Numbers of note
Enrollment and continuation
- Full year enrollment for the 2017-18 Academic year: 8004
- First-time, Full-time Freshmen Retention Rate Fall 2017: 76.3%
- 6-Year Graduation Rate Fall 2012 Cohort: 57%, 2010-12 Average: 56%
- Degrees Awarded (July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018): 1552
- 96% of undergraduates were employed or attending graduate school within one year of graduation (30% response rate of 482 2016-17 graduates).
Academics
- Average class size for traditional undergraduates: 16
- Student to faculty ratio: 12 to 1.
- ACT Percentiles (10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 90th): 18, 20, 23, 26, 29
- Average High School GPA of new freshmen: 3.45
Outreach and diversity
- Undergraduate gender: 66% Female; 34% Male.
- First Generation College Students: 1652
- Minority Students: 16%
- Undergraduate Pell Eligible Students: 33%
- 751 students from 35 foreign countries
A quick look
- The Year in Facts 2017-18 - Yearly in depth statistical summary of the university.
- CUW Fast Facts - One page pdf summary of the university. Prepared by the Department of Institutional Research.
- Common Data Set - 2018-19
- Student Outcome Data
Surveys and reports
- One Year Post-Graduation Status Statistics for Employment and Graduate School Status of Alumni
- Noel-Levitz Undergraduate Student Satisfaction Inventory (SSI) Summary of Results Fall 2015
- Noel-Levitz Adult Satisfaction Priorities Survey (ASPS) Summary of Results Fall 2015
External references/sources
Mission and affiliation
"A Lutheran higher education community committed to helping students develop in mind, body, and spirit for service to Christ in the Church and the World."
The university is affiliated with The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod and is a member of the Concordia University System. CUW was founded in 1881.
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Tammy Ferry
262-243-4207 or 262-243-4406
For questions about these web pages, please contact Paul Wangerin, CUW Research Analyst, at 262-243-4406.