Seward, Nebraska · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Town
Overview
Located in Seward, Nebraska, Concordia University-Nebraska is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a town setting. Fall 2024 enrollment was 3,479, made up of 3,000 undergraduates and 479 graduate students. It is part of Concordia University System. Its religious affiliation is Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod.
Concordia University-Nebraska offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 64 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Early Childhood Education and Teaching, Business/Commerce, and Curriculum and Instruction. It awarded 492 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 21 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
80% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.
Key figures
3,479
Students enrolled
80%
First-year retention
492
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
64
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster
Programs and majors offered 64
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
80%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
216
Associate degrees
51
Master's degrees
181
Postbaccalaureate certificates
44
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
3,479
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,000
Graduate students, fall 2024
479
Full-time, fall 2024
47%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,135
Undergraduates, 2024-25
3,392
Graduate students, 2024-25
743
Full-time, 2024-25
43%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
56%
Men
44%
White
62%
Hispanic or Latino
7%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
5%
Race or ethnicity unknown
18%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
21
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
18%
Students taking some online courses
13%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
Part of
Concordia University System
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NAIA
Athletic conference
Great Plains Athletic Conference
President
Bernard Bull
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact