Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod Colleges
Founded in Chicago, IL, in 1847, with current headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri, the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS), is the eighth largest Protestant denomination in the United States, and is second only to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in terms of overall size. A moderately conservative, Confessional Lutheran denomination, LCMS originated from various communities of German Lutheran immigrants during the 1830s and 1840s. With more than two million baptized members and representation in all fifty states, roughly half of the church’s members are located in the Upper Midwest.
Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod Higher Education Overview
The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod operates several universities known as the Concordia University System, most of which are located in the western part of the United States and have a liberal arts curriculum. The largest of these schools is Concordia University – Wisconsin (Mequon, WI), which, along with Concordia Seminary (St. Louis, MO) and Concordia Theological Seminary (Fort Wayne, IN), offers Doctoral degree programs. The other schools within the Concordia University System offer primarily Bachelor and Masters degrees.
| School | City | Students | Highest Degree | Tenure System |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia College-New York | Bronxville, NY | 707 | Bachelor's | yes |
| Concordia College-Selma | Selma, AL | 539 | Bachelor's | |
| Concordia Seminary | Saint Louis, MO | 522 | yes | |
| Concordia Theological Seminary | Fort Wayne, IN | 382 | yes | |
| Concordia University | Portland, OR | 1,709 | Master's | |
| Concordia University | River Forest, IL | 4,185 | yes | |
| Concordia University | Seward, NE | 1,344 | Master's | yes |
| Concordia University | Irvine, CA | 2,543 | Master's | |
| Concordia University Texas | Austin, TX | 2,260 | Master's | yes |
| Concordia University-Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor, MI | 896 | Master's | yes |
| Concordia University-Saint Paul | Saint Paul, MN | 2,644 | Master's | yes |
| Concordia University-Wisconsin | Mequon, WI | 6,549 |
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