Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Grand View's yield is 13 pts higher than Concordia University-Chicago's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Grand View graduates 4 pts more of its students than Concordia University-Chicago (60% vs. 56%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Concordia University-Chicago has 2 pts more first-gen students than Grand View (39% vs. 36%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Concordia University-Chicago costs about $1.2K less per year on average than Grand View ($24,298 vs. $25,546, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Grand View is a bit larger (1,486 vs. 1,323)

    Undergrads
  6. 6

    Concordia University-Chicago grads earn $1.3K more ten years out than Grand View's ($54,089 vs. $52,824)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Concordia University-Chicago admits 93%, Grand View 99%; Grand View's yield is higher, at 21%.

Acceptance rate
Grand View99%
Concordia University-Chicago93%
Quad's selectivity
  • Grand ViewOpen
  • Concordia University-ChicagoOpen
SAT middle 50%
Grand ViewTest-blind
Concordia University-ChicagoTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Grand ViewGPA required
  • Concordia University-ChicagoGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Grand View is a bit larger than Concordia University-Chicago (1,486 vs. 1,323 undergrads); Concordia University-Chicago has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Grand View1.5K
Concordia University-Chicago1.3K
Pell Grant share
Grand View45%
Concordia University-Chicago46%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Grand View, and Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Concordia University-Chicago.

Students per faculty member
Grand View12 to 1
Concordia University-Chicago13 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Grand ViewRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse10%
  • Concordia University-ChicagoExercise Science and Kinesiology33%

What each costs

Concordia University-Chicago costs about $1.2K less a year than Grand View on average; grants cover the same share of the price at both, 51%.

Average cost, all students
Grand View$25.5K
Concordia University-Chicago$24.3K
Aid generosity
Grand View51%
Concordia University-Chicago51%

What each pays off

Concordia University-Chicago's former students earn more, a median $54.1K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Grand View$52.8K
Concordia University-Chicago$54.1K
Graduation rate
Grand View60%
Concordia University-Chicago56%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Concordia University-Chicago got less selective while Grand View held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Grand ViewGrowing+85%
  • Concordia University-ChicagoGrowing+13%
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