Teaching
  • Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (64 awarded)

  • Child Development
  • Human Development and Family Studies
  • Youth Services/Administration

FINE ARTS (8 awarded)

  • Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (18 awarded)

  • English Language and Literature
  • General Studies
  • History
  • Sociology

MATHEMATICS (3 awarded)

  • Mathematics

MEDIA (11 awarded)

  • Mass Communication/Media Studies

MUSIC (2 awarded)

  • Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (19 awarded)

  • Health and Physical Education
  • Kinesiology and Exercise Science

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (24 awarded)

  • Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology
  • Religious Education
  • Religious/Sacred Music
  • Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (7 awarded)

  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (36 awarded)

  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (15 awarded)

  • Psychology

Selected Careers of Interest

(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at Concordia with government-defined occupation categories.)

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