The school that grew to become Concordia University, Nebraska opened its doors on Nov. 18, 1894, with one professor, a dozen male students and a three-year high school curriculum. Concordia has since grown into a fully accredited, coeducational university that has granted degrees to tens of thousands of students. Concordia University, Nebraska is a private, coeducational university in Seward, Nebraska, established in 1894. It is affiliated with the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod as one of its ten schools in the Concordia University System. The university is organized into three school—the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Education and the College of Graduate Studies. Degree completion and graduate programs are available online.