Diversity
Recognizing that a transformative education calls us to learn across difference, Concordia has established several priorities to affirm diversity of identities, experiences, and perspectives as a condition of institutional excellence, leading all who study and work here to honor difference with respectful understanding and to practice courageous citizenship for the common good.
Related Resources
Community Achievement Scholarship
The Community Achievement Scholarship is open to first-generation college-bound students from socioeconomically diverse backgrounds who live in Fargo-Moorhead or the surrounding area and have a desire to achieve a four-year degree.
Cultural and Identity-Based Student Organizations
A list of the current cultural and identity-based student organizations on Concordia's campus. For more information, please contact the Office of Student Engagement.
- Asian Student Organization
- Better Together
- Black Student Union
- Circulo Hispano
- Club Access
- Cobb Dance Club
- Cobbers Team Handball
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commission (DEIC)
- Djembe – Intercultural Affairs Journal
- International Student Organization (ISO)
- Justice Journeys
- Latinx Organization for Achievement (LOA)
- Muslim Student Association
- Narrative 4 Concordia
Student Demographics
Race/Ethnicity of Undergraduate Students
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 16 | 1% |
| Asian | 57 | 3% |
| Black/African American | 87 | 5% |
| Hispanic of any race | 92 | 5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 2% |
| White | 1,397 | 75% |
| Race unknown/not reported | 63 | 3% |
| International students | 110 | 6% |
Tour en Español
Diversity at Concordia
From Big Dreams to Becoming
Ambition and curiosity led Nadira Kakonge ’27 to Concordia to pursue her passions and big dreams.
United in Community
As the Young Adult Network coordinator for the ELCA, Deacon Kayla Zopfi ’21 is a connecting point for the young adults they serve.