CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY AT AUSTIN I-18

3400 Interstate 35 North
Austin, TX 78705-2799
Tel: (512)486-2000
Free: 800-285-4252
Fax: (512)459-8517
Web Site: http://www.concordia.edu/

Description:

Independent, comprehensive, coed, affiliated with Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. Part of Concordia University System. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1926. Setting: 20-acre urban campus with easy access to San Antonio. Total enrollment: 1,155. 523 applied, 76% were admitted. 8% from top 10% of their high school class, 26% from top quarter, 60% from top half. Full-time: 708 students, 53% women, 47% men. Part-time: 323 students, 64% women, 36% men. Students come from 21 states and territories, 7% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 13% Hispanic, 8% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 39% 25 or older, 32% live on campus, 10% transferred in. Retention: 56% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; education; communications/communication technologies. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: early admission, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.5 high school GPA, SAT or ACT. Required for some: recommendations, interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $22,730 includes full-time tuition ($16,050), mandatory fees ($110), and college room and board ($6570). College room only: $3870. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and location. Room and board charges vary according to board plan. Part-time tuition: $535 per credit. Part-time mandatory fees: $5 per credit. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to location.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group. Social organizations: 9 open to all. Most popular organizations: student government, Education Club, Lutheran Student Fellowship, Students Active for the Environment, Accounting Club. Major annual events: Fall Festival, Homecoming, Parents' Day. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. On-campus residence required in freshman year. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. Founders Library with 50,756 books, 29,057 microform titles, 814 serials, 3,859 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 40 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.