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Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Lutheran (ELCA)
Location Rock Island, IL
Population 400,000
Website http://www.augustana.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,540 (45%)
Days Without Precipitation 248 (52%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,569
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 60%
From Region 9%
Athletes 39.1%

Racial/Ethnic

White 53%
International 21%
Hispanic 13%
Black 5%
Mixed 4%
Asian 3%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 42.8% 42.8% 2012 Men: 45.0% 45.0% 2013 Men: 46.4% 46.4% 2014 Men: 40.5% 40.5% 2015 Men: 42.0% 42.0% 2016 Men: 43.7% 43.7% 2017 Men: 45.3% 45.3% 2018 Men: 46.2% 46.2% 2019 Men: 43.5% 43.5% 2020 Men: 47.3% 47.3% 2021 Men: 47.6% 47.6% 2022 Men: 45.5% 45.5% 2023 Men: 47.0% 47.0% 2024 Men: 48.1% 48.1%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2012 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2013 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2014 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2015 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2016 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2017 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2018 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2012 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2013 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2014 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2015 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2016 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2017 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2018 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2019 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2020 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2021 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2022 Asian: 2.6% 2.6% 2023 Asian: 2.7% 2.7% 2024 Asian: 3.3% 3.3% 2011 Black: 2.1% 2.1% 2012 Black: 1.9% 1.9% 2013 Black: 2.1% 2.1% 2014 Black: 3.0% 3.0% 2015 Black: 3.1% 3.1% 2016 Black: 2.9% 2.9% 2017 Black: 4.4% 4.4% 2018 Black: 5.6% 5.6% 2019 Black: 4.1% 4.1% 2020 Black: 3.6% 3.6% 2021 Black: 3.7% 3.7% 2022 Black: 4.2% 4.2% 2023 Black: 4.2% 4.2% 2024 Black: 5.2% 5.2% 2011 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4% 2012 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5% 2013 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4% 2014 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4% 2015 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4% 2016 Hispanic: 7.0% 7.0% 2017 Hispanic: 8.9% 8.9% 2018 Hispanic: 10.2% 10.2% 2019 Hispanic: 10.0% 10.0% 2020 Hispanic: 9.9% 9.9% 2021 Hispanic: 10.3% 10.3% 2022 Hispanic: 10.6% 10.6% 2023 Hispanic: 9.5% 9.5% 2024 Hispanic: 11.4% 11.4% 2011 White: 90.4% 90.4% 2012 White: 90.3% 90.3% 2013 White: 80.8% 80.8% 2014 White: 73.1% 73.1% 2015 White: 83.1% 83.1% 2016 White: 81.8% 81.8% 2017 White: 77.8% 77.8% 2018 White: 75.2% 75.2% 2019 White: 73.8% 73.8% 2020 White: 74.2% 74.2% 2021 White: 75.2% 75.2% 2022 White: 72.6% 72.6% 2023 White: 66.9% 66.9% 2024 White: 60.8% 60.8% 2011 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2012 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2013 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2014 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2015 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2016 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2017 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2018 International: 2.6% 2.6% 2019 International: 3.2% 3.2% 2020 International: 4.5% 4.5% 2021 International: 4.0% 4.0% 2022 International: 6.2% 6.2% 2023 International: 11.7% 11.7% 2024 International: 13.7% 13.7%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2023 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2024 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2025 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2020 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2021 Asian: 2.7% 2.7% 2022 Asian: 3.1% 3.1% 2023 Asian: 2.7% 2.7% 2024 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2025 Asian: 2.6% 2.6% 2020 Black: 3.7% 3.7% 2021 Black: 3.9% 3.9% 2022 Black: 3.9% 3.9% 2023 Black: 3.8% 3.8% 2024 Black: 4.3% 4.3% 2025 Black: 4.7% 4.7% 2020 Hispanic: 10.9% 10.9% 2021 Hispanic: 11.7% 11.7% 2022 Hispanic: 12.5% 12.5% 2023 Hispanic: 12.8% 12.8% 2024 Hispanic: 12.6% 12.6% 2025 Hispanic: 12.6% 12.6% 2020 White: 65.4% 65.4% 2021 White: 65.9% 65.9% 2022 White: 61.9% 61.9% 2023 White: 59.3% 59.3% 2024 White: 57.2% 57.2% 2025 White: 53.3% 53.3% 2020 International: 12.1% 12.1% 2021 International: 11.2% 11.2% 2022 International: 14.1% 14.1% 2023 International: 16.3% 16.3% 2024 International: 18.1% 18.1% 2025 International: 21.0% 21.0%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Augustana College (IL) 562 47% / 53% 16% $64,568 53 96%
General Engineering 12 — 100% / 0% 33% — — —
Pre-Engineering 2 +1 100% / 0% 50% $86,913 87 95%
Computational Science — — — — $83,910 84 —
Computer Science 33 +11 85% / 15% 58% $79,027 80 94%
Data Science 2 +6 50% / 50% 100% — — —
Applied Mathematics 4 +2 75% / 25% 25% $77,521 78 —
Chemistry 2 +3 100% / 0% 50% $65,381 55 —
Geosciences 12 — 33% / 67% 0% $63,805 51 —
Mathematics 3 — 67% / 33% 33% $69,499 65 —
Physics 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $71,264 68 —
Biochemistry 6 +3 17% / 83% 17% $58,189 35 100%
Biology 84 +11 35% / 65% 6% $66,314 58 94%
Neuroscience 8 +6 25% / 75% 25% $62,757 48 95%
Environmental Studies 14 +9 57% / 43% 7% $48,566 11 90%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 6 +1 0% / 100% 0% $66,242 57 100%
Exercise Science 20 — 70% / 30% 0% $57,959 34 —
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies 11 — 36% / 64% 0% $63,084 49 97%
Public Health 12 +13 8% / 92% 33% $60,263 41 —
Accounting 16 +26 69% / 31% 25% $84,377 85 98%
Business Administration 24 +11 83% / 17% 0% $75,869 76 97%
Business Analytics 17 +7 41% / 59% 76% $77,563 78 —
Economics 5 — 100% / 0% 40% $80,572 81 —
Finance 27 +19 70% / 30% 37% $83,548 84 —
International Business 4 +3 50% / 50% 25% $77,891 78 90%
Management Information Systems 1 — 100% / 0% 100% $81,727 82 —
Management Science 1 +3 100% / 0% 100% $76,319 76 —
Marketing 28 +11 39% / 61% 21% $73,514 72 —
Asian Studies 4 +3 0% / 100% 0% $52,691 19 —
Classics — — — — $54,033 23 —
Communication 16 +19 56% / 44% 6% $66,111 57 99%
Creative Writing 5 +4 80% / 20% 0% $34,827 2 100%
English 5 +6 0% / 100% 0% $47,744 10 92%
French 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $57,567 33 96%
French Studies — +13 — — $57,567 33 —
Geography 9 +8 78% / 22% 0% $51,013 16 100%
German 1 — 100% / 0% 100% $55,149 26 —
History 11 +1 55% / 45% 0% $46,211 8 100%
Journalism 6 +2 33% / 67% 50% $58,209 35 —
Philosophy 4 +3 25% / 75% 25% $52,065 18 —
Political Science 13 +3 38% / 62% 8% $63,458 50 96%
Psychology 45 +20 31% / 69% 7% $60,763 43 95%
Religious Studies — +1 — — $53,415 21 —
Scandinavian Studies — +2 — — $57,623 33 —
Sociology and Anthropology 7 +8 71% / 29% 0% $51,303 16 —
Women's Studies 5 +1 0% / 100% 0% $53,481 21 —
Biology Teacher Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Elementary Education 10 — 0% / 100% 0% $56,299 29 96%
English Education 3 +3 33% / 67% 0% $51,127 16 94%
French Language Teacher Education — — — — $51,127 16 —
History Teacher Education 11 — 64% / 36% 0% $51,127 16 —
Mathematics Teacher Education 4 +3 50% / 50% 0% $51,127 16 —
Science Education 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $51,127 16 94%
Social Studies Teacher Education — +8 — — $51,127 16 94%
Spanish Language Teacher Education 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $51,127 16 94%
Acting 4 — 25% / 75% 0% — — —
Art History 2 +2 0% / 100% 0% $42,493 5 —
Art Teacher Education 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,127 16 94%
Graphic Design 13 +3 31% / 69% 8% $51,434 16 100%
Keyboard Instruments — — — — $42,905 5 —
Music 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $42,853 5 —
Music Education 8 — 50% / 50% 0% $51,127 16 94%
Music Theory and Composition 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Studio Art 5 +9 0% / 100% 0% $42,839 5 —
Technical Theatre 4 +1 0% / 100% 0% $35,002 2 —
Theater — +1 — — $30,613 2 90%
Theatre Literature, History, and Criticism 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Voice and Opera — — — — $42,884 5 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $61,745
ROI Percentile 53th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 82%
4-Year Graduation Rate 67%
6-Year Graduation Rate 73%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 75.6% 75.6% 2012 Graduated: 78.5% 78.5% 2013 Graduated: 78.4% 78.4% 2014 Graduated: 74.2% 74.2% 2015 Graduated: 76.0% 76.0% 2016 Graduated: 76.9% 76.9% 2017 Graduated: 74.9% 74.9% 2018 Graduated: 74.2% 74.2% 2019 Graduated: 70.7% 70.7% 2020 Graduated: 76.6% 76.6% 2021 Graduated: 78.6% 78.6% 2022 Graduated: 77.6% 77.6% 2023 Graduated: 79.2% 79.2% 2024 Graduated: 72.9% 72.9%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 71.6% 71.6% 2012 Men: 79.3% 79.3% 2013 Men: 75.9% 75.9% 2014 Men: 71.2% 71.2% 2015 Men: 69.3% 69.3% 2016 Men: 72.0% 72.0% 2017 Men: 70.3% 70.3% 2018 Men: 64.6% 64.6% 2019 Men: 69.8% 69.8% 2020 Men: 71.8% 71.8% 2021 Men: 71.9% 71.9% 2022 Men: 73.4% 73.4% 2023 Men: 75.1% 75.1% 2024 Men: 66.7% 66.7% 2011 Women: 78.6% 78.6% 2012 Women: 77.8% 77.8% 2013 Women: 80.1% 80.1% 2014 Women: 76.4% 76.4% 2015 Women: 81.3% 81.3% 2016 Women: 80.6% 80.6% 2017 Women: 78.3% 78.3% 2018 Women: 82.0% 82.0% 2019 Women: 71.4% 71.4% 2020 Women: 79.9% 79.9% 2021 Women: 83.5% 83.5% 2022 Women: 80.9% 80.9% 2023 Women: 82.6% 82.6% 2024 Women: 78.2% 78.2%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 64.3% 64.3% 2012 Asian: 85.7% 85.7% 2013 Asian: 91.7% 91.7% 2014 Asian: 75.0% 75.0% 2015 Asian: 90.0% 90.0% 2016 Asian: 71.4% 71.4% 2017 Asian: 75.0% 75.0% 2018 Asian: 90.9% 90.9% 2019 Asian: 42.9% 42.9% 2020 Asian: 82.4% 82.4% 2021 Asian: 76.9% 76.9% 2022 Asian: 94.4% 94.4% 2023 Asian: 60.0% 60.0% 2024 Asian: 76.2% 76.2% 2011 Black: 57.1% 57.1% 2012 Black: 46.2% 46.2% 2013 Black: 46.7% 46.7% 2014 Black: 52.6% 52.6% 2015 Black: 68.4% 68.4% 2016 Black: 54.5% 54.5% 2017 Black: 64.5% 64.5% 2018 Black: 56.8% 56.8% 2019 Black: 69.2% 69.2% 2020 Black: 61.5% 61.5% 2021 Black: 68.0% 68.0% 2022 Black: 72.4% 72.4% 2023 Black: 67.7% 67.7% 2024 Black: 42.4% 42.4% 2011 Hispanic: 80.0% 80.0% 2012 Hispanic: 58.3% 58.3% 2013 Hispanic: 58.3% 58.3% 2014 Hispanic: 68.2% 68.2% 2015 Hispanic: 55.6% 55.6% 2016 Hispanic: 69.8% 69.8% 2017 Hispanic: 68.3% 68.3% 2018 Hispanic: 64.2% 64.2% 2019 Hispanic: 61.9% 61.9% 2020 Hispanic: 68.1% 68.1% 2021 Hispanic: 61.4% 61.4% 2022 Hispanic: 70.3% 70.3% 2023 Hispanic: 74.3% 74.3% 2024 Hispanic: 72.2% 72.2% 2011 White: 76.2% 76.2% 2012 White: 79.7% 79.7% 2013 White: 79.9% 79.9% 2014 White: 75.6% 75.6% 2015 White: 80.5% 80.5% 2016 White: 79.1% 79.1% 2017 White: 75.9% 75.9% 2018 White: 77.3% 77.3% 2019 White: 72.1% 72.1% 2020 White: 78.3% 78.3% 2021 White: 81.8% 81.8% 2022 White: 78.5% 78.5% 2023 White: 82.5% 82.5% 2024 White: 77.5% 77.5% 2011 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2012 International: 83.3% 83.3% 2013 International: 66.7% 66.7% 2014 International: 66.7% 66.7% 2015 International: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 International: 85.7% 85.7% 2017 International: 57.1% 57.1% 2018 International: 70.6% 70.6% 2019 International: 80.0% 80.0% 2020 International: 84.8% 84.8% 2021 International: 81.5% 81.5% 2022 International: 74.4% 74.4% 2023 International: 80.2% 80.2% 2024 International: 66.3% 66.3%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 23.7% 133 41% / 59% 8% $56,860 31 97%
Business & Economics 21.9% 123 63% / 37% 31% $78,668 79 97%
Life & Natural Sciences 17.4% 98 33% / 67% 8% $65,526 56 95%
Health Sciences 8.7% 49 39% / 61% 8% $60,688 42 98%
Arts 7.5% 42 26% / 74% 2% $47,586 10 97%
Computer Science 6.2% 35 83% / 17% 60% $79,027 80 94%
Education 5.7% 32 31% / 69% 0% $52,795 20 95%
Physical Sciences & Math 3.9% 22 55% / 45% 14% $67,558 61 —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.5% 14 57% / 43% 7% $48,566 11 90%
Engineering 2.5% 14 100% / 0% 36% $86,913 87 95%

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 69%
Yield (Unbound) 13%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 74% 75% 41%
Early Decision 84% 83% 60%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 61.6% 61.6% 2012 Acceptance: 68.8% 68.8% 2013 Acceptance: 58.7% 58.7% 2014 Acceptance: 53.6% 53.6% 2015 Acceptance: 49.3% 49.3% 2016 Acceptance: 51.6% 51.6% 2017 Acceptance: 59.0% 59.0% 2018 Acceptance: 63.7% 63.7% 2019 Acceptance: 56.6% 56.6% 2020 Acceptance: 57.4% 57.4% 2021 Acceptance: 69.1% 69.1% 2022 Acceptance: 61.2% 61.2% 2023 Acceptance: 67.6% 67.6% 2024 Acceptance: 62.7% 62.7% 2011 Yield: 24.9% 24.9% 2012 Yield: 22.6% 22.6% 2013 Yield: 18.3% 18.3% 2014 Yield: 22.4% 22.4% 2015 Yield: 20.5% 20.5% 2016 Yield: 20.5% 20.5% 2017 Yield: 18.5% 18.5% 2018 Yield: 15.9% 15.9% 2019 Yield: 17.7% 17.7% 2020 Yield: 13.7% 13.7% 2021 Yield: 14.1% 14.1% 2022 Yield: 13.9% 13.9% 2023 Yield: 14.4% 14.4% 2024 Yield: 13.5% 13.5%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 4,609 4,609 2012 Applicants: 4,230 4,230 2013 Applicants: 5,831 5,831 2014 Applicants: 6,053 6,053 2015 Applicants: 6,712 6,712 2016 Applicants: 6,587 6,587 2017 Applicants: 6,750 6,750 2018 Applicants: 6,211 6,211 2019 Applicants: 6,757 6,757 2020 Applicants: 6,894 6,894 2021 Applicants: 6,640 6,640 2022 Applicants: 6,965 6,965 2023 Applicants: 7,424 7,424 2024 Applicants: 7,857 7,857 2011 Admitted: 2,838 2,838 2012 Admitted: 2,912 2,912 2013 Admitted: 3,421 3,421 2014 Admitted: 3,245 3,245 2015 Admitted: 3,312 3,312 2016 Admitted: 3,400 3,400 2017 Admitted: 3,980 3,980 2018 Admitted: 3,956 3,956 2019 Admitted: 3,826 3,826 2020 Admitted: 3,954 3,954 2021 Admitted: 4,590 4,590 2022 Admitted: 4,264 4,264 2023 Admitted: 5,022 5,022 2024 Admitted: 4,925 4,925 2011 Enrolled: 708 708 2012 Enrolled: 658 658 2013 Enrolled: 627 627 2014 Enrolled: 726 726 2015 Enrolled: 678 678 2016 Enrolled: 698 698 2017 Enrolled: 735 735 2018 Enrolled: 630 630 2019 Enrolled: 678 678 2020 Enrolled: 543 543 2021 Enrolled: 649 649 2022 Enrolled: 593 593 2023 Enrolled: 723 723 2024 Enrolled: 664 664

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 48%
SAT Range 1030 – 1270
SAT Math Range 510 – 640
SAT RW Range 520 – 630

SAT Composite

25th 75th
1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2022 25th: 1010 1010 2023 25th: 1010 1010 2024 25th: 1030 1030 2022 75th: 1250 1250 2023 75th: 1250 1250 2024 75th: 1270 1270

SAT Math

25th 75th
500 550 600 650 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2022 25th: 500 500 2023 25th: 510 510 2024 25th: 510 510 2022 75th: 620 620 2023 75th: 630 630 2024 75th: 640 640

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
500 550 600 650 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2022 25th: 510 510 2023 25th: 500 500 2024 25th: 520 520 2022 75th: 630 630 2023 75th: 620 620 2024 75th: 630 630

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2022 Submitted: 90.0% 90.0% 2023 Submitted: 51.0% 51.0% 2024 Submitted: 48.0% 48.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.