Augustana College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

The history of Augustana College dates back to the establishment of Hillsboro Academy in 1835. The name of the academy was changed to The Literary and Theological Institute of the Lutheran Church of the Far West. After it moved to Springfield, Illinois, the institution was renamed Illinois State University. Finally, it moved to its present location in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in 1918 and merged with the Lutheran Normal School. In the same year, the college adopted its current name. The college campus encompasses approximately 100 acres of land and is the largest private university in the state. It is organized into the following academic divisions:

• Humanities Departments
• Natural Sciences Departments
• Social Sciences Departments

The college has many student clubs and organizations including the American Chemical Association, Augustana Student Organization for Historical Studies, Philosophy Club, El Club Español, Alpha Psi Omega, Phi Alpha Theta, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Colleges against Cancer, and Student Council for Exceptional Children.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Evangelical Lutheran Church religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in art studies, nutrition and exercise therapy, and science.
• Large number of students.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: 4-1-4 plan.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, General.

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.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,754 in 2009-2010 (1,756 full-time equivalent).

About 40% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 60% of the class.

Undergrads are 98% of enrolled students and graduate students are 2%.

Students under 25 years old represent 94% of the student body. About 2% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Augustana provides on-campus housing for 1,286 of its 1,756 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

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 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 161 male students received the aid (men were 64% of those receiving aid) and 92 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 36% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

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

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (9 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (51 awarded)

• Accounting
• Accounting and Related Services
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Corporate Communications
• Management Information Systems

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (8 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (4 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (60 awarded)

• Drama and Dance Teacher Education
• Education
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Hearing Impairments
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Speech or Language Impairments
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Speech Teacher Education
• Teacher Education, Multiple Levels

ENGINEERING (1 awarded)

• Engineering Physics

LIBERAL ARTS (60 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International/Global Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (3 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (6 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Journalism

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (0 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

MUSIC (1 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (52 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (22 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (13 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (36 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (18 awarded)

• Communication Disorders
• Psychology