College · Private nonprofit · Minneapolis, MN · City
Augsburg University
Minneapolis, MN
Religious affiliation
Admit rate82%
6-yr median pay$49k
Net price / yr$24k
Undergrad size2,494
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $24k/yr for a shot at a $49k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 82% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average ACT 21.
If you get in
2,494 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $62k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $24k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$249k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$95k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$154k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.0x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $45.5k
- Room & board
- $16.9k
- Books & supplies
- $1,500
How students pay for it.
Pell grants56%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans77%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention71%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr52%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$49k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$59k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out7%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 2,494
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN
- Region
- Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
- Carnegie class
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
- Size & setting
- Four-year · small · primarily residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White30%
- Black30%
- Hispanic14%
- Asian11%
- Two or more races8%
- Unknown3%
- International3%
- American Indian / Alaska Native2%
First-gen students29%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time5%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$41k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 56
What you can study.