Concordia University-Wisconsin Student Population

How many students at CUW?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Concordia University-Wisconsin has a total enrollment of 5,253 students, including 2,401 undergraduate and 2,852 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 2,216 male students (42.2%) and 3,037 female students (57.8%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 2,633 White students (50.1%) and 385 Black students (7.3%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 2,401 undergraduate students (45.7%) and 2,852 graduate students (54.3%).
• Class Delivery: 1,457 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,288 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University - which average 6,371 - CUW's body is relatively small.

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, 2,216 male (42.19%) and 3,037 female (57.81%) students are attending Concordia University-Wisconsin. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 72.97.

By class level, 2,401 (45.71%) are undergraduate students and 2,852 (54.29%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 39.86% are male and 60.14% are female, while among graduate students, 44.14% are male and 55.86% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,633 White, 385 Black, and 134 Asian students out of a total of 5,253 are attending at Concordia University-Wisconsin. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Concordia University-Wisconsin is quite diverse with a diversity index of 72.9% 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, CUW has 172 students under 18 years old and 6 students over 65 years old. There are 2,886 students under 25 years old, and 2,177 students over 25 years old out of 5,063 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 172 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. CUW has 2,015 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 510 students aged 25 and over.

It has 871 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,667 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• 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-Wisconsin, 1,457 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,288 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,076 students who live in Wisconsin or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 381 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,401 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 148 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 6.16%.96 students have transferred in as full-time status and 52 students transferred in as part-time status.