Accelerated Nursing Tuition & Transfer Credits

Tuition

The tuition rate for the 2025-26 cohort beginning Fall 2025:

  • Tuition for the required nursing program hours (50 credits) = $620/credit hour
  • Nursing fees — $820/semester x 4 terms (subject to change)
  • Augustana student fees — $60/credit hour

The tuition rate for the 2024-25 cohort beginning Fall 2024:

  • Tuition for the required nursing program hours (50 credits) = $595/credit hour
  • Nursing fees — $815/term x 4 terms (subject to change)
  • Augustana student fees — $55/credit hour in 24-25

Note

  • Any additional courses taken at Augustana will be charged at the normal undergraduate credit-hour tuition rate.
  • Tuition rate applies only to students accepted to the post-baccalaureate accelerated nursing program and for the cohort year in which the student is accepted.

Indirect Costs

  • Books and Supplies | $1,000
  • Room & Meals | $11,460
  • Transportation | $2,380
  • Personal/Misc. Expenses | $7,800
  • Average Loan Fees | $72
  • Total Indirect Cost | $22,712

Indirect costs are estimated costs that are not charged to a student’s university account but are still a part of life as a college student. This includes books and supplies, transportation and personal or miscellaneous expenses. Actual expenses will vary by student.

Transfer Credits

If the pre-requisite courses are taken at another institution, a transcript analysis will determine course equivalencies. Nursing courses must be taken in the designated term in order to complete the program in 16 months.