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About Augustana

Augustana is home to 2,500 students from different social, ethnic, religious and cultural backgrounds.

They're all different, but they like to do a lot of the same things:

60% of them study abroad

85% volunteer

35% are in varsity sports 

20% join music ensembles, even non-majors

68% do at least one internship

Visit Augustana, meet our students and faculty, and see them in action. Look around our home in the Quad Cities, where the Mississippi River runs through it, and nothing runs like a Deere.

The ‘sticker price’ is not the final price of college

In a state known for the unknowns when it comes to funding for public education, Augustana is more affordable than families might think. Once they receive their financial aid packages, students and families can be surprised at the cost difference between a private, independent college and a large, regional public university.

It’s a difference that can be missed during a family’s initial review of college costs. And it can make all the difference to a student's college choice. (Read more)

Graduates from the Class of 2018 became so much more than they imagined. Meet some of them!

Mitchel Johnson is one of 175 student-athletes (so far) who have made Augustana #1 in Illinois for its number of Academic All-Americans.

Our campus in photos

Old Main
Old Main, the most well-known building on campus.
Old Main
Old Main is beautiful the year-around.
Stained glass
Stained glass in the stairs of Old Main.
Knowlton Outdoor Athletics Complex and Ericson Field.
Knowlton Outdoor Athletics Complex and Ericson Field.
The Quad
The Quad in front of the The Gerber Center.
Library
The Gerber Center at sunset, on the library side of the building.
Carver P.E. Center
Welcome for first-year students in Carver P.E. Center.
Brew by the Slough patio
Studying on patio of the Brew by the Slough coffeehouse.
Founders Hall
A quiet spot outside Founders Hall.
Hanson Hall
Clock outside Hanson Hall of Science.
Westerlin
Westerlin Residence Center.
Monopoly game
Residence center Monopoly!
Casa Latina
Casa Latina, used by student groups.
Gerber Center
The Gerber Center for Student Life.
Carver P.E. Center
New students in Carver P.E. Center.
Bell Tower
Students walk past the Bell Tower.
field station
One of Augustana's three field stations.
Gävle Room
Bingo in the Gävle Room.
Quad
Heading south on the Quad, with Old Main in the background.
Old Main
Spring view of Old Main's front stairs.
Brew by the Slough
Study space inside the Brew by the Slough.
Gerber Center
The Gerber Center for Student Life.
Denkmann Memorial Building
Denkmann Memorial Building.
Bergendoff Hall of Fine Arts
Bergendoff Hall of Fine Arts.
Centennial Hall
Centennial Hall.
EDGE
Students in the Entrepreneurial Center (EDGE).
Ericson Field
Football at Ericson Field, with tennis courts and Carlsson Evald Hall in background.
John Deere Planetarium and Carl Gamble Observatory
John Deere Planetarium and Carl Gamble Observatory.
Swanson Commons
Swanson Commons residence center in foreground.

More Than I Imagined 2019

Seniors reflect on accomplishments and look ahead to life after Augustana.

Rock Island and the Quad Cities

Rock Island, Illinois, home of Augustana College, is part of a diverse community of 400,000 spanning the border between Illinois and Iowa on the Mississippi River.

Augustana at a glance

2,600 students
90 majors and related areas of study
12:1 student-faculty ratio