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Augustana College

Name Augustana College
Address 639 38th Street
Rock Island, IL 61201-2296
Website http://www.augustana.edu
Email admissions@augustana.edu
Percent Undergrad College Owned 70%
Percent Fraternity 19%
Percent Sorority 26%
Percent Campus Weekends 80%
Offer Housing Yes
Percent Students College Housing 70%
Campus Housing No
Off Campus Assistance Yes
Types Available coed dorms, women's dorms, men's dorms, apartment for single students
College Owned Singles N/A
College Owned Doubles N/A
College Owned Triples N/A
College Owned Apartments N/A
College Owned Other N/A
Num College Owned N/A
Sprinkler System N/A
Fire Alarms N/A
High Speed Internet 95%
Campus Size 115 acres
Percent Weekends 80%
Nearest Airport Moline, Illinois (10), Chicago, Illinois (170)
Nearest Train Galesburg, Illinois (45)
Nearest Bus Moline, Illinois (10)
Public Transport Yes
Cars Permitted Yes
Percent Cars 75%
School Employment Yes
Percent Undergrads Employed 60%
Average Undergrad Earnings 1,500
Freshmen Discouraged Working No
Army Rotc Not offered
Navy Rotc Not offered
Airforce Rotc Not offered
Alcohol Permitted Yes
Additional Policies class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, other
Popular Events Orientation Weekend, Parent's Weekend, Volunteer Weekend, Homecoming, convocation lecture series, musical concerts (concert band, choirs, symphony orchestra, Oratorio Society, opera workshop, jazz ensembles, student and faculty recitles), theatre productions, art exhibits, foreign language film series, student run entertainment variety series (films, comedians, etc. ), Campus Ministries services and retreats, intercollegiate and intramural sporting events.
Percent Undergrad College Owned 64%
Percent Fraternity 0%
Percent Sorority 0%
Percent Campus Weekends 80%
Offer Housing Yes
Percent Students College Housing 64%
Campus Housing Yes
Off Campus Assistance Yes
Types Available coed dorms (96%), apartments for married students (1%), other housing options (3%)
College Owned Singles 23%
College Owned Doubles 66%
College Owned Triples N/A
College Owned Apartments 6%
College Owned Other 5%
Num College Owned 18
Sprinkler System N/A
Fire Alarms N/A
High Speed Internet 100%
Campus Size 100 acres
Percent Weekends 80%
Nearest Airport Sioux Falls, SD (5), Omaha (180)
Nearest Train Omaha, NE (180)
Nearest Bus Sioux Falls, SD (5)
Public Transport Yes
Cars Permitted Yes
Percent Cars 50%
School Employment Yes
Percent Undergrads Employed 35%
Average Undergrad Earnings 1,472
Freshmen Discouraged Working Yes
Army Rotc Not offered
Navy Rotc Not offered
Airforce Rotc Not offered
Alcohol Permitted No
Additional Policies class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited
Popular Events Viking Days, Boe Forum, Community Service Day, Division II Athletics, Theatre Productions, Choir and Band Concerts;
Student Activities choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, symphony orchestra, yearbook
Num Organizations 153
Honor Societies Alph Beta Chi; Alpha Phi Omega; Beta Beta Beta; Blue Key; Delta Phi Alpha; Kappa Mu Epsilon; Omicron Delta Epsilon; Phi Alpha Theta; Pi Delta Phi; Sigma Delta Pi; American Chemical Society
Religious Organizations (Appears as submitted by school) Augustana Chapel of Reconciliation, Catholics in Action, Campus Crusade; Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Outreach Ministries, Under the Influence of Christ
International Organizations (Appears as submitted by school) Deutsch Club, El Club Espanol, Le Cercle Francaisu
Other Organizations (Appears as submitted by school) Augustana Student Association (student government), Concert and Lecture, Union Board of Governors, New Student Orientation Central Committee, Viking Day Central Committee, KAUR 89. 1, AWARE, Jazz and Blues Society, Green, Augie Democrats, College Republicans, Habitat for Humanity, Serving and Learning Together, Dance Express, Ahimsa (Vegan/Vegetarian Organization), American Cancer Society Colleges Against Cancer, Augustana Coalition for Social Justice, Augustana Life Alliance, Augustana Non-Traditional Student Association, Deaf Awareness, Gay-Straight Alliance, Music Educators' National Conference, National Student Speech/Language Hearing Association, Student Council for Exceptional Children, Chess Club, Augustana Cheer Team, Kong Su Do, Ultimate Frisbee, Circle K, SALT (Serving and Learning Together), Augustana's Promise, Student Athlete Advisory Board, American Chemical Society Student Affiliates, Augustana College Education Association, Augustana College Theatre Society, Augustana Computer Organization, Augustana Nursing Student Association, Psychology Club, Sociology Club, Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE), Writers' Guild, Edda Yearbook;
Student Papers (Appears as submitted by school) The Mirror (weekly)
Num Frats 7
Frats Chapter Houses 0
Percent Frat Members 19%
Num Sororities 6
Sororities Chapter Houses 0
Percent Sorority Members 26%
Student Activities choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, symphony orchestra, yearbook
Num Organizations 59
Honor Societies Alph Beta Chi; Alpha Phi Omega; Beta Beta Beta; Blue Key; Delta Phi Alpha; Kappa Mu Epsilon; Omicron Delta Epsilon; Phi Alpha Theta; Pi Delta Phi; Sigma Delta Pi; American Chemical Society
Religious Organizations (Appears as submitted by school) Augustana Chapel of Reconciliation, Catholics in Action, Campus Crusade; Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Outreach Ministries, Under the Influence of Christ
International Organizations (Appears as submitted by school) Deutsch Club, El Club Espanol, Le Cercle Francaisu
Other Organizations (Appears as submitted by school) Augustana Student Association (student government), Concert and Lecture, Union Board of Governors, New Student Orientation Central Committee, Viking Day Central Committee, KAUR 89. 1, AWARE, Jazz and Blues Society, Green, Augie Democrats, College Republicans, Habitat for Humanity, Serving and Learning Together, Dance Express, Ahimsa (Vegan/Vegetarian Organization), American Cancer Society Colleges Against Cancer, Augustana Coalition for Social Justice, Augustana Life Alliance, Augustana Non-Traditional Student Association, Deaf Awareness, Gay-Straight Alliance, Music Educators' National Conference, National Student Speech/Language Hearing Association, Student Council for Exceptional Children, Chess Club, Augustana Cheer Team, Kong Su Do, Ultimate Frisbee, Circle K, SALT (Serving and Learning Together), Augustana's Promise, Student Athlete Advisory Board, American Chemical Society Student Affiliates, Augustana College Education Association, Augustana College Theatre Society, Augustana Computer Organization, Augustana Nursing Student Association, Psychology Club, Sociology Club, Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE), Writers' Guild, Edda Yearbook;
Student Papers (Appears as submitted by school) The Mirror (weekly)
Num Frats 0
Frats Chapter Houses 0
Percent Frat Members 0%
Num Sororities 0
Sororities Chapter Houses 0
Percent Sorority Members 0%
Type Private institution
Year Founded 1860
Religious Affiliation Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Academic Calendar Quarter
Undergrad Body 2,386
Setting Urban
Endowment 94,697,726
Application Deadline Rolling
Application Fee 25
Selectivity More selective
Tuition 24,924
Room Board 6,807
Type Private institution
Year Founded 1860
Religious Affiliation Lutheran
Academic Calendar 4-1-4
Undergrad Body 1,714
Setting Urban
Endowment 40,365,921
Application Deadline Rolling
Application Fee None
Selectivity More selective
Tuition 19,986
Room Board 5,472
Basic nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, health service, health insurance, other
Remedial N/A
Counseling minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other
Job Six Months 65%
Job One Year N/A
Job Two Years N/A
Firms Abott Laboratories, Cole-Parmer Instruments, Deere & Companry, Hewitt Associates, Motorola, State Farm Insturance
Library Yes
Library Consortia Yes
Num Books N/A
Num Subscriptions N/A
Num Microforms N/A
Num Audiovisual N/A
Num Ebooks N/A
Library Facilities U.S.geological survey map repository, upper Mississippi natura/social history collection, first-edition children's books, Swedish immigration history collection.
Museums Art gallery, art studio facilities, geology museum, Black and Hispanic culture houses, on-campus laboratory pre-school, Swedish immigration research center, planetarium and observatory, wetlands and prarie environmental field stations, scanning and transmission electron microscopes, nuclear magnetic resonance, atomic absorption and diode array mass spectrophotometers, educational technology building.
Computer Course No
Own Computer No
Computers Available 450
Email Accounts Yes
Internet Access Yes
Computers Available In computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Num Wired Library N/A
Num Wired Classrooms N/A
Num Wired Labs N/A
Num Wired Other N/A
Wireless Network Yes
Wireless Areas in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in some classrooms, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless Capacity N/A
Recommended Os Microsoft
Hosting Units 95%
Student Webpages Yes
Online Registration No
Campus Safety 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Basic nonremedial tutoring, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance
Remedial writing
Counseling minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious
Career co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Job Six Months 99%
Job One Year N/A
Job Two Years N/A
Firms Federated Insurance, Wells Fargo, Sioux Valley Hopsital, Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls School District, Citibank, First Premier Bank, Lawrence and Schiller, Lodgenet,EideBailly, IBM, State Farm Insurance, Schwan's Enterprises, Minneapolis Public Sc
Library Yes
Library Consortia Yes
Num Books 261,426
Num Subscriptions 510
Num Microforms 14,590
Num Audiovisual 8,017
Num Ebooks N/A
Library Facilities Center for Western Studies
Museums Center for Western Studies
Computer Course No
Own Computer No
Computers Available 375
Email Accounts Yes
Internet Access Yes
Computers Available In computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Num Wired Library 36
Num Wired Classrooms N/A
Num Wired Labs 176
Num Wired Other 1,300
Wireless Network Yes
Wireless Areas in all the libraries, in computer labs, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless Capacity 300
Recommended Os Microsoft
Hosting Units 100%
Student Webpages Yes
Online Registration Yes
Campus Safety 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)




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