| Location: | Southwest |
| Setting: | Large City Setting |
| Type: | Private |
| Affiliation: | Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod |
| Size: | Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad) |
| Mascot: | Tornados |
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.
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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| Percent of Students International: | 1% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 40% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | Yes |
| 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% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 73% (Selective) |
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| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 75% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 450, Math: 460 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 560, Math: 560 |
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| % 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 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 |
