Concordia University-Irvine said a trade publication for higher education listed the school as one of the fastest-growing private nonprofit universities nationally as a result of a 132% increase in students over 10 years starting in 2003 to about 4,050.
The Chronicle of Higher Education’s “2015-2016 Almanac of Higher Education” cited growth in Concordia’s master’s degrees in education, coaching and athletic administration, and its MBA programs.
Concordia said in a statement that it was the only Orange County private nonprofit university singled out for its growth.
The almanac is an annual compilation of information that the Chronicle of Higher Education sells.
The university has submitted plans to the city of Irvine to reconfigure and expand parts of its campus with more parking and a net gain of 92,000 square feet of buildings, including dormitories and classroom space.
