Augsburg University
Minneapolis, Minnesota · Website
$58,829
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$58,829
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Augsburg University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Minneapolis, Minnesota with 2,494 undergraduates and 722 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $23,873 a year (tuition and fees $45,452). It admits 82% of applicants and 52% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $58,829 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,347 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$23,873
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$45,452
US median $11,837
Admission rate
82%
US median 78%
Completion rate
52%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,347
About $269 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$58,829
Rank 856 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $23,873
- Tuition and fees
- $45,452
- Cost of attendance
- $62,303
- Students with a need-based grant
- 56%
- Students with federal loans
- 77%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $21,318
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $23,180
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $21,524
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $23,223
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $32,123
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $35,465 in 2015-16 to $45,452 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 82%
- SAT reading, middle
- 592
- SAT math, middle
- 691
- ACT, middle
- 21
- Undergraduates
- 2,494
- Graduate students
- 722
- Part-time students
- 5.1%
- Women
- 55%
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Completion rate
- 52%
- Retention rate
- 72%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 69
- Endowment
- $76.3M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 856 of 5,094 US colleges and 20 of 96 in Minnesota (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MN median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $23,873 | $16,908 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $45,452 | $9,706 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 82% | 85% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 52% | 53% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 72% | 73% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,347 | $14,750 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $48,616 | $42,217 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $58,829 | $45,628 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 64% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 74% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
69 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 69 | $47,833 | $55,485 | $64,001 | $59,916 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 53 | $41,000 | $93,025 | $108,125 | $103,485 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 40 | $39,933 | $59,377 | $69,129 | $65,123 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $25,000 | $47,563 | $68,757 | $69,303 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $26,250 | $29,743 | $55,673 | $50,706 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 36 | $27,000 | $35,984 | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 32 | $121,214 | $126,128 | $131,664 | $127,347 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $26,500 | $52,466 | $72,706 | $68,257 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $27,000 | $63,598 | $79,809 | $83,343 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $11,967 | $80,574 | $93,046 | $88,910 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $23,851 | $59,722 | $75,100 | $83,290 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $24,783 | $43,303 | $60,546 | $51,790 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingProfessional | Professional | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $25,000 | $36,604 | $63,850 | $56,359 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $23,766 | $63,065 | $95,637 | $107,009 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $27,000 | $37,473 | $55,499 | $54,562 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $25,939 | $31,211 | Withheld | $50,523 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $26,617 | $64,695 | $83,185 | $76,194 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesMaster's | Master's | 14 | $47,834 | Withheld | Withheld | $55,035 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $24,383 | $54,387 | $86,446 | $69,562 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | $27,000 | $45,720 | $88,507 | $82,686 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | $18,812 | $37,807 | $55,676 | $63,293 |
| International BusinessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $73,201 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Augsburg University cost?
$23,873 a year is the average net price at Augsburg University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $45,452, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $62,303. Families earning under $30,000 pay $21,318 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Augsburg University?
82% of applicants are admitted to Augsburg University. The median admission rate of colleges in Minnesota is 85%.
How much do Augsburg University graduates earn?
$58,829 a year is the median pay of former Augsburg University students who work, 10 years after they started ($48,616 after 6 years). That ranks 856 of 5,094 US colleges and 20 of 96 in Minnesota. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's) at $126,128.
How much student debt do Augsburg University graduates have?
$25,347 is the median federal student loan debt of Augsburg University graduates, about $269 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 77% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Augsburg University?
52% of first-time, full-time students at Augsburg University finish within 6 years. 72% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Augsburg University?
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (69 master's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (53 master's graduates), Social Work (40 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 69 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.