in 1990, having experienced tremendous growth in its graduate offerings, the school reorganized and changed its legal name to Concordia University. Since then the institution has branded itself as Concordia University River Forest (1990–2006) and Concordia University Chicago (2006–present).
== Colleges ==
Concordia University Chicago has four colleges:
College of Business
College of Education
College of Health, Science & Technology
College of Theology, Arts & Humanities
Many students attend classes online or at cohort sites around the Chicago metropolitan area.
== Athletics ==
Concordia Chicago teams participate as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division III. Concordia Chicago was a member of the Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference until the spring of 2006, and since 2006 has been a member of the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC).
Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, and track & field; women's sports include …