Augustana University Business Programs

Located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Augustana University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of Augustana Sioux Falls is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Augustana University Rankings

We have ranked Augustana Sioux Falls as #182 out of 1,477 colleges and universities in the country in our 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. Augustana Sioux Falls also holds the #2 spot on the Best Colleges in South Dakota ranking.

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

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#109	Best Business Master’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 Sioux Falls.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#43	Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#76	Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#92	Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#181	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Augustana University?

Contact details for Augustana Sioux Falls are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2001 S Summit Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57197-0001
Phone:	605-274-5516
Website:	www.augie.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/AugustanaCollegeSD
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/augustanasd

How Do I Get Into Augustana Sioux Falls?

You can apply to Augustana Sioux Falls online at: www.augie.edu/admission/applying-augustana

Admission Requirements for Augustana Sioux Falls

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Augustana Sioux Falls?

With an acceptance rate of 71%, Augustana Sioux Falls may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 67%, and the acceptance rate for women is 75%.

Average Test Scores

About 9% of students accepted to Augustana Sioux Falls submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 535 and 670. Math scores were between 520 and 720.

Augustana Sioux Falls received ACT scores from 89% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 28. Math scores were between 22 and 27. Composite scores were between 22 and 28.

Can I Afford Augustana University?

The overall average net price of Augustana Sioux Falls is $31,986. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Augustana Sioux Falls, approximately 63% of students took out student loans averaging $9,647 a year. That adds up to $38,588 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Augustana Sioux Falls is 1.7%. 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 University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,735 undergraduate students at Augustana Sioux Falls, with 1,665 being full-time and 70 being part-time.

There are also 284 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,665 full-time undergraduates at Augustana Sioux Falls, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	30
Black or African American	45
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1,425
International Students	68
Other Races/Ethnicities	97

Geographic Diversity

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

Over 40 countries are represented at Augustana Sioux Falls. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Ethiopia, Norway, and China.

Online Learning at Augustana University

In 2019-2020, 226 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Augustana Sioux Falls has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Augustana Sioux Falls

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Augustana University was -1.1%. This is the #1,608 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Augustana Sioux Falls 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 University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	46	0	46
Accounting	15	6	21
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	6	0	6
Business/Corporate Communications	5	0	5
General Economics	3	0	3
TOTAL	75	6	81

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

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