- The Inkwell
- Minnesota
- Augsburg University
Minneapolis, MNCity: largeZIP 55454Founded 1869
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1869
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.augsburg.edu
- Member of
- CUMU
MinnesotaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Augsburg University
Augsburg University is a private nonprofit university in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with 2,494 undergraduates. It admits 82% of applicants, graduates 55% within six years and costs $23,390 a year after aid.
55%graduate
Admission rate82%
Retention72%
4-year graduation42%
Pell Grant share62%
Federal loans77%
$23,390net price / year
82%admission rate
—average SAT
55%graduate in 6 years
$63,332median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,000median debt
#632 of 1,704 for earnings#1,123 of 1,739 for lowest net price#857 of 1,738 for graduation rate#920 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $62,342tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $46,840
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $46,840
- Average net price
- $23,390national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$20,906
$30,001–48,000$21,726
$48,001–75,000$20,064
$75,001–110,000$22,947
$110,001+$32,052
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 82%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college82%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college72%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college55%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college62%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 55%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 42%
- First-year retention
- 72%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 61%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $52,904
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $63,332middle 50%: $44,235–$89,386
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$89,386
Median, Augsburg University$63,332
Lower quarter$44,235
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 2,494
- Part-time
- 5.1%
- Women / men
- 55% / 45%
- Average age at entry
- 22.6
- First-generation students
- 29%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 62%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 52%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,416 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $12,043
- Endowment, end of year
- $76,281,098
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White30%
Hispanic14%
Black30%
Asian11%
Two or more races7.5%
U.S. nonresident2.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native2.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.9%
21 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management26%
Psychology9.5%
Visual & performing arts8.8%
Social sciences8.3%
Computer & information sciences7.2%
Health professions6.7%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.2%
Public administration & social service5.6%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 173045. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q760516.