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University or college · Private nonprofit

Augustana University

Sioux Falls, SD102 online only

Augustana University is a private nonprofit university in Sioux Falls, SD, with about 2,056 students on campus.

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Students on campus
2,056
plus 102 studying only online
Admission rate
68%
lower than at 67% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$23,894
higher than at 67% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
73%
higher than at 82% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$59,217
higher than at 84% of U.S. colleges
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Augustana University?

68%

of applicants admitted

About 14 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
570–680
SAT math
580–690
ACT
21–27

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1195.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $55,159 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $40,160Room & board $10,326Books & supplies $1,000Other costs $3,673

After grants, the average family on aid pays $23,894.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$17,937

About $71,748 over 4 years · 67% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
73%
within 6 years · Pell students 65%
Come back for year two
86%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$59,217
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$25,000
about $265 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

6.4%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$265 a month against about $4,152 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

83%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 97% 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
$57k
Middle income$30–75k
$57k
Higher incomeover $75k
$62k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 20%Biology 19%Business 17%Education 6%Social sciences 6%Psychology 5%Everything else 26%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

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

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing68 graduates a year · typical debt $25,000
$78k4 yrs out
Biology, General50 graduates a year · typical debt $23,448
$68k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations40 graduates a year · typical debt $24,250
$68k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods32 graduates a year · typical debt $25,550
$47k4 yrs out
Psychology, General29 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$58k4 yrs out
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness28 graduates a year · typical debt $24,190
$59k4 yrs out
Political Science and Government19 graduates a year · typical debt $26,625
$47k1 yr out
Accounting and Related Services18 graduates a year
$69k4 yrs out
Who goes there

The students

1,965 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 73%Hispanic 5%Black 5%Asian 2%Two or more 3%International 11%

Women and men

Women 61%Men 39%
12 : 1
students per teacher
18%
get Pell grants (lower income)
52%
take federal loans
3%
undergrads 25 or older
1%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Sioux Falls

5% of Sioux Falls’s 213,748 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Sioux Falls pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

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

University of Sioux FallsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Sioux Falls
0.4 mi1,390 students
Southeast Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Sioux Falls
3.8 mi1,963 students

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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.