Concordia University Texas — admissions, outcomes, merit aid & scholarships

🎯 Parent/student verdict

Likely

Accessible for most applicants.

✅ Best for

Students focused on Health Professions (the school's signature program)
Families wanting a small liberal-arts experience

🎯 The reality

Bottom-quartile academic profile if: SAT below 860, or ACT below 15 (admitted-class quartiles; GPA floor is a calibrated heuristic where CDS not yet on file)

Verdict is composed from this college's structured data (admit rate, SAT bands, net price by income, Carnegie classification, scholarship grids) using transparent rule thresholds — not a chat-bot's opinion.

🏛️ Institutional snapshot

What kind of college is this?

Carnegie classification

M1: Master's - Larger Programs

Total enrollment

1,185

1,000 - 4,999

In-state tuition

$23,500

sticker, before aid

Tuition

$23,500

flat rate (no in/out-of-state split)

Admit rate

91.1%

Accepts the majority

SAT middle 50%

860–1100

EBRW + Math composite

ACT middle 50%

15–24

composite

Test policy

Test-optional

2023

10-yr earnings

$60,883

median, after entry

Source: federal IPEDS Admissions 2023 for scores + admit rate; federal College Scorecard (20260606 vintage) for earnings + outcomes. SAT/ACT bands are the 25th–75th percentile of enrolled submitters.

📊 Outcomes & cost

What graduates actually earn, finish, and owe.

Federal College Scorecard data. Earnings are median annual income measured years after entering. Debt is for federal-aid borrowers only (cash-pay students aren't counted).

Earnings, 6 yrs after entry

$48,058

Earnings, 10 yrs after entry

$60,883

4-year completion

45%

Median debt (completers)

$21,852

Cost of attendance

$53,020

sticker price, not net

Pell-eligible students

41%

💰 True ROI

6.6× return

What families actually pay (after aid) vs. the sticker — and how 10-yr earnings stack against the real cost. Most sites quote sticker; we quote what families really pay.

What families actually pay (4 yrs)

$92,524

$23,131/yr avg net

Aid that hides behind the sticker

$119,556

vs sticker $212,080

10-yr earnings total

$608,830

$60,883/yr median, 10 yrs out

Years to recoup actual cost

1.5 yrs

at the median earnings rate

"True ROI" = (10-yr median earnings × 10) ÷ (actual 4-yr net price). The actual net is from Scorecard (average across all families); your family's net price will vary by income — see the breakdown above. Earnings are 10 years after enrollment (Scorecard PP-FOS, all majors combined).

💰 What families actually pay

Net price by family income

Net price = sticker price minus grant aid. This is what families actually pay out-of-pocket after scholarships and need-based aid — the most honest affordability signal there is. At Concordia University Texas, the average net price is $23,131/yr across all families.

Family income $0-30k

$18,764/yr

Family income $30-48k

$18,394/yr

Family income $48-75k

$22,118/yr

Family income $75-110k

$23,977/yr

Family income $110k+

$32,280/yr

🔎 Earning over $110K? The federal brackets above lump every family from $110K to $1M+ into one row.

Need-based aid usually phases out somewhere between $200K and $300K at private colleges — but the exact threshold varies a lot. For a precise estimate based on your family's actual income, assets, and your student's academic profile, use Concordia University Texas's official Net Price Calculator:

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Source: College Scorecard (NPT41-NPT45). Net price = total cost of attendance minus federal, state, institutional, and other grants. Some brackets may be suppressed for student-privacy reasons (small cohorts). Title IV first-time, full-time undergraduates only. The $110K+ ceiling is a federal data limitation — Department of Education hasn't refreshed these brackets since the early 2010s.

📚 What students study here

Most popular majors at Concordia University Texas

Top 5 fields of study by bachelor's degrees awarded (most recent IPEDS Completions). Use this to see what Concordia University Texas actually graduates — not just what it markets.

1. Health Professions

279 degrees · 65.0%

Typical career outcomes

Registered Nurse $86k Physician Assistant $130k Pharmacist $136k Physical Therapist (post-DPT) $100k

Highest-paying group on this list, but most careers require additional training beyond a 4-year degree.

2. Business, Management, & Marketing

80 degrees · 18.6%

Typical career outcomes

Financial Analyst $100k Management Analyst (Consultant) $99k Marketing Manager $158k Accountant / Auditor $80k

Broad set of corporate roles. Finance + consulting pay top, accounting + HR pay middle, sales spread is wide.

3. Liberal Arts, Humanities, & General Studies

32 degrees · 7.5%

Typical career outcomes

Management Analyst $99k Marketing Specialist $75k HR Specialist $68k

Flexible degree → many paths. Real outcomes depend on the second skill (data, coding, teaching cert).

4. Psychology

20 degrees · 4.7%

Typical career outcomes

HR Specialist $68k Market Research Analyst $75k Clinical Psychologist (post-PhD) $93k Social Worker $58k

Most undergrad psych grads go into non-clinical roles. Clinical/counseling psych requires a master's or doctoral.

5. Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness

18 degrees · 4.2%

Typical career outcomes

Athletic Trainer $58k Fitness Trainer / Coach $46k Recreation Director $65k

Coaching, athletic training, public-sector recreation, fitness industry.

Source: IPEDS Completions (C2023_a), bachelor's-level first majors aggregated to 2-digit CIP family. Share is of these top 5 only — not all majors.

💼 Top programs by earnings

Highest-earning majors at Concordia University Texas

Median earnings 4 years after entry, by major (CIP code). From the federal College Scorecard program-level outcomes.

Major (CIP)	Credential	Cohort	1-yr earnings	4-yr earnings
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	Bachelor's Degree	246	$73,290	$79,891
Business/Commerce, General.	Bachelor's Degree	11	$60,641	$78,414
Business Administration, Management and Operations.	Bachelor's Degree	77	$47,120	$70,668
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.	Bachelor's Degree	4	—	$52,748
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.	Bachelor's Degree	34	$36,012	$52,691
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness.	Bachelor's Degree	14	—	$47,224

For full college-vs-major comparison + ROI leaderboards, see /college-outcomes →

🤖 AI program signal

AI + computing education at Concordia University Texas

CS degrees (annual)

6

CIP 11.0701 + 11.0101

Full multi-lens comparison: /ai-colleges →

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