Concordia University-Chicago Student Population

How many students at Concordia University-Chicago?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Concordia University-Chicago has a total enrollment of 4,770 students, including 1,368 undergraduate and 3,402 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,763 male students (37%) and 3,007 female students (63%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 2,397 White students (50.3%) and 877 Hispanic students (18.4%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,368 undergraduate students (28.7%) and 3,402 graduate students (71.3%).
• Class Delivery: 3,135 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 951 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 6,772 - Concordia University-Chicago's body is smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 1,763 male (36.96%) and 3,007 female (63.04%) students are attending Concordia University-Chicago. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 58.63.

By class level, 1,368 (28.68%) are undergraduate students and 3,402 (71.32%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 47.37% are male and 52.63% are female, while among graduate students, 32.77% are male and 67.23% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,397 White, 785 Black, and 125 Asian students out of a total of 4,770 are attending at Concordia University-Chicago. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Concordia University-Chicago is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 68.4% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Concordia University-Chicago has 49 students under 18 years old and 46 students over 65 years old. There are 1,395 students under 25 years old, and 3,375 students over 25 years old out of 4,770 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 48 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. Concordia University-Chicago has 1,103 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 265 students aged 25 and over.

In graduate schools at Concordia University-Chicago, 1 students are younger than 18 and 44 students are older than 65. It has 292 graduate students aged under 25 and 3,110 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Concordia University-Chicago, 3,135 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 951 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,516 students who live in Illinois or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,619 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,368 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 117 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 8.55%.105 students have transferred in as full-time status and 12 students transferred in as part-time status.