Augustana College is a private, residential, comprehensive college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Augustana strives to provide students with an education of enduring worth that challenges the intellect, fosters integrity and integrates faith with learning and service in a diverse world. As such, Augustana embraces and celebrates five shared core values: Christian, liberal arts, excellence, community and service. 

 

# of degree-seeking undergraduates                             2,512
% male/female                                                                    43/57
% African-American                                                                   2
% American Indian or Alaska Native                                    <1
% Asian or Pacific Islander                                                      2
% Hispanic                                                                                  3
% White                                                                                      82
% Pell grant recipients                                                            14

 

ACADEMICS
full-time faculty                                                                                    181
full-time minority faculty                                                                      15
student-faculty ratio                                                                           12:1
average class size                                                                              17
% first-year retention rate                                                                   87
% graduation rate (6 years)                                                               76
Popular majors Business Administration, Nursing, Biology

 

CAMPUS LIFE
% live on campus (% freshmen)                                              71 (95)
Multicultural student clubs and organizations International Student Club

Athletics NCAA Division II, North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference; baseball, m/w basketball, m/w cross country, football, m/w golf, m/w tennis, m/w track and field (indoor and outdoor), wrestling, w soccer, softball, volleyball. More on Athletics...

 

ADMISSIONS
# of applicants                                                                           3,413
% accepted                                                                                      69
# of first-year students enrolled                                                 639
SAT Critical Reading range                                                520-610
SAT Math range                                                                     500-620
SAT Writing range                                                                         n/a
ACT range                                                                                  22-28
average HS GPA                                                                            3.6
Deadlines
regular decision                                                                       rolling
application fee (online)                                                      $35 ($35)
fee waiver for applicants
        with financial need                                                                yes

 

COST & AID
tuition                                                                                     $31,326
room & board                                                                         $7,950
total need-based institutional
     scholarships/grants                                              $20,291,779
% of students apply for need-based aid                                   79
% of students receive aid                                                             67
% receiving need-based scholarship
     or grant aid                                                                                 67
% receiving aid whose need was
     fully met                                                                                      41

average aid package                                                                   n/a
average student loan debt upon
    graduation                                                                                 n/a