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Concord University

100 Vermillion Street, Athens, WV 24712
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Public | 2,834 students
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Concord University provides quality, liberal arts based education, to foster scholarly activities, and to serve the regional community. As a learning community, Concord University is committed to furthering knowledge through professional development activities and programs, through research, and through the application, publication and appreciation of scholarly efforts.

School Overview:

Concord University
CountyMercer County, WV
Title IV EligibleParticipat
Carnegie ClassificationBaccalaureate Colleges--General
Institution LevelFour or more years
Institution ControlPublic
Instructional Staff Total
(research/public service staff included)		146 staff115 staff
Student Body
Total Enrollment2,834 students1,633 students
# Full-Time Students		2,428 students1,434 students
# Part-Time Students		406 students137 students
 
# Undergraduate Students		2,611 students 1,507 students
# Graduate Students		223 students129 students
 
% American Indian/Alaskan		-1%
% Asian		2%2%
% Hawaiian		-1%
% Hispanic		1%3%
% Black		5%6%
% White		92%84%
% Two or more races		-2%
 
Finances and Admission
In-State Tuition Fees
(2012-13)		$5,716$24,462
 
Out-State Tuition Fees
(2012-13)		$12,698$24,744
 
Percent Admitted49%64%
SAT Reading (25-75%)410-530450-570
SAT Math (25-75%)410-530460-573
SAT Writing (25-75%)390-510440-570
ACT English (25-75%)17-2419-25
ACT Math (25-75%)16-2218-25
ACT Composite (25-75%)17-2320-25

School Notes:

  • The educational programs of Concord University are designed to foster skills, knowledge, and attitudes applicable across a wide range of academic fields and professional careers in a culturally diverse, perpetually evolving global community.
  • Concord University provides rigorous programs, primarily at the baccalaureate level, which prepare students to pursue various graduate study and career options and to assume leadership and professional roles in a multicultural society. In keeping with its tradition of service to the region, the University will offer a limited number of carefully selected graduate degrees.
  • Concord University admits students of any race, color, sex, religion, and national or ethnic origin, and does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the recruitment and admission of students, the recruitment and employment of faculty and staff, and the operation of its programs and activities, as specified in federal and state laws and regulations.
  • Programmatic accreditations are held with the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education, the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) and the Council on Social Work Education. The Teacher Education Program is approved by the West Virginia Department of Education. Concord is a member of the National Association for Business Teacher Education.
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