Consider Our Points of Pride...

• Concord University was ranked number one in Military Times EDGE, Best for Vets: Colleges 2011.
• Concord University was ranked among the top in the 2012 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges” in the “baccalaureate colleges (south)” category.
• Concord University was the only West Virginia institution listed in the Top 30 of “Colleges That Offer Small Classes on a Budget” in the November 30, 2009 edition of U.S. News & World Report.
• Concord was number 13 in a nationwide ranking by The Wall Street Journal (10-03-03) of best undergraduate public colleges and universities for admission of their alumni to the nation's most selective graduate schools.
• One of the highest graduation rates for student-athletes in the NCAA II 18 member West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC)
• Concord University was selected as a College of Distinction by Student Horizons, Inc. (The Colleges of Distinction Guidebook 2007 – 2008 edition)
• Concord is the only public university in the country selected to participate in the prestigious Bonner Scholars Program, which fosters citizenship and service among students and graduates.
• Concord University’s mock trial team placed third in the Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity’s National Conference and Mock Trial Competition in Washington, D.C. in Nov. 2009.
• Most credentialed faculty of any public institution of higher education in the state of West Virginia. (Source WVHEPC)
• Dr. Lauri L. Reidmiller, Concord University assistant professor of art, was selected as the West Virginia Higher Education Art Educator of the Year.
• According to a methodological ACT survey, Concord graduates are twice as likely to earn $50,000 per year as graduates of peer institutions in the nation. (Source: American College Testing Program Survey, 8-01)
• Concord University was selected by The Princeton Review as one of the “best in the southeast”. (The Princeton Review 2012 edition)
• Concord Accounting graduates have the highest combined CPA pass rate among West Virginia institutions.
• The West Virginia Society of CPA’s recently announced that the recipient of the Top Outstanding Accounting Senior Award was Concord University student Whitney Boles.
• Concord was listed in the top 10 of colleges that “flourish in a rural setting” in the U.S. (Christian Science Monitor, November 13, 2007)
• Concord University has been selected as one of America’s Top Military-Friendly Colleges and Universities by Military Advanced Education Magazine and G.I. Jobs Magazine.
• Concord University has the 4th largest enrollment of international students in West Virginia for both public and private institutions. (Open Doors International Exchange 2010)