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Augustana University

Sioux Falls, SD · Private · Midsize city · Augie Augustana College(SD) Augustana University

Private institution in Sioux Falls, SD · 1,818 undergraduates · 59% acceptance rate · $59,217 median earnings 10 years after entry.

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
$24,7231,455th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$39,1901,614th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$39,1901,576th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$53,1691,554th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$25,0001,238th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$59,217578th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$49,826548th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
75.6%279th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
83.5%503rd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
59.3%393rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1187436th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
25346th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,818992nd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
16.0%1,879th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 198 mi (MSP)

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 43 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$58,568$57,724
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$44,384—
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$43,128$44,666
Special Education and TeachingEducationbachelors$39,729$39,009
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$38,829$37,928
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$35,954$39,009
American Sign LanguageForeign Languagesbachelors$35,060$33,993
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$33,993$31,851
Business/Corporate CommunicationsBusinessbachelors$32,925$35,060
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$29,685$29,685
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors——
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 13 sports

NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $7,123,096 (M $4,002,674 · W $3,120,422)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Augustana University’s 1,818 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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