Augustana College
Rock Island, IL · Private · Small city
Private institution in Rock Island, IL · 2,418 undergraduates · 68% acceptance rate · $62,971 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 12%Graduation rate (4-year)
- Top 22%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 24%Average net price
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $12,437479th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $49,8341,819th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $49,8341,816th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $60,7981,705th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,604th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $62,971437th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $49,849546th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 79.2%236th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 82.8%544th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 67.7%555th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1133574th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,418826th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1619th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 21.9%1,627th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 140 mi (ORD)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 44 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | bachelors | $57,318 | $54,748 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $55,964 | $54,252 |
| Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $55,964 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $51,054 | $47,148 |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $50,856 | $36,941 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $40,209 | $41,193 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $39,909 | $38,289 |
| International BusinessBusiness | bachelors | $36,852 | $44,942 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resources | bachelors | $36,560 | $31,848 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $36,166 | $36,668 |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $33,993 | $29,685 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languages | bachelors | $32,382 | $33,281 |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Evangelical Lutheran Churchsource
- Founded in 1860source
- Athletic nickname: "Vikings"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: #002F6C and #FFDD00source
- Mascot: Vikingssource
- Campus size: about 115 acressource
- Athletic conference: CCIWsource
- Notable alum: Daniel C. Tsuisource
Athletics — 14 sports
NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
- Wrestling
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.
Key links
- Official websiteaugustana.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 143084)
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