More Than I Imagined 2019
Seniors reflect on accomplishments and look ahead to life after 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.
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.
Seniors reflect on accomplishments and look ahead to life after Augustana.
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.
2,600 students
90 majors and related areas of study
12:1 student-faculty ratio