Concord University
Athens, West Virginia · Public · 1,504 undergraduates · concord.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
97%
of 2,536 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
890 to 1110
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$29,140Est.Estimate
$41,260 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Concord University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
97% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$41,260
a year in 2027-28, from a $41,260 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 990
Send your score
About 24% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 870, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Send official score reports when you apply.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: Undergraduate Students - Concord University · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
97%
of applicants were admitted: 2,467 of 2,536 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 62% of them sent SAT scores and 18% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 890 to 1110
Reading and Writing 458 to 580
Math 420 to 540
ACT composite 18 to 23
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16000.4%
- 1200 to 13998.3%
- 1000 to 119935%
- 800 to 99944%
- 600 to 79911%
- 400 to 5991.1%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.49
- 4.028%
- 3.75 to 3.9919%
- 3.50 to 3.7412%
- 3.25 to 3.4912%
- 3.00 to 3.249.8%
- 2.50 to 2.9914%
- Below 2.504.8%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$29,140
a year, in state
$41,260
a year, out of state (tuition $22,150)
- Tuition (in state)$10,030
- Fees$1,480
- Food and housing$12,740
- Books and supplies$1,130
- Transportation and other$3,760
Concord University published $28,320 in state for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$7,649
- $30,001 to $48,000$6,847
- $48,001 to $75,000$8,748
- $75,001 to $110,000$11,410
- Over $110,000$14,861
Financial aid
76%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$7,394
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
20%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $5,337 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Also asks for
- Verification Worksheet
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
West Virginia programs for residents
Underwood-Smith Teaching Scholars Program
$10,000 a year
State program · In-state students
- 3.25+ GPA, Elementary or special education track; HS senior or recent grad with no prior degree-seeking enrollment; enroll in approved WV teacher-prep program; 5-year WV public school teaching service obligation, from West Virginia
- 3.25+ GPA, Math or science teaching track; HS senior or recent grad with no prior degree-seeking enrollment; enroll in approved WV teacher-prep program; 5-year WV public school teaching service obligation, from West Virginia
PROMISE Scholarship
$5,500 a year
State program · In-state students
- 3.00+ GPA, 1080+ SAT or 21+ ACT, Standard (single tier); Complete HS graduation requirements at a WV public or private HS; Promise application + FAFSA by March 1, 2027; full-time first-year; apply within 2 years of HS graduation; U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
38 of 38
Earn credit with a score of 3
38 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,000Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 105 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 202 |
| Art History | 3 | 6 | ART 101 & 221 |
| Biology | 3 | 8 | BIOL 121 & 122 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH 253 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 8 | MATH 253 & 254 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MATH 253 & 254 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 8 | CHEM 101, 111, 102, 112 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POSC 304 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 6 | CS 201 & General Credit |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART 103 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 6 | ENGL 101 & General Credit |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENG 101 & 204 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4 | |
| European History | 3 | 6 | HIST 101 & 102 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | FREN 101 & 102 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | GERM 101 & 102 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 101 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | |
| Latin | 3 | 3 | |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 204 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 203 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 101 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 102 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS 201 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS 202 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSY 101 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | SPAN 101 & 102 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 6 | |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH 105 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POSC 104 |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | HIST 203 & 204 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 6 | HIST 101 & 102 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
41%
Come back for a second year
65%
Typical earnings
$45,054
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Concord University$43,015
- All colleges$55,386
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 9 majors here have earnings data.
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