Augustana College

639 38th St, Rock Island, IL 61201-2296 - View Map View Map

School Notes Overview:

  • Founded in 1860 by Swedish settlers, Augustana College is a selective, independent college of the liberal arts and sciences, related to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

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School Overview:

Augustana College
County Rock Island County, IL
Title IV Eligible Yes
Carnegie Classification Baccalaureate (Liberal Arts) Colleges I
Institution Level 4 or more years
Institution Control Private, non-profit
Full-Time Undergraduate 2,363 students
Part-Time Undergraduate 23 students
 
Total Enrollment 2,386 students
Total Dormitory Capacity 1,605 students
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid 99%
% Students Receiving Federal Grants 17%
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received $2,784
% Students Receiving State/Local Grants 41%
Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received $3,471
% Students Receiving Institutional Grants 99%
Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received $9,121
% Students Receiving Loans 70%
Avg. Amount Of Loan Received $5,187

School Notes:

  • Augustana College, rooted in the liberal arts and sciences and a Lutheran expression of the Christian faith, is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit and body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership and service in a diverse and changing world.
  • Augustana College is located in Rock Island , Illinois —one of the Illinois-Iowa Quad Cities. Facing the Mississippi River, Augustana’s 115-acre campus shares the landscape of the river valley. Woods, green lawns, hills and a pond provide quiet seclusion, while just off campus is the active city life. Campus buildings range in character from historic Old Main with its towering dome to the advanced learning environment of the F.W. Olin Educational Technology Center.
  • Courses of Study includes Accounting, Art, Art Education, Art History, Biochemistry, Biology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Classics, Computer Science/ Mathematics, Earth Science Teaching, Economics, Elementary and Secondary Education, English, French, Geography, Geology, German, History, Mathematics, Pre-Medicine, Music, Music Education, Music Performance, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Scandinavian, Sociology, Spanish, Speech Communication, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Studio Art, and Theatre.
  • Profile last updated: 00/00/0000.

In the News:

  • Banks Were Too Big To Fail 200 Years Ago, Too: Study (Huffington post)
    posted on April 11, 2012 at 01:22:00 pm
    If you think American banks are too big to fail now, you should have seen them 200 years ago. Banks dominated the American corporate landscape in 1812, according to a study by professors Richard Sylla of New York University and Robert Wright, of Augustana College in South Dakota, for Bloomberg View. The professors reconstructed what the Fortune 500 would have looked like 200 years ago and found that banking and insurance dominated Corporate America in its infancy. According to their list, 130 of top 500 U.S. companies back then were banks, making it the most-represented sector in Ye Olde Fortune 500. Second on the list were turnpike companies --
  • Murry Gerber gives $6M to Augustana College (Biz Journal)
    posted on March 26, 2012 at 06:16:00 am
    A gift from retired EQT Corp. CEO Murry Gerber is helping his alma mater, Augustana College, in Rock Island, Ill. The Quad-City Times reported that Gerber and his wife, Cindy, have given $6.3 million to Augustana College for a student center and the private college's endowment. The Center for Student Life is a $20.4 million project that will include a dining area, study spaces and high-tech improvements. Gerber, who retired as EQT CEO in 2010 and recently left the board, graduated from Augustana...
  • Augustana College announces graduate of the class of 2011 (Elburn Herald)
    posted on July 13, 2011 at 03:28:13 pm
    ROCK ISLAND, Ill.—Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill., announced that the following local residents were among the 580 students who graduated as the class of 2011:
  • Naperville concert an emotional end for former college singers (The Naperville Sun)
    posted on July 13, 2011 at 03:54:00 am
    To say that the concert given at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Naperville Saturday was an emotional one would be an understatement.“It was goose bumps for a lot us,” said David Westman of Naperville.Westman was one of more than 270 alums from Augustana College who came together for a whirlwind day of rehearsals leading to a special performance showcasing their musical talents.All the ...
  • Manser places in Illinois journalism competition (Elburn Herald)
    posted on July 7, 2011 at 04:26:37 pm
    ROCK ISLAND—Patrick Manser, a resident of Elburn and a junior at Augustana College, was recently chosen as a winner in the Illinois College Press Association’s (ICPA) annual journalism competition.

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