I chose the University of Oxford not merely for the name. What I saw was a college that valued education to the highest standard with its tutoring system for undergraduates and the connections that it would award. Being able to collaborate with like-minded peers in fields both similar and drastically different from mine would serve to both bolster my own growth as a student, but also broaden my horizons to fields that I might not have approached otherwise.
College Counseling
The purpose of college guidance at Concordia is to provide a personalized, student-centered program that informs and supports both students and parents. Counselors help students discover college or university communities that will best serve their academic and personal growth.
We believe in supporting students to find the college or university that best matches their abilities, interests and ambitions. This requires consideration of the location, academics and the culture of potential schools.
Students don't journey alone on the road to college. Whether they are studying for college entrance exams, taking finals, or writing college essays, their community of classmates, teachers, and counselors walk with them as they prepare.
By finding their "Best Fit" school, students are equipped to pursue their passions, grow and mature in their education, and one day achieve their dreams!
Hear from some of our graduates
A large factor in my decision to enroll at Yale is the fact that they have the top humanities program in the United States, which is my current major/career interest. Also, when I visited the campus last summer, the school just seemed to fit me.
I like how UChicago's core curriculum strongly encourages students to branch out from the subjects they typically enjoy and sample niche interests they never thought they'd study (you can take a ventriloquism course for English credit!). Another thing that struck me was the strong sense of community that seems to tie the student body together—particularly with traditions that are just peculiar enough to be extremely entertaining, such as the U.S.' largest scavenger hunt, a Humans vs. Zombies tag game, and the annual Latke vs. Hamantash debate.
Duke was my top choice because I think it’s a place where I can pursue my passions, whether they’re academic or not. What really stood out to me was Duke’s different programs and organizations that contribute to a really vibrant student life. Whether it’s pursuing my passions as part of a student organization, or cheering on the Duke Blue Devils on game day, I can’t wait to be immersed in the Duke community and meet people from all over the world.
I am very excited to study computer science as part of Harvard's class of '22! The main reason I chose Harvard was because of the institution's awareness of the role of technology in the evolution and development of society.
I've consistently enjoyed more creative, discussion based and hands-on learning, which made the Hospitality Management program at Cornell University very attractive to me. I'm also interested in Business, Investing and Entrepreneurship and thus this program being in Cornell's SC Johnson College of Business can allow me to branch out into the business world with many opportunities and options for what I want to do in the future.
I decided to attend Rhode Island School of Design, because out of the many art schools, I felt that this school would allow me to further develop as an artist. I knew that I certainly wanted to attend RISD after participating in the Pre-College Summer Program which lasted for two months.
I applied early decision to Brown University. As someone who’s all over the place in terms of passions, I appreciate how Brown’s Open Curriculum allows me to explore anything I want without concerns for distribution requirements. It’s flexible, it’s passion-driven, and it’s exactly what I’m looking for.
I will be attending Johns Hopkins University. I think that it is a good fit for me because they have a really strong English program, which is what I'm interested in. I've also heard great things about the professors and how they're really open to having close relationships with students. I think Hopkins is also the perfect size since I was looking for a school that was small enough to have a close-knit community but big enough for there to always be new, diverse groups of people that I could meet.
I chose the University of Edinburgh, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies because of the top-notch, direct entry veterinary medicine program.
I think Northwestern is as perfect of a fit for me as a school can be. It has a strong psychology program with professors that have great reputations. Its quarter system makes it easy for students to take extra classes and do a double or even a triple major, which will allow me to continue to invest in academic areas beyond my major. Its campus has the best of both worlds with a small college town environment of Evanston and the convenience of getting to Chicago.
I knew I wanted to attend a small liberal arts college where there is an abundance of resources and faculty support, just like Concordia’s small community and the accessible research & extracurricular opportunities. For that reason, I will be attending Wellesley College in the fall.
I have been accepted to the University of Hawaii in Hilo (UHH), and I chose this school because of their marine science program and how hands-on all of their courses are for this program. I was particularly drawn to their program, because there are so many unique classes that I can take in this field that are very hands on from the beginning compared to bigger schools where those types of experiences come later.
I decided to attend Queen Mary University of London’s Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry because of the direct-entry medicine program that incorporates clinical exposure from the first term.
College Acceptances Around the World
Due to their strength of character, intellectual curiosity, and academic achievement, Concordia's seniors are accepted at the top universities in each country where they apply. For example, over the years applicants from Concordia have been admitted to US News Top-25 Universities at an average rate of over three times the world average.
Concordia values the college aspirations of every student, and we celebrate every college acceptance equally. We are extremely proud of our graduates for earning college acceptances that are the best fit for each one of them on a personal level.
The map and lists below indicate the college acceptances of Concordia students from 2018 to 2021.
North America
Albion College |
Allegheny College |
American University |
Appalachian State University |
Aquinas College |
Arizona State University |
ArtCenter College of Design |
Augustana University (South Dakota) |
Austin Peay State University |
Azusa Pacific University |
Babson College |
Barry University |
Baylor University |
Belmont University |
Bentley University |
Biola University |
Birmingham-Southern College |
Boston College |
Boston University |
Brandeis University |
Brock University |
Brown University |
Bryant University |
Cabrini University |
California College of the Arts |
California Lutheran University |
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo |
California State Polytechnic University Pomona |
California State University-Monterey Bay |
Carleton College |
Carleton University |
Carnegie Mellon University |
Case Western Reserve University |
Central Michigan University |
Chapman University |
Claremont McKenna College |
Clark University |
Clemson University |
College of Wooster |
Colorado College |
Colorado School of Mines |
Colorado State University |
Columbia College Chicago |
Concordia University Irvine |
Cornell University |
Dartmouth College |
Davidson College |
Denison University |
DePaul University |
DePauw University |
Dordt College |
Drexel University |
Duke University |
East Carolina University |
Eastern Michigan University |
Elizabethtown College |
Elon University |
Emerson College |
Emory University |
Florida International University |
Fordham University |
Franklin and Marshall College |
Furman University |
Gallaudet University |
George Mason University |
George Washington University |
Georgetown University |
Georgia Institute of Technology |
Gordon College |
Harvey Mudd College |
Hawai'i Pacific University |
Hope College |
Illinois Institute of Technology |
Indiana University Bloomington |
Johns Hopkins University |
Juniata College |
Kalamazoo College |
Kent State University |
King's College |
Knox College |
Lake Forest College |
Lewis & Clark College |
Louisiana State University |
Loyola Marymount University |
Loyola University Chicago |
Luther College |
Macalester College |
Madonna University |
Marist College |
Marquette University |
Maryland Institute college of art |
Massachusetts College of Art and Design |
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences |
McGill University |
McMaster University |
Messiah College |
Miami University, Oxford |
Michigan State University |
Muhlenberg College |
New York University |
North Carolina State University |
Northeastern University |
Northwestern University |
Oakland University |
Oberlin College of Arts and Sciences |
Ohio State University |
Ontario College of Art & Design |
Oregon State University |
Pacific Lutheran University |
Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) |
Pepperdine University |
Point Loma Nazarene University |
Portland State University |
Pratt Institute |
Purdue University |
Queen's University |
Queens University of Charlotte |
Reed College |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
Rhode Island School of Design |
Rhodes College |
Rice University |
Ringling College of Art and Design |
Rochester Institute of Technology |
Rollins College |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |
Rutgers University - Camden |
Rutgers University - New Brunswick |
Rutgers University - Newark |
Ryerson University |
Saint Mary's College of California |
Samford University |
San Diego Mesa College |
Santa Clara University |
Savannah College of Art and Design |
School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
School of Visual Arts |
Scripps College |
Seattle Pacific University |
Seattle University |
Simmons University (formerly Simmons College) (Women's College) |
Simon Fraser University |
Southern Methodist University |
St. Olaf College |
Stevens Institute of Technology |
Suffolk University |
SUNY at Albany |
SUNY Binghamton University |
SUNY University at Buffalo |
Swarthmore College |
Syracuse University |
Temple University |
Texas A&M University |
The New School |
Towson University |
Trent University |
Trinity College |
Trinity University |
Trinity Western University |
Tufts University |
Tulane University |
University of Alabama |
University of Alberta |
University of Arizona |
University of Arkansas |
University of British Columbia |
University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus |
University of Calgary |
University of California, Berkeley |
University of California, Davis |
University of California, Irvine |
University of California, Los Angeles |
University of California, San Diego |
University of California, Santa Barbara |
University of California, Santa Cruz |
University of Chicago |
University of Colorado Boulder |
University of Delaware |
University of Evansville |
University of Georgia |
University of Guelph |
University of Guelph-Humber |
University of Hawaii at Hilo |
University of Hawaii at Manoa |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
University of Maryland, College Park |
University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
University of Miami |
University of Michigan |
University of Minnesota Duluth |
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities |
University of New Hampshire |
University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
University of North Carolina at Greensboro |
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
University of Notre Dame |
University of Oregon |
University of Ottawa |
University of Pennsylvania |
University of Pittsburgh |
University of Portland |
University of Redlands |
University of Rochester |
University of San Francisco |
University of Southern California |
University of Tampa |
University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
University of Texas, Austin |
University of Toronto |
University of Washington |
University of Waterloo |
University of Western Ontario |
University of Windsor |
University of Wisconsin, Madison |
Ursinus College |
Utah Valley University |
Valparaiso University |
Vanderbilt University |
Vassar College |
Villanova University |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech) |
Washington and Jefferson College |
Washington University in St. Louis |
Wellesley College |
Western Michigan University |
Wheaton College |
Wheaton College, Massachusetts |
Whitman College |
Wilfrid Laurier University |
Williams College |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
York University |
Europe and the United Kingdom
Bocconi University |
Cattolica International |
Charles University |
Durham University |
Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne |
Edinburgh College of Art |
Eindhoven University of Technology |
Heriot-Watt University |
Imperial College London |
Jacobs University |
John Cabot University, Rome |
King's College London |
Lancaster University |
London School of Economics and Political Science |
Loughborough University |
Newcastle University |
Northumbria University |
Oxford Brookes University |
Queen Mary University of London |
Saint Louis University, Madrid |
School of Oriental and African Studies |
The University of Wolverhampton |
University College London |
University College Maastricht |
University of Amsterdam |
University of Bath |
University of Birmingham |
University of Brighton |
University of Bristol |
University of Edinburgh |
University of Glasgow |
University of Leeds |
University of Manchester |
University of Oxford |
University of Sheffield |
University of St. Andrews |
University of Surrey |
University of Sussex |
University of the West of England |
University of Warwick |
Wageningen University and Research Centre |
Asia and Australia
Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Chung-Ang University |
Duke Kunshan University |
Hanyang University |
Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology |
Keio University Mita |
Korea University |
Monash University |
Seoul National University |
Sogang University |
Sophia University |
Sungkyunkwan University |
University of Hong Kong |
University of Queensland |
University of Sydney |
Waseda University |
Yonsei University |