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Augustana University

Augustana University is a private campus in Sioux Falls 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

$20,552

family income
under $30k

$18,948

$30–48k

$22,479

$48–75k

$26,689

$75–110k

$26,388

over $110k

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

Average net price

$23,8942023–24Skip 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 Augustana University rose from $16,637 (2008) to $23,894 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$16,637
2009	$17,588
2010	$18,040
2011	$17,608
2012	$18,621
2013	$19,197
2014	$19,052
2015	$19,293
2016	$18,514
2017	$22,891
2018	$24,072
2019	$24,066
2020	$27,055
2021	$24,113
2022	$24,723
2023	$23,894

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$55,1592024–25Skip 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 Augustana University rose from $30,980 (2009) to $55,159 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$30,980
2010	$32,364
2011	$33,990
2012	$35,620
2013	$36,828
2014	$37,968
2015	$38,656
2016	$39,628
2017	$40,681
2018	$45,145
2019	$46,888
2020	$47,710
2021	$51,506
2022	$51,613
2023	$53,169
2024	$55,159

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	$14,754
2001	$15,280
2002	$15,892
2003	$16,972
2004	$17,764
2005	$18,860
2006	$19,986
2007	$21,182
2008	$22,450
2013	$28,630
2014	$29,214
2015	$30,090
2016	$30,944
2017	$31,960
2018	$33,018
2019	$33,960
2020	$35,884
2021	$35,914
2022	$37,342
2023	$39,190

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Augustana University reports published tuition of $40,160 in this record. Augustana University's $40,160 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Augustana University reports 1,965 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

73% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Augustana 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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73%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 Augustana University rose from 59.8% (entered 1991) to 73% (entered 2018).

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	59.8%
1992 cohort	60.5%
1993 cohort	58.2%
1994 cohort	63%
1995 cohort	58.6%
1996 cohort	62.7%
1997 cohort	70.5%
1998 cohort	65.3%
1999 cohort	64.4%
2000 cohort	62.4%
2001 cohort	65.4%
2002 cohort	68%
2003 cohort	67.5%
2004 cohort	67.3%
2005 cohort	65.1%
2006 cohort	65.8%
2007 cohort	66.4%
2008 cohort	66.7%
2009 cohort	74.7%
2010 cohort	70.6%
2011 cohort	71%
2012 cohort	70.1%
2013 cohort	71%
2014 cohort	72.2%
2015 cohort	70.6%
2016 cohort	75.5%
2017 cohort	75.6%
2018 cohort	73%

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)	$16,876	$8,479
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$17,125	$5,430
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$17,125	$4,300
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$17,125	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$17,125	$5,725
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$5,956
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$6,750
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$20,106	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$22,500	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$26,000	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$27,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$27,000	$9,811
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$27,000	$10,084
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$27,000	$8,105
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$26,862	$9,400
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$26,163	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$26,607	$6,716
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$25,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$25,000	$5,500

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

$49,826

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$53,484

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$59,217

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

Augustana University admitted 2,044 of 3,017 applicants in Fall 2024. The 67.7% rate describes that application pool.

67.7%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $39,190 tuition · 2023–24 1,965 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1150–13701600

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Admissions

Augustana University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Augustana University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 570–680 and Math was 580–690 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1150–1370 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	570	630	680
SAT Math	580	625	690
ACT Composite	21	24	27

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Augustana University received 3,017 applications and admitted 2,044 (67.7%), with 534 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

67.8%Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Augustana University's admission rate fell from 81.7% to 67.8%. The rate alone cannot explain the change. This describes Fall 2007 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	84.3%
Fall 2002	85.5%
Fall 2003	79.1%
Fall 2007	81.7%
Fall 2008	81.5%
Fall 2009	80.7%
Fall 2010	82.8%
Fall 2011	79.7%
Fall 2012	75.6%
Fall 2013	68.1%
Fall 2014	61.3%
Fall 2015	65.1%
Fall 2016	69.1%
Fall 2017	67.8%
Fall 2018	65.4%
Fall 2019	66.9%
Fall 2020	71.4%
Fall 2021	71.8%
Fall 2022	65.8%
Fall 2023	59.3%
Fall 2024	67.8%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1150–1370Fall 2024 · 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 2007	1020	1240
Fall 2008	1020	1230
Fall 2009	880	1340
Fall 2014	1010	1230
Fall 2015	1000	1310
Fall 2016	930	1230
Fall 2017	1070	1290
Fall 2018	1060	1330
Fall 2019	1090	1360
Fall 2020	1055	1390
Fall 2021	1020	1300
Fall 2022	1110	1325
Fall 2023	1075	1290
Fall 2024	1150	1370

IPEDS Fall 2007–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

21–27Fall 2024 · 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	22	27
Fall 2002	22	27
Fall 2003	22	27
Fall 2007	22	27
Fall 2008	22	28
Fall 2009	22	28
Fall 2010	23	28
Fall 2011	23	28
Fall 2012	23	28
Fall 2013	21	27
Fall 2014	23	28
Fall 2015	23	28
Fall 2016	23	29
Fall 2017	23	29
Fall 2018	23	28
Fall 2019	23	29
Fall 2020	22	28
Fall 2021	22	28
Fall 2022	21	28
Fall 2023	21	27
Fall 2024	21	27

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, 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

1,965Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at Augustana University has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024 — up to 1,965 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 1,965.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,804
Fall 2003	1,810
Fall 2004	1,770
Fall 2005	1,714
Fall 2006	1,748
Fall 2007	1,718
Fall 2008	1,733
Fall 2009	1,771
Fall 2010	1,717
Fall 2011	1,751
Fall 2012	1,709
Fall 2013	1,615
Fall 2014	1,619
Fall 2015	1,563
Fall 2016	1,613
Fall 2017	1,704
Fall 2018	1,752
Fall 2019	1,765
Fall 2020	1,710
Fall 2021	1,658
Fall 2022	1,759
Fall 2023	1,818
Fall 2024	1,965

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

86%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 Augustana University has held near 86% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	83%
Fall 2004 cohort	79%
Fall 2005 cohort	76%
Fall 2006 cohort	78%
Fall 2007 cohort	78%
Fall 2008 cohort	82%
Fall 2009 cohort	86%
Fall 2010 cohort	83%
Fall 2011 cohort	83%
Fall 2012 cohort	80%
Fall 2013 cohort	80%
Fall 2014 cohort	84%
Fall 2015 cohort	84%
Fall 2016 cohort	86%
Fall 2017 cohort	85%
Fall 2018 cohort	82%
Fall 2019 cohort	84%
Fall 2020 cohort	84%
Fall 2021 cohort	82%
Fall 2022 cohort	84%
Fall 2023 cohort	86%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Augustana University

Faculty pay at Augustana University averages $75,888 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Augustana University as a primarily residential campus of 1,965 undergraduates — and 86.1% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Augustana University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1150–1370 — their midpoint is above the SD four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Augustana University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

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 Augustana 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

Augustana University67.7%

South Dakota median84.6%

National median76.8%

Tuition

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

Augustana University$40,160

South Dakota median$10,077

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

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

Augustana University$59,217

South Dakota median$51,926

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Augustana University, South Dakota and national reference values
Metric & basis	Augustana University	South Dakota median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	67.7%	84.6%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$40,160	$10,077	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$59,217	$51,926	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

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

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

View 7 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$77,844
Accounting and Related Services	$68,523
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$68,463
Biology, General	$67,630
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$58,906
Psychology, General	$58,256
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$46,600

These 7 fields listed for Augustana University measure earnings after completion. The $59,217 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 42 additional Augustana University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Augustana University report?

Augustana University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1150–1370 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Augustana University's acceptance rate?

67.7% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 2,044 admitted from 3,017 applicants.

How much does Augustana University cost?

At Augustana University, tuition is $40,160. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Augustana University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $59,217. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in South Dakota

Dakota Wesleyan University — 73.4% admitted
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology — 79.9% admitted
University of Sioux Falls — 82.9% admitted
Black Hills State University — 96.3% 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.