ACCEPTANCE RATE
67.6%
More selective than 46% of listed universities.
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Private University
Augustana College
Augustana College is a private nonprofit liberal arts college located along the Mississippi River in Rock Island, Illinois. The institution offers seventy-five majors and maintains a residential campus with strong student support systems.
67.6%ACCEPTANCE
$24,695AVG NET PRICE
79%GRAD RATE
2,484STUDENTS
University data profileIPEDS 2023
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Rock Island, ILCity: Small
THE SIGNATURE
Augustana College Report Card
Explore university facts, programs, and campus life at a glance.
Augustana College is a private nonprofit four-year institution located along the Mississippi River in Rock Island, Illinois. Founded in 1860 by Swedish settlers, the college traces its roots to Old World universities of Uppsala and Lund in Sweden.
The campus spans 115 acres of wooded land within the Quad-Cities region, approximately 165 miles west of Chicago. Students can choose from seventy-five undergraduate majors and areas of study across various disciplines. The institution is recognized as a selective private liberal arts college with a focus on residential education.
Athletics teams compete at the varsity level, with the Vikings ranked in the top fifteen nationally across all divisions. The student body includes forty percent domestic students of color and international students.
AT A GLANCE
TypePrivateFour or more years
Founded—
SettingCity: Small
Calendarsemester
Religious affiliationEvangelical Lutheran Church
Athletics—
GETTING IN
Admissions
Augustana College accepts approximately sixty-seven percent of applicants from a pool of over seven thousand candidates each year. Prospective students are encouraged to review the admissions picture which includes an average SAT math score around five hundred seventy.
Source: IPEDS 2023
SAT RANGE (MID 50%)
1,010–1,250
400National benchmark missing1600
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Not reportedNo application fee.
WHAT IT COSTS
Cost & Financial Aid
Sticker price tells you little — net price after aid is what most families actually pay.
Source: IPEDS 2023
IN-STATE TUITION & FEES
$49,834/yr
Out-of-state: $49,834/yr.
Net price by income band
$0–$30,000
$30,001–$48,000
$48,001–$75,000
$75,001–$110,000
$110,001+
AVERAGE NET PRICE AFTER AID
$24,695/yr
▲ 1% since 2020-2197% receive aid
Average aid package $34,931.
IN THE CLASSROOM
Academics
The college offers a Bachelor of Science degree program in Engineering which has been accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET. New program areas include data analytics, film and new media, and kinesiology alongside traditional liberal arts disciplines.
Source: IPEDS 2023
Student–faculty ratio
11:1
6-year graduation rate
79%
▲ 2 pts since 2016
First-year retention
83%
Compared with the 89% public-university median.
Undergrad majors
75
Undergraduate majors and programs
MOST POPULAR FIELDS OF STUDY
Biology/Biological Sciences, General.12.5%
Psychology, General.6.6%
Marketing/Marketing Management, General.6.3%
Business Administration and Management, General.5.5%
Finance, General.5.3%
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General.4%
CAMPUS LIFE
Campus & Housing
Campus housing shows how many students live on-campus — which means nearby housing can be essential to the college experience.
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On-campus beds
1,730
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Students needing off-campus housing
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Setting
City: Small
IN CONTEXT
Augustana College vs. peer institutions
How Augustana College compares with officially identified or editorially reviewed peer institutions.
Augustana College
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AFTER GRADUATION
Student outcomes
What graduates earn and how reliably they land work — the bottom-line return on the degree.
Source: College Scorecard 2025
Median earnings · 10 yrs after entry
$62,971
Compared with earnings for graduates of similar universities.
Working after 10 yrs
95.1%
Share of former students working and not enrolled, ten years after entry.
Earning more than a high-school graduate
88.1%
88.1% of students out-earn the typical high-school graduate — a core measure of mobility.
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