Augustana University
Sioux Falls, South Dakota · Also known as Augie, Augustana College (SD), Augustana University · Website
$59,217
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$59,217
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Augustana University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Sioux Falls, South Dakota with 1,965 undergraduates and 387 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $23,894 a year (tuition and fees $40,160). It admits 68% of applicants and 73% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $59,217 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$23,894
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$40,160
US median $11,837
Admission rate
68%
US median 78%
Completion rate
73%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,000
About $265 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$59,217
Rank 838 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
- $23,894
- Tuition and fees
- $40,160
- Cost of attendance
- $55,159
- Students with a need-based grant
- 18%
- Students with federal loans
- 52%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $18,746
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $18,895
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $17,937
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $24,787
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $27,327
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 $30,090 in 2015-16 to $40,160 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
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1,195
- SAT reading, middle
- 565
- SAT math, middle
- 595
- ACT, middle
- 25
- Undergraduates
- 1,965
- Graduate students
- 387
- Part-time students
- 1.4%
- Women
- 61%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 73%
- Retention rate
- 86%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 60
- Endowment
- $126.6M
- 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 838 of 5,094 US colleges and 2 of 21 in South Dakota (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | SD median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $23,894 | $18,146 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $40,160 | $8,845 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 68% | 85% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 73% | 54% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 86% | 78% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,000 | $23,250 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $49,826 | $43,427 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $59,217 | $46,709 | $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. 83% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 83% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
60 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education, GeneralOnlineMaster's | Master's | 98 | $15,110 | $61,581 | $64,083 | $65,824 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 68 | $25,000 | $72,237 | $77,844 | $88,910 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 50 | $23,448 | Withheld | $67,630 | $57,214 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $24,250 | $50,516 | $68,463 | $68,257 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 34 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $25,550 | $44,290 | $46,600 | $47,382 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $27,000 | $39,098 | $58,256 | $50,706 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $24,190 | Withheld | $58,906 | $54,562 |
| Special Education and TeachingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 20 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $26,625 | $46,646 | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | $68,523 | $76,194 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,000 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | $24,625 | $36,247 | Withheld | $48,590 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,466 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $58,928 |
| GeneticsMaster's | Master's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computational ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's | Master's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,033 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 10 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Augustana University cost?
$23,894 a year is the average net price at Augustana University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $40,160, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $55,159. Families earning under $30,000 pay $18,746 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Augustana University?
68% of applicants are admitted to Augustana University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,195 and the middle ACT score is 25. The median admission rate of colleges in South Dakota is 85%.
How much do Augustana University graduates earn?
$59,217 a year is the median pay of former Augustana University students who work, 10 years after they started ($49,826 after 6 years). That ranks 838 of 5,094 US colleges and 2 of 21 in South Dakota. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $72,237.
How much student debt do Augustana University graduates have?
$25,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Augustana University graduates, about $265 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 52% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Augustana University?
73% of first-time, full-time students at Augustana University finish within 6 years. 86% 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 Augustana University?
Education, General (98 master's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (68 bachelor's graduates), Biology, General (50 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 60 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.