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Augsburg University is a private regional university located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Augsburg University is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Augsburg University is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $53,472 10 years after enrolling, 17th in Minnesota, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Augsburg University bachelor students earn 6% less than the national average. Augsburg University is ranked 26th in Minnesota.
Augsburg University’s median net annual cost of $23,898 and average years to graduate of 4.4 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Augsburg University sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Psychology, Biology, Marketing, Business Administration, Social Work - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$23,898
Average years to graduate
4.4
Economics
Rank: #152
Economic score: 2.94
Accounting
Rank: #333
Economic score: 3
Finance
Rank: #234
Economic score: 3.29
Computer Science
Rank: #258
Economic score: 4.77
Special Education
Rank: #89
Economic score: 5.74
International Business
Rank: #71
Economic score: 6.15
Education
Rank: #249
Economic score: 6.45
Comms & Media Studies
Rank: #407
Economic score: 10.22
Sociology
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 16.12
Health & Fitness
Rank: #429
Economic score: 196.46
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 4 graduate programs at Augsburg University - Business Administration, Education, Social Work, Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.4 years. 60% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Augsburg University is 4% lower than the state average, and 3% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Augsburg University, Pell Grant recipients represent 51% of the measured graduating class, 16% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Augsburg University graduates within 4.4 years.
Augsburg University is in the top 10% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Augsburg University’s economic mobility score of 22.65 is calculated by adjusting the 4.15 economic score of lower-income students by the 51% pell grant recipients within the student body. Augsburg University’s EMS of 22.65 ranks in the top 25% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Top 25%
The average Title IV recipient at Augsburg University pays $23,898 a year, $30,693 less than the $54,591 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $23,898
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Augsburg University, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $23,898 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 85% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,025. This is 31% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,538
Pell grants
$4,831
State grants
$5,967
Institutional grants
$22,471
Augsburg University's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 76% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 3,525 applicants, of which 2,692 were admitted and 541 enrolled. Augsburg University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
81%
83%
Female
55%
59%
First time
53%
59%
In-state
92%
68%
1st generation
29%
35%
White
42%
52%
Black
21%
14%
Hispanic
13%
15%
Asian
11%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
11%
12%