Augustana University

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Lutheran (ELCA)
Population 250,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,750 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation 270 (85%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,987
Men / Women 39% / 61%
From State 51%
From Region 34%
Athletes 566 (29.2%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 72%
International 12%
Black 5%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 3%
Asian 2%
Native American 1%

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
College of Arts and Sciences 253 37% 77% 2% 4% 2% 11% $66,744 34 +0.18 54 98%
Computational Science 4 +6 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% 50% $95,492 16 -0.86 90 — — — — —
Computer Information Science 5 +6 80% 40% 0% 0% 0% 60% $93,122 45 -0.25 89 — — — — —
Computer Science 11 +1 82% 55% 0% 0% 0% 36% $96,912 18 -0.82 91 — — — — —
Chemistry 2 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,512 42 -0.20 61 — — — — —
Mathematics 4 +3 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 25% $74,819 44 -0.40 70 — — — — —
Physics 2 +1 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $78,004 33 -0.40 75 — — — — —
Statistics 1 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $82,956 13 -0.82 81 — — — — —
Biochemistry 5 — 20% 60% 0% 0% 0% 40% $66,872 23 -0.41 54 — — — — —
Bioinformatics 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $68,471 38 -0.27 58 — — — — —
Biology 55 +3 42% 85% 4% 4% 0% 7% $68,635 62 +0.25 59 98% — — — —
Environmental Studies 5 +6 40% 40% 20% 20% 0% 0% $60,921 66 +0.29 39 — — — — —
Natural Sciences — — — — — — — — $62,139 71 +0.44 42 — — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Science — +1 — — — — — — $79,813 65 +0.19 77 — — — — —
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science — — — — — — — — $79,540 63 +0.16 77 — — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 16 — 0% 88% 0% 12% 0% 0% $63,481 59 +0.18 45 — — — — —
Exercise Science 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,253 53 +0.06 42 100% — — — —
Exercise Science 21 — 62% 81% 0% 0% 5% 0% $62,795 57 +0.12 44 — — — — —
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation 8 +2 0% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $60,461 39 -0.21 37 — — — — —
Economics 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $78,208 24 -0.74 75 — — — — —
Economics 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $78,282 24 -0.74 75 — — — — —
Sport Management 12 +4 58% 67% 0% 17% 0% 17% $62,253 55 +0.10 42 100% — — — —
Classics 1 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,754 71 +0.18 33 — — — — —
English 11 +4 9% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,454 44 -0.24 13 94% — — — —
French 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,708 67 +0.42 44 — — — — —
General Studies 4 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,609 66 +0.12 32 — — — — —
History 9 +2 44% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,542 57 -0.04 27 — — — — —
Languages and Literatures — +1 — — — — — — $55,927 72 +0.43 25 — — — — —
Liberal Arts and Sciences — — — — — — — — $58,976 66 +0.16 33 — — — — —
Philosophy 1 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,061 50 -0.18 33 — — — — —
Philosophy and Religious Studies — +1 — — — — — — $59,086 50 -0.18 34 — — — — —
Religion — +2 — — — — — — $57,979 86 +0.88 31 — — — — —
Spanish — +10 — — — — — — $62,708 67 +0.42 44 — — — — —
Anthropology 3 +2 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,449 59 +0.05 29 — — — — —
Communication 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,604 53 -0.03 41 — — — — —
Journalism 2 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,765 51 -0.06 41 — — — — —
Mass Communication 2 +1 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $61,312 52 -0.05 40 — — — — —
Political Science 14 +3 14% 64% 0% 14% 7% 14% $76,662 69 +0.33 73 100% — — — —
Psychology 23 +9 13% 83% 0% 4% 4% 0% $60,071 80 +0.76 36 96% — — — —
Sociology 5 +9 0% 60% 0% 0% 20% 20% $58,402 66 +0.14 32 — — — — —
Drama and Theatre Arts 1 +1 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $51,937 94 +1.19 16 — — — — —
Studio Art 10 +2 30% 80% 10% 0% 0% 0% $64,133 96 +1.85 47 — — — — —
Visual and Performing Arts 4 — 100% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $55,834 97 +1.71 25 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 3 +1 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,911 72 +0.42 44 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business 74 62% 84% 1% 3% 1% 8% $78,512 68 -0.33 76 99%
Accounting 24 +7 50% 88% 4% 0% 0% 4% $72,708 19 -0.93 67 100% — — — —
Business Administration 12 +27 75% 92% 0% 8% 0% 0% $84,730 76 +0.37 82 99% — — — —
Business Administration and Management 5 +1 60% 60% 0% 0% 0% 40% $84,730 76 +0.37 82 99% — — — —
Business Communications 4 +1 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,483 47 -0.16 71 — — — — —
Finance 13 +16 85% 77% 0% 0% 0% 15% $84,559 32 -0.50 82 — — — — —
Marketing 16 +5 62% 81% 0% 6% 6% 6% $76,459 51 -0.09 73 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education 24 8% 92% 4% 0% 4% 0% $52,904 2 +0.05 18 98%
Social Work 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,043 89 +0.80 36 — — — — —
Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,696 45 -0.16 20 — — — — —
Elementary Education 21 — 10% 90% 5% 0% 5% 0% $52,187 54 -0.02 17 98% — — — —
Physical Education — — — — — — — — $55,626 44 -0.26 24 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Music 6 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,446 3 +0.93 24
Music 1 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,061 95 +1.22 31 — — — — —
Music Education 5 — 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,924 87 +0.88 23 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Nursing 69 26% 75% 3% 3% 7% 12% $84,084 82 -0.81 82 96%
Nursing 69 — 26% 75% 3% 3% 7% 12% $84,084 15 -0.81 82 96% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $43,430
ROI Percentile 63th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 86%
4-Year Graduation Rate 56%
6-Year Graduation Rate 73%
Transfer-Out Rate 13%

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
Health Sciences 27.0% 115 28% 79% 2% 3% 6% 7% $75,497 42 -0.45 71 96% —
Business & Economics 21.1% 90 61% 79% 1% 4% 1% 12% $76,333 43 -0.29 73 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 14.3% 61 39% 82% 3% 5% 0% 10% $68,488 52 +0.19 58 98% —
Social Sciences 12.4% 53 19% 77% 0% 6% 6% 8% $64,315 70 +0.46 48 97% —
Humanities 6.3% 27 26% 93% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,772 49 -0.08 22 94% —
Education 5.2% 22 9% 91% 5% 0% 5% 0% $52,256 40 -0.02 17 98% —
Arts 4.9% 21 48% 81% 5% 0% 5% 5% $59,490 81 +1.53 35 — —
Computer Science 4.7% 20 80% 45% 0% 0% 0% 45% $95,681 23 -0.69 90 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.1% 9 22% 78% 0% 0% 0% 22% $75,252 40 -0.40 71 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.2% 5 40% 40% 20% 20% 0% 0% $60,921 53 +0.29 39 — —
Professional 0.7% 3 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,911 37 +0.42 44 — —

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 124 $2.9M $2.9M $0
Track & Field (combined) 117 $592K $592K $0
Baseball 47 $893K $893K $1
Wrestling 37 $680K $680K $0
Ice Hockey 27 $2.5M $2.5M $0
Swimming & Diving 26 $284K $284K $0
Basketball 15 $827K $827K $0
Golf 10 $119K $119K $0
Tennis 10 $143K $143K $0
Total 342 $8.9M $8.9M $1
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 104 $526K $526K $0
Other Sports 42 $502K $502K -$1
Swimming & Diving 37 $552K $552K $0
Soccer 35 $746K $746K $0
Volleyball 19 $753K $753K $0
Basketball 17 $858K $858K $0
Softball 17 $665K $665K $0
Golf 8 $330K $330K $0
Tennis 8 $317K $317K $0
Total 224 $5.3M $5.3M -$1
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 221 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Football 124 $2.9M $2.9M $0
Swimming & Diving 63 $836K $836K $0
Baseball 47 $893K $893K $1
Other Sports 42 $502K $502K -$1
Wrestling 37 $680K $680K $0
Soccer 35 $746K $746K $0
Basketball 32 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Ice Hockey 27 $2.5M $2.5M $0
Volleyball 19 $753K $753K $0
Golf 18 $449K $449K $0
Tennis 18 $460K $460K $0
Softball 17 $665K $665K $0
Total 566 $16.3M $16.3M $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 73%
Yield (non-ED) 26%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 93% 88% 51%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 60%
SAT Range 1080 – 1350
SAT Math Range 560 – 700
SAT RW Range 530 – 660