Augsburg University Overview

Augsburg University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Augsburg University Known For?

• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Augsburg.
• For the 2017-2018 academic year, 45% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Augsburg makes roughly $46,800 a year. This is 15% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• The average Augsburg student graduates in 4.2 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Augsburg University Rankings

Augsburg landed the #443 spot in our 2022 ranking of best colleges. We analyzed 2,587 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Augsburg.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#14	Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#16	Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#16	Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#26	Best Value Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#27	Best Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#63	Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#88	Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#106	Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#143	Best Education Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#147	Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Augsburg has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#79	Best Allied Health Professions Schools	College Factual
#107	Best Nursing Schools	Nursing Degree Search
#132	Best Education Master’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#170	Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools	College Factual
#185	Best Nursing Schools	College Factual
#270	Best Health Professions Schools	College Factual

Where Is Augsburg University?

Contact details for Augsburg are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2211 Riverside Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55454
Phone:	612-330-1000
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/augsburgcollege
Twitter:	https://www.twitter.com/augsburgcollege

How Do I Get Into Augsburg?

You can apply to Augsburg online at: www.augsburg.edu/firstyear/inquire-and-apply/

Admission Requirements for Augsburg

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Augsburg?

With an acceptance rate of 73%, Augsburg may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 65%, and the acceptance rate for women is 79%.

Average Test Scores

About 3% of students accepted to Augsburg submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 440 and 613. Math scores were between 465 and 595.

Augsburg received ACT scores from 78% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 22. Math scores were between 16 and 23. Composite scores were between 17 and 23.

Can I Afford Augsburg University?

The overall average net price of Augsburg is $31,792. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Augsburg, approximately 88% of students took out student loans averaging $7,436 a year. That adds up to $29,744 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Augsburg is 6.9%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Augsburg University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,512 undergraduate students at Augsburg, with 2,202 being full-time and 310 being part-time.

There are also 834 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,202 full-time undergraduates at Augsburg, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Augsburg University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	243
Black or African American	483
Hispanic or Latino	314
White	896
International Students	45
Other Races/Ethnicities	221

Geographic Diversity

Minnesota students aren't the only ones who study at Augsburg University. At this time, 22 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 38 countries are represented at Augsburg. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Ethiopia, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Augsburg University

In 2019-2020, 495 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Augsburg has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Augsburg

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Augsburg University was 42.3%. This is the #738 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Augsburg regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Augsburg University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	25	1	99	0	125
Social Work	26	0	81	0	107
Teacher Education Grade Specific	19	0	82	0	101
Nursing	52	0	10	25	87
Marketing	41	0	0	0	41
General Biology	35	0	0	0	35
Communication & Media Studies	34	0	0	0	34
Health & Physical Education	32	0	0	0	32
General Psychology	32	0	0	0	32
Writing Studies	12	0	17	0	29
Allied Health Professions	0	0	29	0	29
Finance & Financial Management	28	0	0	0	28
Accounting	27	0	0	0	27
Computer Science	22	0	0	0	22
Economics	22	0	0	0	22
Mathematics	18	0	0	0	18
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	17	0	0	0	17
Political Science & Government	17	0	0	0	17
Management Information Systems	14	0	0	0	14
International Business	12	0	0	0	12
Drama & Theater Arts	12	0	0	0	12
Sociology	11	0	0	0	11
Teacher Education Subject Specific	10	0	0	0	10
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	9	0	1	0	10
History	10	0	0	0	10
Liberal Arts General Studies	10	0	0	0	10
Special Education	9	0	0	0	9
Natural Resources Conservation	8	0	0	0	8
International Relations & National Security	8	0	0	0	8
Arts & Media Management	8	0	0	0	8
Fine & Studio Arts	8	0	0	0	8
Teaching English or French	7	0	0	0	7
General English Literature	6	0	0	0	6
Biopsychology	6	0	0	0	6
Religious Studies	6	0	0	0	6
Music	6	0	0	0	6
Child Development & Psychology	5	0	0	0	5
Design & Applied Arts	5	0	0	0	5
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	4	0	0	0	4
Chemistry	4	0	0	0	4
Other Psychology	4	0	0	0	4
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	4	0	0	0	4
Romance Languages	3	0	0	0	3
Philosophy	3	0	0	0	3
Physics	3	0	0	0	3
Urban Studies	3	0	0	0	3
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)	2	0	0	0	2
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	1	0	0	0	1
Area Studies	1	0	0	0	1
Ethnic Studies	1	0	0	0	1
General Visual & Performing Arts	1	0	0	0	1
General Education	0	0	0	0	0
Germanic Languages	0	0	0	0	0
Medieval Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	663	1	319	25	1,008

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Aug under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.