The Augustana College Value Proposition: 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. (Identifed in the graph to the right.)  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.
2007 national average: $21,000.*¹ South Dakota public university graduates: $20,756.**¹

The most recent 2009 Best Colleges Guide from US News and World Report ranks Augustana as a best buy in its category, with “Average cost after grants $16,396,” noting that “The higher the quality of the program and the lower the cost, the better the deal.”

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

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* Project on Student Debt
**South Dakota Board of Regents
¹ 2008 data not available