Demonstrated Success

Augustana is priced, on average, $9,460 lower than a representative group of selective colleges in the Upper Midwest with whom we overlap in applications for first-year student admission (identified in the above graph). Among these colleges and universities that claim similar outcomes relative to graduate and professional school admission and job placement, Augustana provides exceptional academic quality and the best value.

2008 Augustana graduates with federal loans carry average indebtedness of $18,836.
2008 national average: $23,200.* South Dakota public university graduates: $22,486.**

The most recent 2010 Best Colleges Guide from US News and World Report ranks Augustana #2 in its best buy category:  “Average cost after grants is $17,260,” noting that “The higher the quality of the program and the lower the cost, the better the deal.  Only schools that ranked in or near the top half of their categories are included because we work on the premise that the most significant values are among colleges that are above average academically."

See the claims we make and the evidence to support them.

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* Project on Student Debt, 2008
**South Dakota Board of Regents