College · Private nonprofit · Rock Island, IL · City
Augustana College
Rock Island, IL
Religious affiliation
Admit rate63%
6-yr median pay$50k
Net price / yr$23k
Undergrad size2,490
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $23k/yr for a shot at a $50k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 63% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1165.
If you get in
2,490 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 $64k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $23k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$254k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$91k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$163k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $51.6k
- Room & board
- $12.5k
- Books & supplies
- $1,000
How students pay for it.
Pell grants24%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans55%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $7k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
Graduation · 6 yr73%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$50k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$63k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
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
- 2,490
- Location
- Rock Island, IL
- Region
- Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
- Size & setting
- Four-year · small · highly residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White54%
- International20%
- Hispanic13%
- Black5%
- Two or more races4%
- Asian3%
- Unknown2%
First-gen students22%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time1%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$90k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 49
What you can study.