Enjoying a hilltop setting fifty miles south of Los Angeles, eighty miles north of San Diego, and six miles inland from the Pacific Ocean, Concordia University is located on a spectacular 70-acre plateau overlooking Orange County. Concordia is surrounded by civic and cultural opportunities, including museums, galleries, reperatory theaters, orchestra and choral groups. The metropolitan attractions of Los Angeles and San Diego are a one to two hour drive from the campus. The University of California Irvine is only two miles away. The temperate climate offers year-round recreational activities such as surfing, sailing, windsurfing and tidepooling.
Local mountains are within easy reach offering hiking and winter snow-skiing opportunities.
Bicycling is popular in the area, and the extensive bike trails connect the campus with shopping centers and the waterfront areas of Newport Beach. The Orange County Airport is only five miles from campus. The city of Irvine is a planned community, primarily residential but including multi-national business and industrial complexes. It is rated the safest city of its size in the United States and is an ideal setting for the newest of the LCMS universities.