Concordia University Texas

Quick Facts

Chance of Admission:
Location: Southwest
Setting: Large City Setting
Type: Private
Affiliation: Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
Size: Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)
Mascot: Tornados
Historic Kilian Hall.
Historic Kilian Hall.
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Concordia University Texas From Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Concordia University Texas is a private, coeducational institution of liberal arts and sciences located in central Austin, Texas. The university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as an Accelerated Degree Program for part-time students and adult returning students at satellite campuses in San Antonio, Houston, Fort Worth and Fredericksburg, Texas.

Concordia is owned by the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod and is a member of the Concordia University System, the ten-member association of LCMS colleges and universities enrolling a total of 19,000 students nationwide. As a Lutheran university, Concordia's stated mission is to develop Christian leaders.

History

Concordia was founded in 1926 as Lutheran Concordia College of Texas, a four-year high school that prepared young men for careers in ministry and teaching. The school opened with 26 students on its current site. In 1929, a two-story classroom building, later called the Music Building and now known as College Central, was built.

Concordia was founded by members of Texas' Wendish (or Sorbian) immigrant community. The original main building, Kilian Hall, is named for the Wend John Kilian, founder of the first Texas Lutheran church associated with the Missouri Synod and leader of a large group of Wends who settled in the Serbin area. Today, between 10%-15% of Concordia's faculty, staff, and students are of Wendish heritage.

Throughout the 1940s and 1950s many buildings were added to the campus, such as Hirschi Memorial Library in 1949 and Kramer Hall, the college's first fully air-conditioned classroom building, in 1951. Also in 1951, a two-year junior college curriculum was started.

Building developments on campus continued throughout the 1950s and 1960s. The campus received its own chapel with Birkman Memorial Chapel, in 1952, Texas Hall was dedicated in 1953, Studtmann Hall in 1955 and Beto Hall in 1969.

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Students & Campus Life
Undergraduate Enrollment: 1,029
On Campus Housing: Available
Full Time Students: 99%
Athletic Programs: Available
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Expenses
Average Tuition: $ 16,850
Students Receiving Aid: 99%
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Admissions
Application Fee: $ 25
Selectivity: Selective
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Students

General
Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 99%
Part-Time 1%
Men vs. Women
Women 50%
Men 50%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 59%
Other 16%
Hispanic 15%
African-American 9%
Asian 1%
Geography
In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 95%
Out-of-State 5%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Texas 95%
Illinois 0%
Florida 0%
Colorado 0%
Alabama 0%
Percent of Students International: 1%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus: 40%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: Yes

Athletics

Member of: NAA, NCAA
Sports Include: Basketball (American Southwest Conference)
Baseball (American Southwest Conference)
Track (American Southwest Conference)
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) Expenses  
Published Tuition and Fees:
$ 16,850    
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 16,740    
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 110    
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 3,105 36%  
State and Local Grants:
$ 4,123 44%  
Institutional Grants:
$ 7,000 69%  
Student Loans:
$ 4,265 79%  
Any Aid:
  99%  

Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)

Acceptance Rate: 73% (Selective)
Test Scores  
SAT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting SAT Scores: 75%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Verbal: 450, Math: 460
Top 75th Percentile: Verbal: 560, Math: 560
ACT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting ACT Scores: 40%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Composite: 18, Verbal: 17, Math: 18
Top 75th Percentile: Composite: 23, Verbal: 24, Math: 23

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee: $ 25.00
Formal Demonstration of Competencies: Not Required
High School Diploma or Equivalent: Recommended
High School GPA: Required
High School Rank: Recommended
High School Record: Required
Recommendations: Not Required
TOEFL: Required
Test Scores: Required

Photos

  • Historic Kilian Hall.
    Historic Kilian Hall. [source]
  • Aerial view of Concordia University's new campus in Northwest Austin.
    Aerial view of Concordia University's new campus in Northwest Austin. [source]
  • Old photograph of Concordia faculty in front of Kilian Hall.
    Old photograph of Concordia faculty in front of Kilian Hall. [source]
  • Concordia Tornados.
    Concordia Tornados. [source]