Concordia College Alabama

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2017 Undergraduate Tuition

$9,920

2017 Average Net Price

$22,313

After Financial Aid

2014 Default Rate

33.1%

on Student Loans

2016 Acceptance Rate

23.6%

639 Applicants

2017 Enrolled Students

389

92.8% Full-Time

2017 Graduation Rate

4.93%

7 Graduates

About

Concordia College Alabama is a higher education institution located in Dallas County, AL. In 2017, the most popular Associates Degree concentrations at Concordia College Alabama were Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities (26 degrees awarded), Other Business Administration, Management, & Operations (8 degrees), and Early Childhood Education & Teaching (2 degrees).

In 2017, 73 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Concordia College Alabama. 54.8% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 45.2% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was black or african american (65 degrees), 21.7 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, white (3 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Concordia College Alabama is $9,920, which is $−18,258 less than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,178).

In 2014 the default rate for borrower's at Concordia College Alabama was 33.1%, corresponding to 112 out of the 338 total borrowers.

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Costs

In 2017, the median undergraduate tuition at Concordia College Alabama is $9,920.

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $22,313.

In 2017, 91% of undergraduate students attending Concordia College Alabama received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 81% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$9,920

2017 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2017, the cost of tuition at Concordia College Alabama was $9,920.

This chart compares the tuition costs of Concordia College Alabama (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$22,313

2017 Value

3.01%

1 Year Growth

In 2017 Concordia College Alabama had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $22,313. Between 2016 and 2017, the average net price of Concordia College Alabama grew by 3.01%.

This chart compares the average net price of Concordia College Alabama (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$7,150

Room and Board

$1,600

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Concordia College Alabama was of $7,150 in 2017. The cost of room and board increased by 0.704% between 2016 and 2017.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,600. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Concordia College Alabama (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

91%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

81%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

91% of undergraduate students at Concordia College Alabama received financial aid through grants or loans in 2017. This represents a decline of 9% with respect to 2016, when 100% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Concordia College Alabama (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

33.1%

2014 Default Rate

112

Number of Defaults

In 2014 the default rate for borrower's at Concordia College Alabama was 33.1%, which represents 112 out of the 338 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Admissions

Concordia College Alabama received 639 undergraduate applications in 2016, which represents a 83% annual growth. Out of those 639 applicants, 151 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 23.6% acceptance rate.

There were 389 students enrolled at Concordia College Alabama in 2017. 10% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Concordia College Alabama has an overall enrollment yield of 67.5%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

23.6%

Acceptance Rate in 2016

151

Accepted Out of 639

In 2016, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Concordia College Alabama was 23.6% (151 admissions from 639 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2015, which was 40.3%. Between 2015 and 2016, the number of applicants declined by 83%, while admissions declined by 90.1%.

This chart compares the acceptance rate of Concordia College Alabama (in red) with that of other similar universities, and the chart below shows the acceptance rate by gender.

SAT Scores

10%

Submission Percentage (2014)

Scores Submitted (2014)

10% of enrolled first-time students at Concordia College Alabama in 2014 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

The following chart shows the average SAT scores for the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile of applicants for each section of the test that they are evaluated on.

Enrollment

Concordia College Alabama had a total enrollment of 389 students in 2017. The full-time enrollment at Concordia College Alabama is 361 students and the part-time enrollment is 28. This means that 92.8% of students enrolled at Concordia College Alabama are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Concordia College Alabama, both undergraduate and graduate, is 90.5% Black or African American, 3.34% White, and 1.29% Hispanic or Latino.

Students enrolled at Concordia College Alabama in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly Black or African American Male (45.5%), followed by Black or African American Female (45.5%) and White Male (1.95%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

92.8%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Concordia College Alabama in 2017, both undergraduate and graduate, is 389 students. The full-time enrollment at Concordia College Alabama is 361 and the part-time enrollment is 28. This means that 92.8% of students enrolled at Concordia College Alabama are enrolled full-time compared with 78.9% at similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Concordia College Alabama (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

35%

2017 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Concordia College Alabama was 35%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Baccalaureate Colleges (75%), Concordia College Alabama had a retention rate lower than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Concordia College Alabama (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2017)

Black or African American
352 enrolled students
White
13 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
5 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Concordia College Alabama is 90.5% Black or African American, 3.34% White, and 1.29% Hispanic or Latino. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Baccalaureate Colleges is 50.5% White, 15.6% Hispanic or Latino, and 13.2% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 0 students (0%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2017, 7 more women than men received degrees from Concordia College Alabama. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Concordia College Alabama is black or african american (65 degrees awarded). There were 21.7 times more black or african american recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white (3 degrees).

The most common Associates Degree concentration at Concordia College Alabama is Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities (26 degrees awarded), followed by Other Business Administration, Management, & Operations (8 degrees) and Early Childhood Education & Teaching (2 degrees).

In 2017, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Concordia College Alabama, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Protective Services (10 degrees awarded), Liberal Arts & Humanities (26 degrees), and Interdisciplinary Studies (4 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Elementary & middle school teachers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Concordia College Alabama are Elementary & middle school teachers (1,719,995 people), Accountants & auditors (1,053,910 people), Other managers (884,467 people), Secondary school teachers (565,078 people), and Financial managers (558,569 people).

The most specialized majors at Concordia College Alabama in 2017 are Protective Services (10 degrees awarded), Liberal Arts & Humanities (26 degrees), Interdisciplinary Studies (4 degrees), Education (12 degrees), and Business (16 degrees) (as of 2017).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Concordia College Alabama are Surgeons, Correspondence clerks & order clerks, Physicians, Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists, and Photographic process workers & processing machine operators

The most specialized majors at Concordia College Alabama are Protective Services (10 degrees awarded), Liberal Arts & Humanities (26 degrees), Interdisciplinary Studies (4 degrees), Education (12 degrees), and Business (16 degrees) (as of 2017).

Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Concordia College Alabama are Elementary & secondary schools (3,324,226 people), Computer Systems Design (655,695 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (613,923 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (551,798 people), and Justice, public order, & safety activities (546,528 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Concordia College Alabama.

Most Common (2017)

Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities
26 degrees awarded
Other Business Administration, Management, & Operations
8 degrees awarded
Early Childhood Education & Teaching
2 degrees awarded

In 2017, the most common associates degree concentration at Concordia College Alabama was Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities with 26 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from associates degree programs at Concordia College Alabama according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2017

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2017

In 2017, 33 degrees were awarded to men at Concordia College Alabama, which is 0.825 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (40).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Concordia College Alabama by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2017, 15 degrees were awarded to men at Concordia College Alabama in Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities, which is 1.36 times more than the 11 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2017, 11 degrees were awarded to men at Concordia College Alabama in Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities, which is 0.733 times less than the 15 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

100% Completion Time

10%

150% Completion Time

In 2017, 2% of students graduating from Concordia College Alabama completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 10% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 10% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Baccalaureate Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2017)

Black or African American
65 degrees awarded
White
3 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Concordia College Alabama is black or african american (65 degrees awarded). There were 21.7 times more black or african american recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white (3 degrees).

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2017)

Black or African American Female
49 degrees awarded
Black or African American Female
37 degrees awarded
Black or African American Female
35 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Concordia College Alabama is black or african american female (49 degrees awarded). There were 1.32 times more black or african american female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american female (37 degrees).

Operations

Concordia College Alabama has an endowment valued at nearly $53.2k, as of the end of the 2017 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 42.7k (80.3%) compared to the 7.58% average return (3.75M on 49.5M) across all Baccalaureate Colleges.

In 2017, Concordia College Alabama had a total salary expenditure of 9.78M. Concordia College Alabama employs 19 Assistant professors, 2 Associate professors and 1 Instructors. Most academics at Concordia College Alabama are Female Assistant professor (10), Male Assistant professor (9), and Male Associate professor (2).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Concordia College Alabama are: Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 21 employees, Sales and related, with 18 employees, and Service with 15 employees.

Endowment

$53.2k

2017 Endowment

94.9%

decline from 2016

Concordia College Alabama has an endowment valued at about $53.2k, as of the end of the 2017 fiscal year. The endowment of Concordia College Alabama declined 94.9% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $49.4M lower than than the median endowment of Baccalaureate Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Concordia College Alabama (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$2.81M

2017 Salaries

4.77%

decline from 2016

In 2017, Concordia College Alabama paid a median of $2.81M in salaries, which represents 28.8% of their overall expenditure ($9.78M) and a 4.77% decline from the previous year. This is compared to a 6.63% growth between 2015 and 2016, and a 7.64% decline between 2014 and 2015.

Instructional Salaries

$1.24M

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2017, Concordia College Alabama paid a total of $1.24M to 23 employees working as instructors, which represents 44.2% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $522k (3.48%) for similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

Occupations by Share

In 2017, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Concordia College Alabama were Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 21 employees, Sales and related with 18 employees, and Service with 15 employees.

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