About the Area

Where can you find four cities, three bridges, two states and one great liberal arts college? In the Quad Cities, home of Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois. The Quad Cities area is a diverse community of 400,000 residents spanning the border between Illinois and Iowa on the Mississippi River. Augustana has been located in Rock Island since 1875 and joins with community partners in making the Quad-City area a great place to live, work, study and play.

Rock Island is located only 175 miles west of Chicago, 175 east of Des Moines, 250 miles north of St. Louis and 350 miles south of Minneapolis.