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Augustana University

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

https://www.augie.edu

#395 National Colleges

66.91% Admission Rate
Not Very Selective

1,765 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Private nonprofit
  • Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
  • Four-year, full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
  • Four-year, small, highly residential
  • Religious Affiliation: Evangelical Lutheran Church
Augustana University is a private Lutheran university in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The university identifies 1860 as the year of its founding, the same as its Rock Island, Illinois Swedish-heritage sister school, Augustana College. It derives its name from the Confessio Augustana, or Augsburg Confession, a foundational document of Lutheranism. Prior to September 2015, the university was known as Augustana College.

It is the largest private university in the state and offers Bachelor of Arts degrees in more than 50 major fields of study. Students also participate in a variety of extracurricular activities, including musical ensembles and NCAA athletic programs.

"Augustana University." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 February 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustana_University.
Location

City
Sioux Falls, South Dakota

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Locale
City: Midsize (population of at least 100,000 but less than 250,000)

Region
Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Health Professions And Related Programs 21.7%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 14.9%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 14.3%
Education 13.1%
Social Sciences 7.6%
English Language And Literature/Letters 4.0%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs 4.0%
Psychology 3.7%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies 3.7%
Visual And Performing Arts 2.4%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 2.4%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 1.8%
Physical Sciences 1.5%
Mathematics And Statistics 1.5%
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities 1.5%
History 0.6%
Philosophy And Religious Studies 0.6%
Engineering 0.3%
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies 0.3%

Cost

Tuition
$33,960.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
59.71%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$24,072.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1248 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 700 620 540
Verbal 660 605 550

ACT Scores

26 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 30 26 22
English 28 25 22