-16%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment at Concordia University-Wisconsin fell 16% between 2021 and 2024 (2.6k → 2.2k).
Wisconsin · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
Concordia University-Wisconsin
Mequon, Wisconsin. 2,310 undergraduate students. 131 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Concordia University-Wisconsin
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 Concordia University-Wisconsin fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.5% → 0.0%).
+11%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Concordia University-Wisconsin rose 11% between 2021 and 2024 ($32.0k → $35.5k).
+11%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Concordia University-Wisconsin rose 11% between 2021 and 2024 ($32.0k → $35.5k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Wisconsin
Each tile compares this institution to the Wisconsin median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$56,075+13% · 6→10y
Wisconsin median $46,297$49,761
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry64.3%+26% · '97→'24
Wisconsin median 58.4%$19,500+386% · '97→'20
At program completion2,310-39% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS78.5%+0% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time67.5%+23% · '01→'24
latest cohort$34,250+173% · '00→'24
out-of-state $34,250SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How 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
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
4.6%Median federal debt $19,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $56,075 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
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.
+26%
Concordia University-Wisconsin · completion · 150% rose
54.1% → 68.3%
+77%
Concordia University-Wisconsin · completion · 100% rose
32.0% → 56.6%
-39%
Concordia University-Wisconsin · undergrad enrollment fell
3,600 → 2,197
+173%
Concordia University-Wisconsin · in-state tuition rose
$12,985 → $35,470
+173%
Concordia University-Wisconsin · out-of-state tuition rose
$12,985 → $35,470
+386%
Concordia University-Wisconsin · median debt rose
$5,295 → $25,750
-100%
Concordia University-Wisconsin · cohort default rate fell
4.3% → 0.0%
+20%
Concordia University-Wisconsin · earnings_median_10yr rose
$46,700 → $56,075
+20%
Concordia University-Wisconsin · earnings_median_8yr rose
$45,000 → $54,071
SECTION 05 · 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.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$143,402Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.$143,139Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$131,654Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$116,575Business Administration, Management and Operations.$93,040Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$85,698Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$83,546Accounting and Related Services.$75,233Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$73,744Biology, General.$73,527Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology.$70,875Business Administration, Management and Operations.$70,737Theological and Ministerial Studies.$69,831Computer Science.$69,530Human Resources Management and Services.$68,470Health and Medical Administrative Services.$67,977Educational Administration and Supervision.$66,706Marketing.$62,299Curriculum and Instruction.$60,936Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$60,412Criminal Justice and Corrections.$56,665Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$54,774Health and Physical Education/Fitness.$53,771Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$52,839
Showing top 24 of 29 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
29 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
Curriculum and Instruction.$60,936Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$54,774Educational Administration and Supervision.$66,706Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$50,230Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$60,412Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$46,891
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
THEOLOGY & RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS · CIP 39
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$83,546Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$73,744Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$131,654Health and Medical Administrative Services.$67,977Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$52,839Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$116,575Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.$143,139Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$85,698Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$143,402
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Concordia University-Wisconsin
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
$801,680
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 11
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $24,914
- HS-only baseline · WI
- $37,100
- Years to complete
- 6
- CIP family
- 52
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
Same sector and degree mix in Wisconsin
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Concordia University-Wisconsin graduates earn $X” — not “Concordia University-Wisconsin makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Concordia University-Wisconsin 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.