Top 2018 Rankings For Augustana University
A more complete picture of where Augustana University is the "best of the best" can be found on our 2018 Badges Awarded page.
All 2018 Rankings For Augustana University
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 337 of 1383 |
| The Plains States | 25 of 156 |
| South Dakota | 1 of 9 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 14 of 1321 |
| The Plains States | 4 of 150 |
| South Dakota | 1 of 9 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 37 of 1326 |
| The Plains States | 8 of 150 |
| South Dakota | 1 of 9 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 178 of 1325 |
| The Plains States | 33 of 150 |
| South Dakota | 3 of 9 |
Diversity
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| Overall | |
| Ethnic | |
| Male / Female | 1234 of 2594 |
| Location | 649 of 2360 |
Best Religiously Affiliated
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| Evangelical Lutheran Church | 10 of 21 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 341 of 823 |
| Best Value | 26 of 805 |
| Most Popular | 601 of 1413 |
| Most Focused | 262 of 1413 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 162 of 892 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 191 of 571 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 79 of 367 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 298 of 818 |
| Best Value | 15 of 798 |
| Most Popular | 531 of 1372 |
| Most Focused | 196 of 1372 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 137 of 850 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 71 of 798 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 108 of 903 |
Accounting
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 6 of 652 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 95 of 701 |
| Most Popular | 743 of 1720 |
| Most Focused | 715 of 1720 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 56 of 725 |
Business/Corporate Communications
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| Most Popular | 16 of 44 |
| Most Focused | 13 of 44 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 20 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 105 of 715 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 96 of 606 |
Journalism
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 43 of 233 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 79 of 826 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Most Popular | |
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Computer Science
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 84 of 360 |
Education
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| Top Ranked | 143 of 421 |
| Best Value | 24 of 409 |
| Most Popular | 366 of 1366 |
| Most Focused | 125 of 1366 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 76 of 708 |
Special Education
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| Top Ranked | 54 of 185 |
| Best Value | 5 of 181 |
| Most Popular | 208 of 435 |
| Most Focused | 88 of 435 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 242 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific
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| Most Popular | 297 of 1169 |
| Most Focused | 98 of 1169 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 48 of 503 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 298 of 612 |
| Best Value | 29 of 595 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 466 of 1360 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 138 of 874 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 280 of 625 |
| Best Value | 19 of 609 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 340 of 1281 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 136 of 805 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 172 of 358 |
| Best Value | 12 of 352 |
| Most Popular | 240 of 939 |
| Most Focused | 34 of 939 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 129 of 656 |
American Sign Language
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 14 of 48 |
Classical Languages & Literature
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| Most Popular | |
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Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 49 of 291 |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 128 of 286 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 162 of 373 |
| Best Value | 6 of 366 |
| Most Popular | 265 of 817 |
| Most Focused | 54 of 817 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 112 of 581 |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 75 of 562 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 140 of 692 |
Allied Health Professions
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| Most Popular | |
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Communication Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 101 of 262 |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked | 204 of 513 |
| Best Value | 18 of 497 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 537 of 1124 |
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History
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 367 of 1261 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 297 of 594 |
| Best Value | 26 of 576 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 367 of 1261 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 143 of 831 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 78 of 462 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 81 of 505 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 388 of 1231 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 163 of 810 |
Mathematics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 334 of 1178 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 137 of 772 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | |
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International Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked | 171 of 452 |
| Best Value | 34 of 445 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 333 of 890 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 33 of 415 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked | 140 of 443 |
| Best Value | 16 of 436 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 293 of 820 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 47 of 456 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 310 of 956 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 111 of 616 |
Philosophy
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 165 of 756 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 112 of 544 |
Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 86 of 336 |
Physical Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 133 of 787 |
Chemistry
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 125 of 753 |
Physics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 118 of 534 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 317 of 826 |
| Best Value | 16 of 808 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 162 of 899 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 297 of 832 |
| Best Value | 13 of 813 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 148 of 842 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 72 of 661 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 449 of 1317 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 122 of 877 |
Anthropology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 96 of 339 |
Economics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 121 of 542 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 254 of 597 |
| Best Value | 8 of 584 |
| Most Popular | 464 of 1081 |
| Most Focused | 157 of 1081 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 128 of 763 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 236 of 524 |
| Best Value | 12 of 517 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 357 of 969 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 135 of 695 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 171 of 852 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 105 of 544 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 432 of 1114 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 140 of 693 |
Music
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 368 of 1030 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 120 of 657 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D2) | 7 of 228 |
| Men's Basketball (D2) | 5 of 265 |
| Men's Football (D2) | 4 of 162 |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D2) | 7 of 266 |
| Women's Golf (D2) | 4 of 48 |
| Women's Soccer (D2) | 9 of 226 |
| Women's Softball (D2) | 3 of 250 |
| Women's Volleyball (D2) | 1 of 250 |
Veterans
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| Overall | 483 of 1423 |
Education
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Special Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Augustana University has no rankings in this category.
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 292 of 1174 |
| China | 298 of 798 |
| Ecuador | |
| Germany | 154 of 324 |
| Ghana | 75 of 194 |
| Hong Kong | |
| Netherlands | |
| Norway | 36 of 84 |
| Sweden | 56 of 146 |
| Vietnam | 139 of 450 |
International Value
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| OVERALL | 111 of 1148 |
| China | 139 of 786 |
| Ecuador | 23 of 116 |
| Germany | 75 of 322 |
| Ghana | 43 of 194 |
| Hong Kong | 55 of 178 |
| Netherlands | 12 of 82 |
| Norway | 14 of 84 |
| Sweden | 18 of 142 |
| Vietnam | 52 of 442 |
