Augustana University
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 1,965 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 68%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $23,283per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 73%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $61,27110 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Augustana University operates on an academic calendar featuring a 15-week fall semester, a 3.5-week January Interim (J-Term), and a 15-week spring semester.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 68%About 7 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1150–1370Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 21–27Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $23,283full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $57,456sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $41,768Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 73%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 86%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $61,27110 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,250federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,965Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 23%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 14%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- University of Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, SD — admits 83%
- Bethel University Saint Paul, MN — admits 88%
- Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, CA — admits 87%
- Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus Madison, NJ — admits 95%
Also worth a look
- Vanguard University of Southern California Costa Mesa, CA — admits 62%
- North Greenville University Tigerville, SC — admits 67%
- Simmons University Boston, MA — admits 70%
- Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead, MN — admits 63%
- Stetson University DeLand, FL — admits 72%
- Carroll University Waukesha, WI — admits 67%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Augustana University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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