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Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Lutheran (ELCA)
Location Sioux Falls, SD
Population 250,000
Website https://www.augie.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,750 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation 270 (85%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,987
Men / Women 39% / 61%
From State 51%
From Region 34%
Athletes 36.1%

Racial/Ethnic

White 72%
International 12%
Black 5%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 3%
Asian 2%
Native American 1%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 40.0% 40.0% 2012 Men: 42.3% 42.3% 2013 Men: 43.6% 43.6% 2014 Men: 41.7% 41.7% 2015 Men: 37.3% 37.3% 2016 Men: 35.6% 35.6% 2017 Men: 36.0% 36.0% 2018 Men: 36.2% 36.2% 2019 Men: 35.4% 35.4% 2020 Men: 36.1% 36.1% 2021 Men: 38.1% 38.1% 2022 Men: 38.9% 38.9% 2023 Men: 39.2% 39.2% 2024 Men: 42.5% 42.5%

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: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2013 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2014 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2017 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2011 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2012 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2013 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2014 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2015 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2016 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2017 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2018 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2019 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2020 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2022 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2023 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2024 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2011 Black: 1.0% 1.0% 2012 Black: 1.6% 1.6% 2013 Black: 2.1% 2.1% 2014 Black: 0.5% 0.5% 2015 Black: 0.9% 0.9% 2016 Black: 0.7% 0.7% 2017 Black: 2.8% 2.8% 2018 Black: 1.5% 1.5% 2019 Black: 2.2% 2.2% 2020 Black: 2.3% 2.3% 2021 Black: 1.6% 1.6% 2022 Black: 3.1% 3.1% 2023 Black: 2.3% 2.3% 2024 Black: 3.5% 3.5% 2011 Hispanic: 0.3% 0.3% 2012 Hispanic: 0.5% 0.5% 2013 Hispanic: 0.9% 0.9% 2014 Hispanic: 0.9% 0.9% 2015 Hispanic: 0.7% 0.7% 2016 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2% 2017 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6% 2018 Hispanic: 1.7% 1.7% 2019 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6% 2020 Hispanic: 1.8% 1.8% 2021 Hispanic: 1.4% 1.4% 2022 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1% 2023 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5% 2024 Hispanic: 1.8% 1.8% 2011 White: 95.1% 95.1% 2012 White: 95.0% 95.0% 2013 White: 92.5% 92.5% 2014 White: 93.0% 93.0% 2015 White: 93.7% 93.7% 2016 White: 88.8% 88.8% 2017 White: 90.2% 90.2% 2018 White: 86.4% 86.4% 2019 White: 83.1% 83.1% 2020 White: 86.1% 86.1% 2021 White: 82.6% 82.6% 2022 White: 82.9% 82.9% 2023 White: 86.2% 86.2% 2024 White: 83.7% 83.7% 2011 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2012 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2013 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2014 International: 2.8% 2.8% 2015 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2016 International: 6.0% 6.0% 2017 International: 3.3% 3.3% 2018 International: 9.1% 9.1% 2019 International: 10.1% 10.1% 2020 International: 6.8% 6.8% 2021 International: 9.3% 9.3% 2022 International: 7.1% 7.1% 2023 International: 4.4% 4.4% 2024 International: 7.5% 7.5%

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% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2021 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2022 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2023 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2024 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2025 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2020 Asian: 2.4% 2.4% 2021 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2022 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2023 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2024 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2025 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2020 Black: 3.3% 3.3% 2021 Black: 2.4% 2.4% 2022 Black: 2.6% 2.6% 2023 Black: 3.0% 3.0% 2024 Black: 3.3% 3.3% 2025 Black: 5.1% 5.1% 2020 Hispanic: 2.8% 2.8% 2021 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4% 2022 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2023 Hispanic: 4.3% 4.3% 2024 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8% 2025 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8% 2020 White: 78.0% 78.0% 2021 White: 83.7% 83.7% 2022 White: 80.2% 80.2% 2023 White: 77.5% 77.5% 2024 White: 75.2% 75.2% 2025 White: 72.4% 72.4% 2020 International: 6.1% 6.1% 2021 International: 4.6% 4.6% 2022 International: 8.6% 8.6% 2023 International: 9.6% 9.6% 2024 International: 10.7% 10.7% 2025 International: 11.8% 11.8%

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
College of Arts and Sciences 253 37% / 63% 11% $59,423 45 97%
Computational Science 4 +6 75% / 25% 50% $89,139 90 —
Computer Information Science 5 +6 80% / 20% 60% $85,174 87 —
Computer Science 11 +1 82% / 18% 36% $93,428 92 —
Chemistry 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $67,526 65 —
Mathematics 4 +3 25% / 75% 25% $73,074 75 —
Physics 2 +1 50% / 50% 50% $71,588 73 —
Statistics 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Biochemistry 5 — 20% / 80% 40% $60,860 49 —
Bioinformatics 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Biology 55 +3 42% / 58% 7% $62,048 53 97%
Environmental Studies 5 +6 40% / 60% 0% $53,940 29 —
Natural Sciences — — — — $55,334 33 —
Clinical Laboratory Science — +1 — — $78,591 81 —
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science — — — — $78,606 81 —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 16 — 0% / 100% 0% $60,481 48 —
Exercise Science 21 — 62% / 38% 0% — — —
Exercise Science 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $59,389 45 100%
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation 8 +2 0% / 100% 0% $54,320 30 —
Economics 2 — 50% / 50% 100% — — —
Economics 2 — 50% / 50% 50% $77,912 81 —
Sport Management 12 +4 58% / 42% 17% $59,389 45 100%
Anthropology 3 +2 33% / 67% 0% $50,954 20 —
Classics 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Communication 2 — 50% / 50% 0% — — —
English 11 +4 9% / 91% 0% $50,455 19 94%
French 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% — — —
General Studies 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $52,969 26 —
History 9 +2 44% / 56% 0% $52,240 24 —
Journalism 2 +2 100% / 0% 0% $53,378 27 —
Languages and Literatures — +1 — — $52,402 24 —
Liberal Arts and Sciences — — — — $51,426 22 —
Mass Communication 2 +1 50% / 50% 50% $52,448 25 —
Philosophy 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $50,309 19 —
Philosophy and Religious Studies — +1 — — $50,540 19 —
Political Science 14 +3 14% / 86% 14% $56,346 36 86%
Psychology 23 +9 13% / 87% 0% $48,432 15 100%
Religion — +2 — — $51,856 23 —
Sociology 5 +9 0% / 100% 20% $51,216 21 —
Spanish — +10 — — $57,661 40 —
Drama and Theatre Arts 1 +1 100% / 0% 100% $40,215 5 —
Studio Art 10 +2 30% / 70% 0% $41,721 6 —
Visual and Performing Arts 4 — 100% / 0% 0% $41,747 6 —
Criminal Justice 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% — — —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business 74 62% / 38% 8% $73,871 76 99%
Accounting 24 +7 50% / 50% 4% $72,709 74 100%
Business Administration 12 +27 75% / 25% 0% $74,286 77 98%
Business Administration and Management 5 +1 60% / 40% 40% $74,286 77 —
Business Communications 4 +1 25% / 75% 0% $71,386 72 —
Finance 13 +16 85% / 15% 15% $78,572 81 —
Marketing 16 +5 62% / 38% 6% $71,975 73 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education 24 8% / 92% 0% $50,751 20 94%
Social Work 2 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $53,340 27 —
Elementary Education 21 — 10% / 90% 0% $50,628 20 94%
Physical Education — — — — $53,698 28 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Music 6 33% / 67% 0% $51,905 23
Music 1 +2 100% / 0% 0% $43,163 8 —
Music Education 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $53,654 28 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Nursing 69 26% / 74% 12% $82,308 85 98%
Nursing 69 — 26% / 74% 12% $82,308 85 98%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $43,430
ROI Percentile 61th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 86%
4-Year Graduation Rate 56%
6-Year Graduation Rate 73%
Transfer-Out Rate 13%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 65.1% 65.1% 2012 Graduated: 65.8% 65.8% 2013 Graduated: 66.4% 66.4% 2014 Graduated: 66.7% 66.7% 2015 Graduated: 74.7% 74.7% 2016 Graduated: 70.6% 70.6% 2017 Graduated: 71.0% 71.0% 2018 Graduated: 70.1% 70.1% 2019 Graduated: 71.0% 71.0% 2020 Graduated: 72.2% 72.2% 2021 Graduated: 70.6% 70.6% 2022 Graduated: 75.5% 75.5% 2023 Graduated: 75.6% 75.6% 2024 Graduated: 73.0% 73.0%

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: 65.7% 65.7% 2012 Men: 62.5% 62.5% 2013 Men: 58.6% 58.6% 2014 Men: 65.7% 65.7% 2015 Men: 72.9% 72.9% 2016 Men: 66.2% 66.2% 2017 Men: 63.7% 63.7% 2018 Men: 64.3% 64.3% 2019 Men: 66.7% 66.7% 2020 Men: 69.7% 69.7% 2021 Men: 68.1% 68.1% 2022 Men: 66.9% 66.9% 2023 Men: 74.4% 74.4% 2024 Men: 68.3% 68.3% 2011 Women: 64.8% 64.8% 2012 Women: 67.7% 67.7% 2013 Women: 71.0% 71.0% 2014 Women: 67.1% 67.1% 2015 Women: 75.9% 75.9% 2016 Women: 72.8% 72.8% 2017 Women: 75.9% 75.9% 2018 Women: 74.4% 74.4% 2019 Women: 74.4% 74.4% 2020 Women: 74.0% 74.0% 2021 Women: 72.1% 72.1% 2022 Women: 80.4% 80.4% 2023 Women: 76.3% 76.3% 2024 Women: 75.6% 75.6%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 White: 66.8% 66.8% 2012 White: 66.9% 66.9% 2013 White: 68.8% 68.8% 2014 White: 68.2% 68.2% 2015 White: 75.7% 75.7% 2016 White: 72.0% 72.0% 2017 White: 74.1% 74.1% 2018 White: 72.9% 72.9% 2019 White: 74.3% 74.3% 2020 White: 75.1% 75.1% 2021 White: 74.9% 74.9% 2022 White: 77.4% 77.4% 2023 White: 77.1% 77.1% 2024 White: 76.9% 76.9% 2011 International: 33.3% 33.3% 2012 International: 25.0% 25.0% 2013 International: 57.1% 57.1% 2014 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2015 International: 42.9% 42.9% 2016 International: 56.0% 56.0% 2017 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2018 International: 67.6% 67.6% 2019 International: 59.5% 59.5% 2020 International: 48.1% 48.1% 2021 International: 61.8% 61.8% 2022 International: 76.7% 76.7% 2023 International: 66.7% 66.7% 2024 International: 50.0% 50.0%

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
Health Sciences 27.0% 115 28% / 72% 7% $75,967 79 98%
Business & Economics 21.1% 90 61% / 39% 12% $71,988 73 100%
Humanities & Social Sciences 18.8% 80 21% / 79% 5% $51,496 22 95%
Life & Natural Sciences 14.3% 61 39% / 61% 10% $61,949 52 97%
Education 5.2% 22 9% / 91% 0% $50,751 20 94%
Arts 4.9% 21 48% / 52% 5% $44,564 9 —
Computer Science 4.7% 20 80% / 20% 45% $90,507 91 —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.1% 9 22% / 78% 22% $71,316 72 —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.2% 5 40% / 60% 0% $53,940 29 —
Professional 0.7% 3 33% / 67% 0% — — —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 73%
Yield (Unbound) 26%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 93% 88% 51%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 79.7% 79.7% 2012 Acceptance: 75.6% 75.6% 2013 Acceptance: 68.1% 68.1% 2014 Acceptance: 61.3% 61.3% 2015 Acceptance: 65.1% 65.1% 2016 Acceptance: 69.1% 69.1% 2017 Acceptance: 67.8% 67.8% 2018 Acceptance: 65.4% 65.4% 2019 Acceptance: 66.9% 66.9% 2020 Acceptance: 71.4% 71.4% 2021 Acceptance: 71.8% 71.8% 2022 Acceptance: 65.8% 65.8% 2023 Acceptance: 59.2% 59.2% 2024 Acceptance: 67.7% 67.7% 2011 Yield: 43.0% 43.0% 2012 Yield: 38.0% 38.0% 2013 Yield: 47.0% 47.0% 2014 Yield: 41.8% 41.8% 2015 Yield: 38.6% 38.6% 2016 Yield: 41.9% 41.9% 2017 Yield: 35.9% 35.9% 2018 Yield: 31.7% 31.7% 2019 Yield: 29.0% 29.0% 2020 Yield: 22.3% 22.3% 2021 Yield: 28.8% 28.8% 2022 Yield: 26.7% 26.7% 2023 Yield: 23.1% 23.1% 2024 Yield: 26.1% 26.1%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,261 1,261 2012 Applicants: 1,415 1,415 2013 Applicants: 1,147 1,147 2014 Applicants: 1,545 1,545 2015 Applicants: 1,463 1,463 2016 Applicants: 1,464 1,464 2017 Applicants: 1,975 1,975 2018 Applicants: 2,201 2,201 2019 Applicants: 2,224 2,224 2020 Applicants: 2,037 2,037 2021 Applicants: 2,257 2,257 2022 Applicants: 3,145 3,145 2023 Applicants: 3,330 3,330 2024 Applicants: 3,017 3,017 2011 Admitted: 1,005 1,005 2012 Admitted: 1,070 1,070 2013 Admitted: 781 781 2014 Admitted: 947 947 2015 Admitted: 952 952 2016 Admitted: 1,012 1,012 2017 Admitted: 1,339 1,339 2018 Admitted: 1,440 1,440 2019 Admitted: 1,488 1,488 2020 Admitted: 1,454 1,454 2021 Admitted: 1,621 1,621 2022 Admitted: 2,069 2,069 2023 Admitted: 1,973 1,973 2024 Admitted: 2,044 2,044 2011 Enrolled: 432 432 2012 Enrolled: 407 407 2013 Enrolled: 367 367 2014 Enrolled: 396 396 2015 Enrolled: 367 367 2016 Enrolled: 424 424 2017 Enrolled: 481 481 2018 Enrolled: 456 456 2019 Enrolled: 432 432 2020 Enrolled: 324 324 2021 Enrolled: 467 467 2022 Enrolled: 553 553 2023 Enrolled: 456 456 2024 Enrolled: 534 534

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 60%
SAT Range 1080 – 1350
SAT Math Range 560 – 700
SAT RW Range 530 – 660

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2014 25th: 1010 1010 2015 25th: 1000 1000 2016 25th: 930 930 2017 25th: 1070 1070 2018 25th: 1060 1060 2019 25th: 1090 1090 2020 25th: 1055 1055 2021 25th: 1020 1020 2022 25th: 1110 1110 2023 25th: 1075 1075 2024 25th: 1150 1150 2014 75th: 1230 1230 2015 75th: 1310 1310 2016 75th: 1230 1230 2017 75th: 1290 1290 2018 75th: 1330 1330 2019 75th: 1360 1360 2020 75th: 1390 1390 2021 75th: 1300 1300 2022 75th: 1325 1325 2023 75th: 1290 1290 2024 75th: 1370 1370

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2014 25th: 500 500 2015 25th: 520 520 2016 25th: 490 490 2017 25th: 540 540 2018 25th: 550 550 2019 25th: 540 540 2020 25th: 520 520 2021 25th: 530 530 2022 25th: 570 570 2023 25th: 545 545 2024 25th: 580 580 2014 75th: 650 650 2015 75th: 660 660 2016 75th: 620 620 2017 75th: 660 660 2018 75th: 680 680 2019 75th: 700 700 2020 75th: 720 720 2021 75th: 660 660 2022 75th: 700 700 2023 75th: 650 650 2024 75th: 690 690

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2014 25th: 510 510 2015 25th: 480 480 2016 25th: 440 440 2017 25th: 530 530 2018 25th: 510 510 2019 25th: 550 550 2020 25th: 535 535 2021 25th: 490 490 2022 25th: 540 540 2023 25th: 530 530 2024 25th: 570 570 2014 75th: 580 580 2015 75th: 650 650 2016 75th: 610 610 2017 75th: 630 630 2018 75th: 650 650 2019 75th: 660 660 2020 75th: 670 670 2021 75th: 640 640 2022 75th: 625 625 2023 75th: 640 640 2024 75th: 680 680

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2012 Submitted: 92.0% 92.0% 2013 Submitted: 90.0% 90.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2020 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2021 Submitted: 80.0% 80.0% 2022 Submitted: 73.0% 73.0% 2023 Submitted: 66.0% 66.0% 2024 Submitted: 55.0% 55.0%

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.