Augustana College Business Programs

Augustana College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Rock Island, Illinois. The city atmosphere of Rock Island makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Augustana College Rankings

We have ranked Augustana as #125 out of 1,477 colleges and universities in the country in our 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. It is also ranked #6 out of 46 schools in Illinois.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Augustana has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#123	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Augustana.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#46	Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#59	Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#64	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#142	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Augustana has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#91	Highest Paid Finance & Financial Management Graduates	College Factual
#147	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#152	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#189	Best Schools	Course Advisor
#234	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#255	Highest Paid Business, Management & Marketing Graduates	College Factual

Where Is Augustana College?

Contact details for Augustana are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	639 38Th St, Rock Island, IL 61201-2296
Phone:	309-794-7000
Website:	www.augustana.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/AugustanaCollege
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/Augustana_IL

How Do I Get Into Augustana?

You can apply to Augustana online at: www.augustana.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for Augustana

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	recommended
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Augustana?

Augustana has an acceptance rate of 57%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 58%, and the acceptance rate for women is 57%.

Can I Afford Augustana College?

The overall average net price of Augustana is $30,141. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Augustana, approximately 63% of students took out student loans averaging $8,048 a year. That adds up to $32,192 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Augustana is 3.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Augustana College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,377 undergraduate students at Augustana, with 2,358 being full-time and 19 being part-time.

There are also 12 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,358 full-time undergraduates at Augustana, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Augustana College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	65
Black or African American	89
Hispanic or Latino	276
White	1,563
International Students	255
Other Races/Ethnicities	110

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Augustana College. At this time, 19 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 39 countries are represented at Augustana. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, China, and Morocco.

Online Learning at Augustana College

In 2019-2020, 982 students took at least one online class at the school.

Online Growth Rankings of Augustana

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Augustana College was 6,225.0%. This is the #17 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Augustana regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Augustana College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	64	64
Accounting	50	50
Finance	48	48
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	41	41
International Business/Trade/Commerce	17	17
General Economics	17	17
General Management Information Systems	4	4
TOTAL	241	241

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Smallbones under License

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