Augustana College Data & Information Overview

Get the facts about Augustana College. Learn how it ranks, what majors it offers, how diverse it is, and much more. All you need to do to learn more about a stat is click on its tile, and you'll be taken to another page that analyzes that data more closely. Also, you can use the links below to scroll to any section of this page.

• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning

How Well Is Augustana College Ranked?

2021 Rankings

College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.

Augustana College was awarded 43 badges in the 2021 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is education.

Overall Quality

According to College Factual's 2021 analysis, Augustana is ranked #259 out of 1,715 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.

Out of the 61 colleges in Illinois, Augustana is ranked at #10.

See all of the rankings for Augustana College.

Is It Hard to Get Into Augustana?

Acceptance Rate

If you're applying to Augustana College you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 59%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.

Learn more about Augustana College admissions.

Augustana College Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Augustana it is much better at 12 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Augustana College is 76%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at Augustana College

Freshmen Retention Rate

Augustana College has a freshmen retention rate of 87%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Augustana for first-time, full-time students is 70%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

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Good Overall Diversity at Augustana

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,543 undergraduates at Augustana with 2,534 being full-time and 9 being part-time.

Augustana Diversity Score

When calculating the overall diversity score for a school, College Factual does not just look at the percentage of women and racial-ethnic minorities*. Instead, it looks to see how good of a mixture a school has with regard to gender, ethnicity, age, and location of origin.

The overall diversity score for Augustana is 66.18 out of 100, meaning that is is more diverse than most schools in the country.

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How Much Does Augustana College Cost?

The overall average net price of Augustana is $23,310. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Augustana

$0-30 K	$30K-48K	$48-75	$75-110K	$110K +
$17,208	$17,040	$21,157	$23,697	$28,078

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Augustana, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Augustana, approximately 68% of students took out student loans averaging $7,740 a year. That adds up to $30,960 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Augustana is 3.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do Augustana Graduates Make?

Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Augustana with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $52,000 in their early years. This is good news for future Augustana graduates since it is 31% more than the average college graduate's salary of $39,802 per year.

See which majors at Augustana College make the most money.

Location of Augustana College

Augustana College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rock Island, Illinois. Rock Island is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

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Contact details for Augustana are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	639 38Th St, Rock Island, IL 61201-2296
Phone:	309-794-7000
Website:	www.augustana.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/AugustanaCollege
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/Augustana_IL

Augustana College Majors

Most Popular Majors	Bachelor’s Degrees	Average Salary of Graduates
Business Administration & Management	138	$44,300
General Biology	110	$27,400
General Psychology	53	$26,400
Accounting	51	$51,600
Communication & Media Studies	45	$37,400
Romance Languages	34	$19,700
Communication Sciences	32	NA
Teacher Education Subject Specific	32	$36,600
Natural Resources Conservation	26	NA
Political Science & Government	24	$26,200

Learn more about the majors offered at Augustana College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Learn more about online learning at Augustana College.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• Image Credit: By Smallbones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.