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Augsburg University

Augsburg University is a private campus in Minneapolis proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The school reports a Evangelical Lutheran Church affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$21,376

family income
under $30k

$20,901

$30–48k

$20,478

$48–75k

$24,741

$75–110k

$30,427

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$23,8732023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Augsburg University rose from $15,514 (2008) to $23,873 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$15,514
2009	$18,600
2010	$18,939
2011	$20,235
2012	$21,006
2013	$21,755
2014	$23,536
2015	$22,232
2016	$23,316
2017	$23,498
2018	$24,653
2019	$23,898
2020	$24,052
2021	$24,003
2022	$23,875
2023	$23,873

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$62,3032024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Augsburg University rose from $35,924 (2009) to $62,303 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$35,924
2010	$37,812
2011	$38,672
2012	$40,514
2013	$42,531
2014	$44,986
2015	$46,545
2016	$47,914
2017	$49,649
2018	$51,251
2019	$52,598
2020	$54,069
2021	$54,738
2022	$55,931
2023	$57,966
2024	$62,303

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$16,340
2001	$17,438
2002	$18,193
2003	$19,398
2004	$20,758
2005	$21,960
2006	$22,900
2007	$24,046
2008	$26,103
2013	$33,209
2014	$34,431
2015	$35,465
2016	$36,415
2017	$37,615
2018	$38,800
2019	$39,955
2020	$40,005
2021	$41,007
2022	$42,074
2023	$43,942

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $45,452 before grants and other attendance costs. At Augsburg University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 2,494 undergrads, Augsburg University is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

51.7% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Augsburg University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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51.7%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Augsburg University has wandered from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 65.2% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 51.7%.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	53.9%
1992 cohort	46.3%
1993 cohort	51.4%
1994 cohort	52.2%
1995 cohort	52.2%
1996 cohort	52.6%
1997 cohort	50.6%
1998 cohort	54.7%
1999 cohort	55.4%
2000 cohort	51.8%
2001 cohort	60.1%
2002 cohort	56.5%
2003 cohort	59.3%
2004 cohort	59.6%
2005 cohort	65.2%
2006 cohort	60.3%
2007 cohort	63.3%
2008 cohort	62.6%
2009 cohort	56.2%
2010 cohort	56.9%
2011 cohort	62.1%
2012 cohort	63.9%
2013 cohort	57.5%
2014 cohort	59.3%
2015 cohort	58.1%
2016 cohort	55.6%
2017 cohort	52.4%
2018 cohort	51.7%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	—	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$16,625	$10,265
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	—	$9,300
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	—	$10,064
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$14,500	$7,593
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,625	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$16,645	$6,192
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$16,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,001	$7,125
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$19,125	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$22,125	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$24,792	$10,125
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$26,719	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$26,959	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$27,000	$12,082
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$27,000	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$27,000	$12,265
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$26,848	$11,375
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$25,000	$11,250
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$25,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$25,347	$10,030

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$48,616

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$53,837

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$58,829

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Augsburg University admitted 3,376 of 4,118 applicants in Fall 2024. The 82% rate describes that application pool.

82%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $43,942 tuition · 2023–24 2,494 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests not considered · Fall 2024

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Augsburg University received 4,118 applications and admitted 3,376 (82%), with 628 enrolling.

Augsburg University did not consider scores in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. No score range is displayed for Augsburg University under that historical policy.

Check current requirements with admissions.

Acceptance rate

82%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	75%
Fall 2002	80.3%
Fall 2003	81.8%
Fall 2004	78.9%
Fall 2005	76.2%
Fall 2006	77.1%
Fall 2007	61.3%
Fall 2008	55.8%
Fall 2009	51.6%
Fall 2010	54%
Fall 2011	51.1%
Fall 2012	51.1%
Fall 2013	60.9%
Fall 2014	68%
Fall 2015	59.2%
Fall 2016	45.1%
Fall 2017	64.6%
Fall 2018	69%
Fall 2019	76.2%
Fall 2020	73.1%
Fall 2021	76.4%
Fall 2022	76.5%
Fall 2023	76.5%
Fall 2024	82%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1188–1376Fall 2021 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	950	1200
Fall 2002	930	1170
Fall 2003	1020	1230
Fall 2004	980	1220
Fall 2005	990	1190
Fall 2006	1010	1275
Fall 2007	996	1238
Fall 2008	950	1260
Fall 2009	923	1218
Fall 2010	986	1178
Fall 2011	946	1231
Fall 2013	985	1213
Fall 2014	1025	1280
Fall 2015	955	1195
Fall 2016	910	1200
Fall 2017	958	1240
Fall 2018	1173	1325
Fall 2019	1055	1305
Fall 2020	905	1208
Fall 2021	1188	1376

IPEDS Fall 2001–2021, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

17–24Fall 2021 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	20	25
Fall 2002	19	26
Fall 2003	20	25
Fall 2004	20	25
Fall 2005	20	25
Fall 2006	20	25
Fall 2007	19	25
Fall 2008	19	25
Fall 2009	19	25
Fall 2010	19	25
Fall 2011	20	25
Fall 2012	23	24
Fall 2013	20	25
Fall 2014	20	26
Fall 2015	19	25
Fall 2016	19	25
Fall 2017	19	24
Fall 2018	19	24
Fall 2019	18	23
Fall 2020	17	23
Fall 2021	17	24

IPEDS Fall 2001–2021, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

2,494Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Augsburg University has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024 — up to 3,014 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 2,494.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	2,540
Fall 2003	2,630
Fall 2004	2,723
Fall 2005	2,666
Fall 2006	2,784
Fall 2007	2,809
Fall 2008	2,928
Fall 2009	2,979
Fall 2010	3,014
Fall 2011	2,907
Fall 2012	2,746
Fall 2013	2,661
Fall 2014	2,532
Fall 2015	2,430
Fall 2016	2,511
Fall 2017	2,405
Fall 2018	2,311
Fall 2019	2,475
Fall 2020	2,487
Fall 2021	2,346
Fall 2022	2,334
Fall 2023	2,429
Fall 2024	2,494

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

72%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Augsburg University has held near 72% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	79%
Fall 2003 cohort	81%
Fall 2004 cohort	78%
Fall 2005 cohort	80%
Fall 2006 cohort	81%
Fall 2007 cohort	79%
Fall 2008 cohort	80%
Fall 2009 cohort	83%
Fall 2010 cohort	78%
Fall 2011 cohort	79%
Fall 2012 cohort	82%
Fall 2013 cohort	75%
Fall 2014 cohort	79%
Fall 2015 cohort	77%
Fall 2016 cohort	77%
Fall 2017 cohort	72%
Fall 2018 cohort	72%
Fall 2019 cohort	73%
Fall 2020 cohort	69%
Fall 2021 cohort	70%
Fall 2022 cohort	70%
Fall 2023 cohort	72%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Augsburg University

56.1% of Augsburg University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Augsburg University as a primarily residential campus of 2,494 undergraduates — and 72.3% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Augsburg University reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 82%. Review Augsburg University's current requirements before applying; use the GPA calculator for your semester numbers.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Augsburg University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Augsburg University82%

Minnesota median85.4%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Augsburg University$45,452

Minnesota median$22,520

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Augsburg University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Augsburg University$58,829

Minnesota median$58,351

National median$53,781

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Augsburg University, Minnesota and national reference values
Metric & basis	Augsburg University	Minnesota median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	82%	85.4%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$45,452	$22,520	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$58,829	$58,351	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Augsburg University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Augsburg University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 15 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer Science	$95,637
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$93,046
Economics	$88,507
Mathematics	$86,446
Accounting and Related Services	$83,185
Finance and Financial Management Services	$79,809
Management Information Systems and Services	$75,100
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$72,706
Marketing	$68,757
Communication and Media Studies	$63,850
Social Work	$60,546
Political Science and Government	$55,676
Psychology, General	$55,673
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$55,499
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$49,698

These 15 fields listed for Augsburg University measure earnings after completion. The $58,829 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 41 additional Augsburg University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Augsburg University report?

Augsburg University did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 82% admitted. Check current requirements.

What is Augsburg University's acceptance rate?

82% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 3,376 admitted from 4,118 applicants.

How much does Augsburg University cost?

At Augsburg University, tuition is $45,452. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Augsburg University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $58,829. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Minnesota

Concordia College at Moorhead — 62.6% admitted
Concordia University-Saint Paul — 78.9% admitted
Gustavus Adolphus College — 61% admitted
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities — 79.7% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.