2019 College Rankings for Augustana University by CollegeFactual.com

Top 2019 Rankings For Augustana University

Women's Volleyball (ranked 1 out of 263)
Women's Softball (ranked 2 out of 260)
Highest Paid Graduates for Accounting (ranked 5 out of 649)
Most Focused for Foreign Languages & Linguistics (ranked 18 out of 942)
Men's Basketball (ranked 6 out of 275)

A more complete picture of where Augustana University is the "best of the best" can be found on our 2019 Badges Awarded page.

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All 2019 Rankings For Augustana University

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Top Quality Overall

	better worse
Nationwide	321 of 1779
The Plains States	25 of 196
South Dakota	1 of 12

Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)

	better worse
Nationwide	66 of 1510
The Plains States	22 of 165
South Dakota	4 of 11

Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)

	better worse
Nationwide	137 of 1510
The Plains States	30 of 165
South Dakota	4 of 11

Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)

	better worse
Nationwide	338 of 1510
The Plains States	59 of 165
South Dakota	6 of 11

Diversity

	better worse
Overall	1334 of 2238
Ethnic	2211 of 2486
Male / Female	1216 of 2486
Location	596 of 2238

Best Religiously Affiliated

	better worse
Evangelical Lutheran Church	8 of 22

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	347 of 824
Best Value	71 of 808
Most Popular	562 of 1426
Most Focused	232 of 1426
Highest Paid Grads	162 of 891

Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

	better worse
Most Popular	323 of 574
Most Focused	151 of 574
Highest Paid Grads	79 of 357

General Biology

	better worse
Top Ranked	308 of 820
Best Value	50 of 803
Most Popular	504 of 1383
Most Focused	178 of 1383
Highest Paid Grads	135 of 847

Business, Management & Marketing

	better worse
Top Ranked	489 of 851
Best Value	214 of 810
Most Popular	1069 of 1990
Most Focused	1360 of 1990
Highest Paid Grads	109 of 903

Accounting

	better worse
Top Ranked	239 of 623
Best Value	66 of 601
Most Popular	869 of 1286
Most Focused	955 of 1286
Highest Paid Grads	5 of 649

Business Administration & Management

	better worse
Top Ranked	460 of 747
Best Value	264 of 711
Most Popular	786 of 1675
Most Focused	814 of 1675
Highest Paid Grads	56 of 725

Business/Corporate Communications

	better worse
Most Popular	17 of 48
Most Focused	18 of 48
Highest Paid Grads	2 of 20

Communication & Journalism

	better worse
Top Ranked	239 of 601
Best Value	56 of 587
Most Popular	792 of 1215
Most Focused	769 of 1215
Highest Paid Grads	105 of 713

Communication & Media Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	874 of 1027
Most Focused	880 of 1027
Highest Paid Grads	94 of 601

Journalism

	better worse
Top Ranked	86 of 184
Best Value	18 of 180
Most Popular	202 of 343
Most Focused	82 of 343
Highest Paid Grads	43 of 228

Computer & Information Sciences

	better worse
Most Popular	905 of 1551
Most Focused	853 of 1551
Highest Paid Grads	79 of 827

Computer Information Systems

	better worse
Most Popular	637 of 838
Most Focused	634 of 838

Computer Science

	better worse
Most Popular	412 of 606
Most Focused	339 of 606
Highest Paid Grads	84 of 361

Education

	better worse
Top Ranked	149 of 414
Best Value	77 of 404
Most Popular	374 of 1366
Most Focused	159 of 1366
Highest Paid Grads	77 of 707

Special Education

	better worse
Top Ranked	49 of 184
Best Value	15 of 180
Most Popular	163 of 450
Most Focused	63 of 450
Highest Paid Grads	19 of 238

Teacher Education Grade Specific

	better worse
Most Popular	335 of 1164
Most Focused	150 of 1164

Teacher Education Subject Specific

	better worse
Most Popular	614 of 863
Most Focused	530 of 863
Highest Paid Grads	51 of 506

Engineering

	better worse
Most Popular	555 of 596
Most Focused	535 of 596

Engineering Physics

	better worse
Most Popular	62 of 80
Most Focused	40 of 80

English Language & Literature

	better worse
Top Ranked	342 of 602
Best Value	99 of 585
Most Popular	793 of 1355
Most Focused	631 of 1355
Highest Paid Grads	138 of 871

General English Literature

	better worse
Top Ranked	322 of 622
Best Value	70 of 603
Most Popular	703 of 1271
Most Focused	465 of 1271
Highest Paid Grads	136 of 800

Foreign Languages & Linguistics

	better worse
Top Ranked	172 of 341
Best Value	31 of 334
Most Popular	188 of 942
Most Focused	18 of 942
Highest Paid Grads	129 of 653

American Sign Language

	better worse
Most Popular	29 of 49
Most Focused	16 of 49

Classical Languages & Literature

	better worse
Most Popular	140 of 231
Most Focused	69 of 231

Germanic Languages

	better worse
Most Popular	75 of 272
Most Focused	13 of 272

Linguistics & Comparative Literature

	better worse
Most Popular	247 of 300
Most Focused	136 of 300

Romance Languages

	better worse
Top Ranked	165 of 352
Best Value	26 of 345
Most Popular	240 of 809
Most Focused	56 of 809
Highest Paid Grads	112 of 571

Health Professions

	better worse
Top Ranked	345 of 593
Best Value	170 of 564
Most Popular	933 of 1678
Most Focused	878 of 1678
Highest Paid Grads	138 of 687

Allied Health Professions

	better worse
Most Popular	492 of 663
Most Focused	368 of 663

Communication Sciences

	better worse
Most Popular	232 of 267
Most Focused	85 of 267

Nursing

	better worse
Top Ranked	257 of 519
Best Value	90 of 500
Most Popular	753 of 1132
Most Focused	596 of 1132
Highest Paid Grads	422 of 507

History

	better worse
Most Popular	960 of 1251
Most Focused	830 of 1251

History

	better worse
Most Popular	960 of 1251
Most Focused	830 of 1251
Highest Paid Grads	143 of 823

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

	better worse
Most Popular	744 of 1175
Most Focused	771 of 1175
Highest Paid Grads	76 of 456

Liberal Arts General Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	744 of 1175
Most Focused	771 of 1175
Highest Paid Grads	79 of 504

Mathematics & Statistics

	better worse
Top Ranked	278 of 471
Best Value	66 of 460
Most Popular	444 of 1223
Most Focused	165 of 1223
Highest Paid Grads	162 of 805

Mathematics

	better worse
Top Ranked	258 of 475
Best Value	46 of 465
Most Popular	387 of 1171
Most Focused	122 of 1171
Highest Paid Grads	137 of 771

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	737 of 1032
Most Focused	695 of 1032

International Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	170 of 266
Most Focused	102 of 266

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	150 of 467
Best Value	56 of 458
Most Popular	476 of 898
Most Focused	361 of 898
Highest Paid Grads	34 of 418

Health & Physical Education

	better worse
Top Ranked	125 of 458
Best Value	31 of 448
Most Popular	439 of 835
Most Focused	308 of 835
Highest Paid Grads	47 of 459

Philosophy & Religious Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	576 of 941
Most Focused	355 of 941
Highest Paid Grads	111 of 605

Philosophy

	better worse
Most Popular	496 of 733
Most Focused	220 of 733
Highest Paid Grads	113 of 525

Religious Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	528 of 540
Most Focused	425 of 540
Highest Paid Grads	83 of 332

Physical Sciences

	better worse
Most Popular	667 of 1156
Most Focused	388 of 1156
Highest Paid Grads	134 of 786

Chemistry

	better worse
Most Popular	720 of 1099
Most Focused	485 of 1099
Highest Paid Grads	125 of 753

Physics

	better worse
Most Popular	413 of 717
Most Focused	157 of 717
Highest Paid Grads	117 of 537

Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked	409 of 836
Best Value	119 of 809
Most Popular	1194 of 1502
Most Focused	1338 of 1502
Highest Paid Grads	162 of 898

General Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked	391 of 841
Best Value	102 of 814
Most Popular	1118 of 1407
Most Focused	1238 of 1407
Highest Paid Grads	144 of 834

Social Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	339 of 671
Best Value	78 of 654
Most Popular	617 of 1319
Most Focused	390 of 1319
Highest Paid Grads	121 of 874

Anthropology

	better worse
Most Popular	391 of 428
Most Focused	234 of 428
Highest Paid Grads	96 of 339

Economics

	better worse
Top Ranked	276 of 418
Best Value	61 of 410
Most Popular	454 of 715
Most Focused	283 of 715
Highest Paid Grads	120 of 536

Political Science & Government

	better worse
Top Ranked	268 of 591
Best Value	37 of 577
Most Popular	507 of 1083
Most Focused	213 of 1083
Highest Paid Grads	128 of 758

Sociology

	better worse
Top Ranked	272 of 534
Best Value	53 of 523
Most Popular	544 of 964
Most Focused	274 of 964
Highest Paid Grads	135 of 688

Visual & Performing Arts

	better worse
Most Popular	1013 of 1522
Most Focused	909 of 1522
Highest Paid Grads	171 of 850

Drama & Theater Arts

	better worse
Most Popular	458 of 808
Most Focused	224 of 808
Highest Paid Grads	105 of 535

Fine & Studio Arts

	better worse
Most Popular	825 of 1103
Most Focused	749 of 1103
Highest Paid Grads	137 of 693

Music

	better worse
Most Popular	731 of 1036
Most Focused	552 of 1036
Highest Paid Grads	120 of 658

Men's Sports

	better worse
Men's Baseball (D2)	10 of 236
Men's Basketball (D2)	6 of 275
Men's Football (D2)	5 of 162

Women's Sports

	better worse
Women's Basketball (D2)	8 of 277
Women's Soccer (D2)	11 of 231
Women's Softball (D2)	2 of 260
Women's Volleyball (D2)	1 of 263

Veterans

	better worse
Overall	607 of 1820