Augsburg University

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Lutheran (ELCA)
Population 2,800,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 100 (24%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,710 (68%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (61%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,511
Men / Women 46% / 54%
From State 92%
From Region 3%
Athletes 417 (17.6%)

Racial/Ethnic

Black 31%
White 29%
Hispanic 14%
Asian 11%
Mixed 8%
International 3%
Native American 2%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Augsburg University 432 44% 44% 10% 21% 13% 3% $66,112 32 -0.29 53 97%
Computer Science 31 +2 81% 26% 13% 39% 10% 6% $89,832 11 -1.03 87 95% — — — —
Data Science 3 +1 67% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $83,432 12 -1.26 81 — — — — —
Game and Interactive Media Design — — — — — — — — $46,490 5 -1.43 8 — — — — —
Chemistry 1 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,149 11 -0.91 42 100% — — — —
Mathematics 4 +3 50% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $80,732 53 -0.17 79 90% — — — —
Physics 6 — 100% 50% 0% 17% 17% 0% $80,213 41 -0.24 78 — — — — —
Biochemistry 4 — 50% 25% 0% 25% 25% 0% $70,249 46 -0.11 62 — — — — —
Biology 23 +1 39% 61% 17% 17% 0% 0% $74,876 89 +0.98 71 100% — — — —
Biopsychology 11 — 0% 45% 0% 45% 0% 0% $65,293 35 -0.15 51 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $55,640 34 -0.38 25 — — — — —
Exercise Science 16 +1 81% 50% 6% 25% 6% 0% $56,868 32 -0.57 28 100% — — — —
Nursing Administration 22 — 14% 59% 5% 23% 9% 0% $90,070 49 -0.22 87 98% — — — —
Accounting 10 +6 50% 40% 20% 30% 10% 0% $81,540 39 -0.35 79 90% — — — —
Business Administration 24 +4 62% 46% 12% 12% 8% 4% $64,857 23 -0.66 49 98% — — — —
Economics 6 — 83% 33% 17% 17% 17% 0% $85,773 36 -0.46 83 94% — — — —
Economics — — — — — — — — $85,773 36 -0.46 83 94% — — — —
Finance 29 +9 76% 45% 21% 10% 17% 0% $80,296 20 -0.65 78 100% — — — —
International Business 8 +6 38% 12% 25% 25% 12% 12% $77,856 51 -0.26 75 — — — — —
Management Information Systems 8 — 50% 25% 0% 62% 12% 0% $91,623 51 -0.05 88 100% — — — —
Marketing 32 +6 53% 50% 9% 12% 16% 3% $67,846 20 -0.76 57 100% — — — —
Area Studies — — — — — — — — $52,621 33 -0.53 18 — — — — —
Creative Writing 2 +2 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% $44,703 12 -0.94 6 96% — — — —
English 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $46,435 20 -0.73 8 — — — — —
History 3 +2 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,763 32 -0.50 16 — — — — —
Liberal Studies 7 — 43% 57% 0% 29% 0% 14% $53,068 32 -0.41 19 — — — — —
Native American Studies 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $52,600 32 -0.53 18 — — — — —
Philosophy — +1 — — — — — — $52,693 25 -0.66 18 — — — — —
Religion 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,183 73 +0.29 19 — — — — —
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies — — — — — — — — $44,703 12 -0.94 6 96% — — — —
Spanish 2 +1 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $53,054 33 -0.44 19 — — — — —
Women's Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $50,502 24 -0.70 14 — — — — —
Clinical Psychology 12 +1 25% 33% 8% 42% 17% 0% $44,689 3 -1.57 6 100% — — — —
Communication 13 — 38% 69% 8% 15% 8% 0% $57,231 36 -0.43 29 100% — — — —
Digital Communication 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $54,879 25 -0.65 23 — — — — —
International Affairs 3 — 0% 33% 0% 33% 0% 33% $56,490 10 -0.85 27 — — — — —
Political Science 7 — 57% 29% 14% 43% 0% 0% $53,946 5 -1.34 21 100% — — — —
Psychology 29 — 28% 38% 3% 24% 17% 0% $61,957 86 +1.05 42 93% — — — —
Psychology Studies — — — — — — — — $53,185 42 -0.29 19 — — — — —
Social Psychology — — — — — — — — $55,883 25 -0.60 25 — — — — —
Social Work 24 +1 12% 38% 17% 17% 17% 0% $57,338 76 +0.48 29 96% — — — —
Sociology 18 +2 33% 39% 22% 17% 22% 0% $49,521 19 -0.67 12 100% — — — —
Elementary Education 10 — 20% 30% 10% 10% 10% 10% $49,866 34 -0.36 12 89% — — — —
General Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,348 36 -0.32 17 — — — — —
Physical Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,026 36 -0.33 23 — — — — —
Special Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,109 32 -0.57 17 95% — — — —
Teacher Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $55,026 53 -0.00 23 — — — — —
Teaching English as a Second Language 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $54,211 49 -0.17 21 — — — — —
Acting 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,583 69 +0.34 7 — — — — —
Art Education — — — — — — — — $55,026 88 +0.88 23 — — — — —
Art History — — — — — — — — $46,979 36 -0.38 8 — — — — —
Directing and Theatrical Production 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $45,609 69 +0.34 7 — — — — —
Drama and Theatre Arts — +2 — — — — — — $43,975 56 +0.12 6 — — — — —
Film Production 2 +2 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,000 41 -0.30 8 — — — — —
Film Studies — — — — — — — — $47,101 41 -0.29 9 — — — — —
Graphic Design 11 — 45% 18% 9% 36% 18% 9% $46,490 11 -1.06 8 — — — — —
Music 4 — 25% 50% 0% 0% 25% 25% $46,560 48 -0.02 8 — — — — —
Music Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,026 87 +0.89 23 — — — — —
Music Management 7 +1 29% 71% 14% 0% 14% 0% $47,801 53 +0.11 9 — — — — —
Music Performance 2 — 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $46,595 48 -0.02 8 — — — — —
Music Therapy 7 — 0% 71% 0% 0% 14% 0% $57,278 94 +1.13 29 — — — — —
Studio Art 7 +1 29% 29% 0% 14% 57% 0% $47,036 54 +0.02 8 — — — — —
Theatre Design and Technology 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,546 69 +0.33 7 — — — — —
Urban Studies 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,851 11 -1.17 31 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $48,293
ROI Percentile 53th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 72%
4-Year Graduation Rate 40%
6-Year Graduation Rate 52%
Transfer-Out Rate 7%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 27.1% 117 61% 42% 15% 18% 14% 3% $74,719 39 -0.58 70 98% —
Social Sciences 25.0% 108 27% 41% 11% 23% 15% 2% $55,568 38 -0.07 25 97% —
Arts 11.1% 48 27% 52% 4% 12% 19% 6% $48,922 38 -0.07 11 — —
Health Sciences 8.8% 38 42% 55% 5% 24% 8% 0% $76,090 45 -0.37 73 99% —
Life & Natural Sciences 8.8% 38 29% 53% 11% 26% 3% 0% $71,615 68 +0.54 65 100% —
Computer Science 7.9% 34 79% 24% 12% 44% 9% 6% $89,267 16 -1.05 86 95% —
Humanities 4.6% 20 45% 45% 5% 15% 15% 5% $51,202 27 -0.50 15 96% —
Education 3.7% 16 25% 44% 6% 12% 12% 6% $51,218 33 -0.35 15 90% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.5% 11 73% 64% 0% 9% 9% 0% $78,760 49 -0.28 76 92% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.5% 2 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $55,640 30 -0.38 25 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.2M #534 99% — — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — — — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — — — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.2M #610 99% — — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 106 $526K $526K $0
Baseball 44 $224K $224K $0
Wrestling 39 $430K $430K $0
Soccer 30 $160K $160K $0
Ice Hockey 29 $205K $205K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 25 $46K $46K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 25 $46K $46K $0
Basketball 20 $284K $284K $0
Cross Country 12 $48K $48K $0
Golf 12 $80K $80K $0
Total 302 $2.1M $2.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Ice Hockey 26 $196K $196K $0
Soccer 23 $114K $114K $0
Volleyball 22 $168K $168K $0
Lacrosse 20 $110K $110K $0
Softball 16 $143K $143K $0
Basketball 15 $131K $131K $0
Wrestling 12 $133K $133K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 11 $39K $39K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 11 $39K $39K $0
Cross Country 6 $42K $42K $0
Golf 4 $63K $63K $0
Total 115 $1.2M $1.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 106 $526K $526K $0
Ice Hockey 55 $401K $401K $0
Soccer 53 $274K $274K $0
Wrestling 51 $563K $563K $0
Baseball 44 $224K $224K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 36 $86K $86K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 36 $86K $86K $0
Basketball 35 $416K $416K $0
Volleyball 22 $168K $168K $0
Lacrosse 20 $110K $110K $0
Cross Country 18 $91K $91K $0
Golf 16 $144K $144K $0
Softball 16 $143K $143K $0
Total 417 $4.7M $4.7M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 76%
Yield (non-ED) 19%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 76% 76% 76%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy blind