2025-26 Direct Cost Structure
- Full-time Tuition (12-18 credits/semester) | $40,664**
- Housing Double Occupancy | $4,424*
- Meal Plan (Including taxes) | $5,586
- Student Fees (activity, IPO Orientation, technology fees, housing deposit) | $1,704
- Books (estimate) | $1,000
- Health Insurance | $2,150
- Total Direct Cost | $55,528
* Additional residence hall rates listed below
** Including up to four credits for January Term (J-Term)
Any student who registers for more than 18 credit hours in the fall or spring semester will be charged an overload fee of $600 per credit hour.
Residence Halls* & Meal Plans*
- Stavig, Granskou, East Hall (Double Room) | $4,424
- Tuve, Stavig, Granskou Hall (Single Room) | $6,704
- Bergsaker & Solberg Hall (Double Room) | $4,934
- Bergsaker & Solberg Hall (Single Room) | $7,482
- Wagoner Hall (Double Room) | $5,366
- Schoeneman & Costello Apartments (Single Room) | $6,704
- Balcer, Nelsen & Svendsbye Apartments (Single Room) | $7,344
- Theme House (Single Room) | $6,704
- Qualified (Full) Meal Plans
- The Unlimited | $5,586 (includes tax)
- The Fifteen | $5,586 (includes tax)
- Non-qualified Meal Plan
- The Block 90 | $2,132 (includes tax)
- The Block 45 | $2,132 (includes tax)
For information on Summer Housing, visit augie.edu/SummerHousing.
*Academic Scholarships are based on campus housing and a qualified meal plan; visit our Awarding Policy page for more information. Because AU’s scholarship programs also assist with campus housing and an unlimited meal plan, students who opt out of one or both of those will incur a 10% reduction on each scholarship they receive from the university. Federal financial aid sources will not be reduced.
To apply for admission and scholarships, students should submit an Application for Admission and Scholarships. The sum of all scholarships is combined into an accepted student's Global Leaders Scholarship.
U.S. immigration regulations require international students to provide proof of sufficient funding (the difference between the total costs of attendance and any scholarship support received from Augustana) for one year of study before Augustana can issue an I-20 immigration document. An I-20 is necessary in applying for a U.S. student visa. It may be helpful to note that on average, after scholarships, students pay between $22,000-30,000 per year to attend Augustana. That figure includes full-time tuition, on-campus housing, an unlimited meal plan, all student fees and even estimates for health insurance and textbooks. Usually, families provide a bank statement or other financial documents showing access to the remaining amount. If a student has a sponsor apart from his or her immediate family, additional bank statements and letters of support from sponsors can be submitted.
Generally speaking, students make two payments to Augustana each year. The first payment is due by Aug. 15 for the fall semester and the second payment is due by Jan. 15 for the spring semester. If it is more convenient, international students may also set up a 3-payment plan each semester.
A limited number of on-campus jobs are available for international students to earn spending money and gain work experience. International students are limited to on-campus work during the first year of study, according to U.S. immigration regulations. During a student's second, third and fourth year, off-campus employment can be approved as long as the job is related to the student's major(s). Augustana students have excellent access to paid internships and jobs in the diverse and quickly-growing economy in Sioux Falls, where the unemployment rate hovers around 2%, consistently among the lowest in the nation.
