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Summary
Concordia College is a private institution that was founded in 1922. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 719, its setting is city, and the campus size is 60 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Concordia College's ranking in the 2013 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Colleges (South), Tier 2. Its tuition and fees are $8,590 (2012-13).
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Concordia College Alabama is a liberal arts college located in Selma, Alabama. Its mission is "to prepare students through a Christ-centered education for lives of responsible service in the church, community and world." Concordia College Alabama is one of the ten post-secondary institutions in the Concordia University System of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod and the only one that is a historically black college or university (HBCU). |
General Information
| School type | private, coed college |
| Year founded | 1922 |
| Religious affiliation | Lutheran |
| Academic calendar | semester |
| Setting | city |
| 2011 Endowment | $4,098,615 |
Applying
When applying to Concordia College, it's important to note the application deadline is rolling. Scores for either the ACT or SAT test are due August 15. The application fee at Concordia College is $10. It is least selective.
For more information about the tests, essays, interviews, and admissions process, visit the Applying to College knowledge center.
| Selectivity | least selective |
| Fall 2011 acceptance rate | N/A |
| Application deadline | rolling |
| SAT/ACT scores must be received by | August 15 |
Academic Life
The student-faculty ratio at Concordia College is 21:1, and the school has 41.2 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Concordia College include: Biological and Biomedical Sciences and Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
Student Life
Concordia College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 719, with a gender distribution of 56.9 percent male students and 43.1 percent female students.
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| Collegiate athletic association | N/A |
Campus Info & Services
Concordia College offers a number of student services including nonremedial tutoring and placement service. Concordia College also offers campus safety and security services like 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, lighted pathways/sidewalks, and controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc). Of the students at Concordia College, 55 percent have cars on campus. Alcohol is not permitted for students of legal age at Concordia College.
| Students who have cars on campus | 55% |
| Health insurance offered | No |
| Students required to own/lease a computer | No |
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Paying for School
At Concordia College, 78.7 percent of full-time undergraduates receive some kind of need-based financial aid and the average need-based scholarship or grant award is $3,500.
Paying for college doesn't have to be difficult or devastating. Go to the Paying for College knowledge center to get advice on raising cash and reducing costs.
| Tuition and fees | $8,590 (2012-13) |
| Room and board | $4,340 (2012-13) |
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