Concordia University Chicago
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Concordia University Chicago is a private master's university in River Forest, IL (suburb setting), with 1,377 undergraduates (64% women), affiliated with the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod. It admitted 93% of 4,607 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division III schools (scores not considered). Cost of attendance is $49,998 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $17,767 on average after grants (top quarter for affordability in its division). 46% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in kinesiology, parks & recreation, education, business. The campus reported 1.47 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Concordia University Chicago ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division III schools, across 62 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 46%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $36,258
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Concordia University Chicago
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Concordia University Chicago teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 30 | — | 3 | $153k | $5,092 | — | |
| Baseball | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 42 | — | 1 | $435k | $10,363 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 26 | — | 1 | $198k | $7,620 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 13 | — | 1 | $165k | $12,720 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 8 | — | 1 | $49k | $6,137 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 8 | — | 1 | $50k | $6,247 | — | |
| Football | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 84 | — | 1 | $423k | $5,039 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 39 | — | 1 | $111k | $2,858 | — | |
| Softball | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 23 | — | 1 | $225k | $9,767 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 11 | — | 1 | $49k | $4,457 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 7 | — | 1 | $45k | $6,385 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 33 | — | 1 | $63k | $1,894 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 24 | — | 1 | $61k | $2,524 | — | |
| Men's Volleyball | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 15 | — | 1 | $156k | $10,384 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 19 | — | 1 | $159k | $8,360 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.