About Concordia

Founded in 1881, Concordia College-New York is a four-year, coeducational institution offering a Christ-centered, value-oriented, liberal arts education for lives of service to church and community. Part of the Concordia University System, Concordia is affiliated with The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.

Programs of Study

The Concordia Experience engages students in a comprehensive, interdisciplinary curriculum combined with real-world experiential learning opportunities, encompassing dynamic programs- Biology, Business, Education, English, Liberal Studies, Nursing, Social Sciences, Social Work, Fellows (Honors) Program, Honor Societies, English as a Second Language and Church Service Vocations . The Concordia Experience leads to countless career paths-to real living, not just making a living.

Students and Faculty

Our students come from 27 states and more than 34 countries worldwide; 56 percent are female and 44 percent are male. A dedicated and talented faculty-more than 75% of whom hold the highest degrees in their respective field of study-comprise a student-to-professor ratio of 16 to 1.

Financial Aid

Awards, merit scholarships, Lutheran grants and scholarships, need-based financial aid, and more make Concordia a valuable and affordable investment. 95% of our students receive some form of financial aid!

Campus Life

Two-thirds of our students live on campus, forming an active, closely-knit community involved in all aspects of college life-student organizations, athletics, community outreach, and performance ensembles. From daily chapel to servant events, spiritual life activities invite students to put faith into practice.

Athletics

The Concordia Clippers are members of NCAA Division II and compete in the East Coast Conference in men’s baseball, basketball, cross country, soccer, and tennis; women’s basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, tennis, and volleyball.

Location

A smart, fun, and safe place to attend college, our 33-acre campus is set in the quaint, affluent village of Bronxville, New York, a little less than 30 minutes from New York City.

Accreditation

Concordia College is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. “Concordia College continues to instill in me a great sense of awe and admiration.”

To find an educational institution thriving after a century and a quarter is a testament to much more than mere physical survival. It is a testament to the people-faculty, staff, Lutheran supporters, students, and parents who for nearly 130 years have through faith, fellowship, perseverance, and just plain hard work constantly renewed the vision of this small Christian College.

After a couple of false starts, first in Lower Manhattan and again in nearby Hawthorne, New York, Concordia joined its future with that of a developing suburb, Bronxville. Here it took root, through wars, the Great Depression, and changing religious and societal values. Here it flourishes today.

Patterned originally on the German gymnasium educational model of four years of high school and two of college, Concordia evolved in the 1930s into a separate high school/prep school and a two-year junior college. Then some 30 years ago, Concordia realized a long-standing dream and became a four-year college. Graduates of all three iterations of Concordia continue to be loyal alumni today. Other significant changes Concordia has embraced over the decades include:

• Growth from a school founded by German immigrants to a college that year-in and year-out enrolls about 12% of our students (three times the national average) from countries all over the world
• Growth from an all-boys school to the coed institution we became in 1939
• Growth from our first black student in 1911 to the richly diverse campus Concordia has been for decades
• Growth from a Lutheran pre-seminary religious training school to a liberal arts college welcoming students of all faiths, which still also prepares students for church service.

Concordia has a proud heritage, a glimpse of which you will find when you visit campus, speak with our students and faculty, and explore the pages of our website. But most important today are the people whose shared vision propels us toward a future filled with promise. We take assurance in the fact that the God of ages, who has been with us from the beginning, will be with us for the years to come.