Augsburg College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Augsburg College is a private college of liberal arts located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It was established in 1869 as the Augsburg Seminary in Marshall, Wisconsin. The campus moved to Minneapolis in 1872. The school merged with the Luther Seminary in 1963 and was officially named Augsburg College. It currently offers enrollment to both national and international students from 35 states and more than 40 countries across the world. Augsburg College offers a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate programs in diverse areas of study.

The college’s campus is home to more than 50 registered student clubs and organizations. Among them are groups such as Student Activism (CSA), Augsburg Art Club International Student Organization, and Beta Beta Beta (Tri-Beta) Biological.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Evangelical Lutheran Church religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in business and management, media, and family and social work.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Selective admissions.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities II.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 3,898 in 2009-2010 (3,490 full-time equivalent).

About 48% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 52% of the class.

Undergrads are 75% of enrolled students and graduate students are 25%.

Students under 25 years old represent 54% of the student body. About 14% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Augsburg provides on-campus housing for 1,079 of its 3,490 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Augsburg offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Fields Other Than Education And Business).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (319 awarded)

• Accounting
• Accounting and Related Services
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (5 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Information Science/Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (6 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (88 awarded)

• Education
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Health Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (62 awarded)

• Social Work

FINE ARTS (18 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (85 awarded)

• American Indian/Native American Studies
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• General Studies
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Medieval and Renaissance Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Norwegian Language and Literature
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Urban Studies/Affairs
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (9 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (53 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (22 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Physician Assistant

MUSIC (6 awarded)

• Music Management and Merchandising
• Music Performance
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (72 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
• Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (5 awarded)

• Film/Cinema Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (24 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Youth Ministry

SCIENCE (33 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (30 awarded)

• Music Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology