Augustana College

2001 S Summit Ave, Sioux falls, SD 57197 -  View Map

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• Located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the beautiful, 100-acre campus has excellent teaching-learning facilities. Through the support of alumni and friends, the College has continues to invest in new and renovated facilities. A $7 million renovation to the Mikkelsen Library was completed last spring and this fall marked the inaugural season of Kirkeby-Over Stadium.
• Augustana is a selective, residential liberal arts college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Central to its mission are five shared values: Christian, Liberal Arts, Excellence, Community, and Service. The College is an acknowledged leader in undergraduate higher education. US News & World Report recognizes Augustana as a top ten "Midwest Baccalaureate College" and has also identified it as a best value in this same category. Augustana is also listed in The Templeton Guide: Colleges That Encourage Character Development.
• Augustana provides opportunities for involvement in over 60 clubs and organizations and student activities, including special interest groups, NCAA Division II athletics, music and theatre. Major college traditions include Viking Days, Augustana Vespers, and Family Weekend.
• The College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
• Profile last updated: 07/14/2010.

In the News:

• More students at Augie, better than expected at USF (The Argus Leader)
  posted on September 28, 2011 at 08:48:54 am
  Fall enrollment numbers at Sioux Falls' two largest private colleges show one in transition and the other pleasantly pleased. The University of Sioux Falls reported that it has 954 full-time undergraduate students, down from 980 a year ago. And its total head count with part-time and graduate students is 1,488, slightly decreased from 1,519 last fall. Just to the south, Augustana College has ...
• Obama team gets organized in South Dakota (The Argus Leader)
  posted on September 26, 2011 at 07:43:31 am
  Barack Obama isn't giving up on South Dakota. Not yet. The president's 2012 re-election campaign is setting up shop in the state as it prepares for what many analysts predict will be a bruising campaign against the eventual Republican nominee. The campaign has hired a South Dakotan as its state director, 26-year-old Ned Horsted, a Harrisburg High School and Augustana College graduate who worked ...
• Augustana Students Recall Norway Massacre (KELO Sioux Falls)
  posted on July 27, 2011 at 03:02:56 am
  Two Augustana College students, studying abroad, heard the bomb go off in Norway and took part in Monday's moment of silence.
• Heavy Rain Causes Problems (KELO Sioux Falls)
  posted on June 24, 2011 at 09:52:00 pm
  Recent heavy rain has some people wondering whether changes need to be made near Augustana College.
• North's Jacobson to play tennis at Augustana (The Fargo Forum)
  posted on June 24, 2011 at 05:52:52 am
  Fargo North High School senior Emily Jacobson has committed to play tennis at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, S.D., next season. Jacobson earned all-state honors last season with a fifth-place finish at the North Dakota state girls tennis tournament.

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