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University or college · Private nonprofit

Augsburg University

Minneapolis, MN54 online only

Augsburg University is a private nonprofit university in Minneapolis, MN, with about 3,107 students on campus.

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Students on campus
3,107
plus 54 studying only online
Admission rate
82%
higher than at 59% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$23,873
higher than at 67% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
52%
lower than at 57% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$58,829
higher than at 83% of U.S. colleges
In brief

Augsburg University, in brief

Lower-income families pay more here than at most colleges

Families earning under $30,000 still pay about $21,318 a year after grants. What it costs ↓

What you study here makes a big difference to pay

Among Augsburg University’s biggest bachelor’s programs, computer science graduates earn a median $95,637 four years out. Sports graduates earn $55,499. Majors ↓

Few families pay the sticker price

The full cost of a year is $62,303, but the average family on federal aid pays $23,873 after grants, about 62% less. What it costs ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $62,303 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $45,452Room & board $16,894Books & supplies $1,500

After grants, the average family on aid pays $23,873.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$21,524

About $86,096 over 4 years · 65% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Augsburg University?

82%

of applicants admitted

About 16 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Augsburg University is likely test-optional.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
52%
within 6 years · Pell students 47%
Come back for year two
72%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$58,829
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$25,347
about $269 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

6.6%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$269 a month against about $4,051 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

64%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 80% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$51k
Middle income$30–75k
$63k
Higher incomeover $75k
$64k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Business 26%Psychology 9%Visual & performing arts 9%Social sciences 8%Computer science 7%Health professions 7%Everything else 34%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Marketing40 graduates a year · typical debt $25,000
$69k4 yrs out
Psychology, General39 graduates a year · typical debt $26,250
$56k4 yrs out
Biology, General36 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$31k1 yr out
Business Administration, Management and Operations31 graduates a year · typical debt $26,500
$73k4 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services28 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$80k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing26 graduates a year · typical debt $11,967
$93k4 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services25 graduates a year · typical debt $23,851
$75k4 yrs out
Social Work23 graduates a year · typical debt $24,783
$61k4 yrs out
Who goes there

The students

2,494 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 30%Hispanic 14%Black 30%Asian 11%Two or more 8%International 3%

Women and men

Women 55%Men 45%
14 : 1
students per teacher
56%
get Pell grants (lower income)
77%
take federal loans
9%
undergrads 25 or older
5%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Minneapolis

11% of Minneapolis’s 430,324 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Minneapolis pages.

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Nearby

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Straight-line distances from Augsburg University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.