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About Concordia St. Paul

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Ranked university in Minnesota on the Social Mobility Index

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Academic programs offered at CSP

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Student to Faculty Ratio

About CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY, ST. PAUL

Located in St. Paul, Minnesota, Concordia University, St. Paul is a Christ-centered, comprehensive liberal arts university that delivers academic programs designed to respond to marketplace needs by teaching relevant skills and abilities that employers seek.

Founded in 1893, our affiliation with The Lutheran ChurchMissouri Synod (LCMS) and our promise to “welcome all as we honor Christ”  empowers you to discover and engage your purpose for life, career, and service. 

CSP is a member of the Concordia University System, a national network of six colleges and universities of the LCMS. Originally established to provide a learning environment for young men preparing to enter the professional ministries of the LCMS, today Concordia St. Paul continues to grow to meet the needs of students, the church, the community, and the world while at the same time holding steadfast its historical mission, values, and Gospel-centered focus.

Our Community

Students

5,819 undergraduate, graduate, and online students attend CSP. One of the most diverse campuses in Minnesota, our students come from 49 states, 3 provinces, 2 U.S. Territories, the District of Columbia, and 42 foreign countries.

Faculty

CSP’s talented faculty are experts in their fields and passionate about your success throughout your college journey. They provide personal attention as well as academic and career guidance to ensure you’re supported.

Student Life

Student Success

CSP graduates are bound for success. They’ve followed their passions and have set out to serve in our communities as part of nonprofits, corporations, and self-employed entrepreneurs. CSP graduates earn 11% more than the national average.

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CSP Global

In January 2023, Concordia University, St. Paul (CSP) unveiled the next iteration of the university’s structure, which is designed to foster enrollment growth to 2030 and beyond. The university introduced a newly branded division, CSP Global, which will be home to Concordia St. Paul’s proven online and hybrid undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

The physical Concordia University campus in St. Paul remains the vibrant hub for the university’s traditional four-year undergraduate programming, as it has for 130 years.

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Athletics

The only NCAA Division II athletics program in the Twin Cities, Concordia St. Paul has been a member of the highly competitive Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) since 1999. The Golden Bears have won nine national titles and claimed 39 conference titles since moving to the DII level. Fans across the country cheer for CSP athletics, including basketball, baseball, cross country, esports, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, track & field, and volleyball.

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CSP graduates earn 11% more than the national average. (collegescorecard.ed.gov)

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Minnesota is home to 17 Fortune 500 companies.

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CSP offers the only NCAA Division II athletics program in the Twin Cities.

CSP Mission, Vision & Promise

  • The mission of Concordia University, St. Paul, a university of The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod, is to prepare students for thoughtful and informed living, for dedicated service to God and humanity, for enlightened care of God’s creation, all within the context of the Christian Gospel.

  • The vision of Concordia University, St. Paul is to be a Christ-centered, nationally prominent Lutheran university known for excellence and innovation that fosters success for all students.

  • Concordia University, St. Paul empowers students to discover and engage their purpose for life, career and service through a dynamic and multicultural environment where Christ is honored, all are welcome, and Lutheran convictions inform intellectual inquiry and academic pursuits.

    What does the Promise Statement Mean?

    Concordia University, St. Paul empowers you to:

    discover and engage your purpose for life, career, and service

    • We believe that a purpose for living is greater than just a job, but is built upon a sense of calling that contributes to a deep level of personal fulfillment in all aspects of life.
    • We affirm the notion of vocation, in which God calls and guides individuals throughout their lifetimes.
    • We believe that one’s purpose necessarily includes a passion for life-long learning beyond the attainment of an academic degree.
    • We provide resources both within and outside the classroom to help students discover and begin to pursue their purpose.

    in a dynamic and multicultural environment

    • We embrace our urban location, and celebrate the ever-changing, or dynamic, quality of our location, which has long been a place for new immigrants to become established in the United States.
    • We rejoice that God has created human beings of all races and ethnicities in his image.
    • We confess the brokenness that has often occurred among people because of race, creed, color, and ethnicity, and our part in it.
    • We foster opportunities for all of us in this academic community to learn from and appreciate each other.

    where Christ is honored, all are welcome,

    • We honor Jesus as the Christ, whose atoning sacrifice on the cross allowed salvation to occur for all who believe and are baptized.
    • We strive to live together in peace, love, and harmony as brothers and sisters in the human family.
    • We love all our students regardless of age, race, color, disability, gender, familial status, sexual orientation, religion, national and ethnic origin.
    • We conduct worship on our campus in the Christian context, shaped and informed by Lutheran traditions of music and the arts.
    • We affirm the biblical teaching of God’s love for all people in Christ, even when we do not live out his perfect intent for any and every part of our lives.

    and Lutheran convictions inform intellectual inquiry and academic pursuits.

    • We affirm the central biblical teaching that God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life.
    • We affirm the Bible as the Word of God and the sole rule and norm of all doctrine.
    • We affirm the biblical teaching that God’s creative intent is for sexuality to be expressed between one man and one woman in a marriage relationship.
    • We aspire for all our students to learn from each other’s religious traditions.
    • We regard the academic disciplines as good gifts for understanding how God’s creation works; as such, we pursue them, within the context of the Christian Gospel, through critical thought, lively discussion, and informed action.

    If you have further questions about The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s beliefs and positions, please read the Beliefs and Practices FAQ Page