+23%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Concord University rose 23% between 2021 and 2024 ($8.7k → $10.7k).
West Virginia · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
Concord University
Athens, West Virginia. 1,394 undergraduate students. 34 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
Earnings, completion, debt, and enrollment anomalies at Concord University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Concord University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (2.7% → 0.0%).
+19%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Concord University rose 19% between 2021 and 2024 ($18.4k → $22.0k).
+14%
First-year retention
First-year retention at Concord University rose 14% between 2021 and 2024 (56.8% → 64.8%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
Concord University earnings, debt, and completion vs. the West Virginia median
Each tile compares this institution to the West Virginia median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$42,703+29% · 6→10y
West Virginia median $37,714$33,094
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry42.3%-51% · '97→'24
West Virginia median 61.2%$11,250+189% · '97→'20
At program completion1,394-36% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS49.0%+5% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time89.6%+7% · '01→'24
latest cohort$9,700+307% · '00→'24
out-of-state $20,600SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How Concord University earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings at Concord University
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.5%Median federal debt $11,250 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $42,703 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Concord University enrollment, completion, and debt over time
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
-51%
Concord University · completion · 150% fell
80.0% → 39.0%
+42%
Concord University · completion · 100% rose
21.7% → 30.8%
-36%
Concord University · undergrad enrollment fell
2,357 → 1,504
+307%
Concord University · in-state tuition rose
$2,620 → $10,664
+282%
Concord University · out-of-state tuition rose
$5,762 → $22,000
+189%
Concord University · median debt rose
$6,549 → $18,900
-100%
Concord University · cohort default rate fell
16.0% → 0.0%
+322%
Concord University · pell share rose
11.7% → 49.5%
+34%
Concord University · earnings_median_10yr rose
$31,800 → $42,703
+39%
Concord University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$27,800 → $38,712
+36%
Concord University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$24,400 → $33,094
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Concord University programs ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Biology, General$64,917Public Health$56,693Social Work$53,065Education, General$51,473Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$45,504Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations$44,725Social Work$44,345Business Administration, Management and Operations$41,895Psychology, General$41,121History$39,424Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$37,562
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
11 Concord University programs with earnings, grouped by field
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
EDUCATION · CIP 13
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
HISTORY · CIP 54
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Concord University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$72,648
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 23
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $10,904
- HS-only baseline · WV
- $32,100
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 24
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Institutions similar to Concord University in West Virginia
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Concord University graduates earn $X” — not “Concord University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Concord University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.