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AUGSBURG COLLEGE

2211 Riverside Avenue S, Minneapolis, MN 55454

Admissions: 800-788-5678 • Financial Aid: 800-788-5678

Email: admissions@augsburg.edu • Website: http://www.augsburg.edu

From the College

“As the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s (ELCA) most diverse and only urban institution, Augsburg strives to educate both traditional and non-traditional students, offering undergraduate degrees in over 50 major areas of study. The college also grants six graduate degrees, among them the Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies, the state’s only Physician Assistant training program. Augsburg’s 3,700 students come from diverse religious, cultural and ethnic backgrounds. The college also is a nationally recognized leader in providing services to students with physical and learning disabilities. This on-campus diversity is enhanced by Augsburg’s location at the crossroads of the Twin Cities’ most diverse neighborhoods. The college’s location also provides access for Augsburg’s students to participate in community service and internship experiences.”

Campus Setting

Augsburg, founded in 1869, is a church-affiliated, liberal arts college. Its 23-acre campus is located one mile from downtown Minneapolis. A four-year private institution, Augsburg College has an enrollment of 4,015 students. Although not originally a co-educational college, Augsburg College has been co-ed since 1874. The school is also affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. In addition to a large, well-stocked library, the campus facilities include: art gallery • auditorium • chapel. Augsburg College provides on-campus housing with 525 units that can accommodate 1,050 students. Housing options: coed dorms • single-student apartments • special housing for disabled students. Recreation and sports facilities include: athletic • baseball • football • soccer • and softball fields • basketball and volleyball courts • cross-country park • ice arena • stadium.

Student Life and Activities

Most students (60 percent) live off campus which does impact the on-campus social scene. Nevertheless, like any college, students do find time to create their own recreational outlets, including: Daily Chapel, Annual Homecoming Weekend, Velkommen Jule and Campus Kitchens. Augsburg College has 40 official student organizations. The most popular are: art club • business organization • Goliard Society of Medievalists • International Student Organization • Queer and Straight in Unity • College Democrats • College Republicans. Association for Computing Machinery • Chemistry Society. For those interested in sports, there are intramural teams such as: basketball • broomball • fantasy football • flag football • hockey/skating • kickball • pickleball • powderpuff football • soccer • softball • Ultimate Frisbee • volleyball. Augsburg College is a member of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Division III).

Academics and Learning Environment

For the B student, the learning environment of a college is just as important as the quality of its academic program. Augsburg College has 200 full-time and 209 part-time faculty members, offering a student-to-faculty ratio of 14:1. The most common course size is 20 to 29 students. Augsburg College offers 51 majors with the most popular being business administration, elementary education and communications and least popular being American Indian studies, physics and art history. The school has a general core requirement as well as a religion requirement. Cooperative education is not offered. All first-year students must maintain a 2.0 GPA or higher to avoid academic probation, and a minimum overall GPA of 2.0 is required to graduate. Other special academic programs that would appeal to a B student include: self-designed majors • pass/fail grading option • independent study • double majors • dual degrees • accelerated study • honors program • Phi Beta Kappa • internships • weekend college.

B Student Support and Success

Support for academic success is provided through tutoring, academic skills coaching, supplemental instruction and the math, public speaking and writing labs. Augsburg’s TRiO/Student Support Services program helps students who are 1) low-income, 2) first-generation enrollees or 3) disabled (learning or physical) to achieve their bachelor’s degrees.

StepUp provides ongoing support to students in chemical recovery who are willing and able to progress toward an academic degree while remaining clean and sober. Students live together in separate, chemical-free housing.

The Center for Learning and Adaptive Student Services (CLASS) assists academically qualified students with learning, attention, psychiatric or other cognitive disabilities reach their individual potential through services and accommodations, while the Access Center supports students with documented physical disabilities.

Augsburg College provides a variety of support programs including dedicated guidance for: academic • career • personal • psychological • minority students • religious. The average freshman year GPA is 2.9, and 80 percent of freshmen students return for their sophomore year. Among students who enter the work force, approximately 85 percent enter a field related to their major within six months of graduation. Companies that most frequently hire graduates from Augsburg College include: Target Corporation • Cargill • KPMG International • Best Buy • Anoka Hennepin School District • Hennepin County Social Services • Wells Fargo Bank.

Highlights

Augsburg College

Minneapolis (Pop. 380,000)

Location: Major city

Four-year private

Founded: 1869

Website: http://www.augsburg.edu

Students

Total enrollment: 4,015

Undergrads: 3,123

Freshmen: 449

Part-time students: 18%

From out-of-state: 14%

From public schools: 85%

Male/Female: 46%/54%

Live on-campus: 40%

Off-campus employment rating: Fair

Caucasian: 71%

African American: 8%

Hispanic: 3%

Asian or Pacific Islander: 6%

Native American: 2%

International: 1%

Academics

Calendar: Semester

Student/faculty ratio: 14:1

Class size 9 or fewer: 30%

Class size 10-29: 66%

Class size 30-49: 3%

Class size 50-99: -

Class size 100 or more: -

Returning freshmen: 80%

Six-year graduation rate: 62%

Most Popular Majors

Business administration

Elementary education

Communications

Support for Students with Learning Disabilities

Students with learning disabilities may take advantage of specific support programs offered by Augsburg College. If necessary, the college will grant additional time to students with learning disabilities to complete their degree. According to the school, The Center for Learning and Adaptive Student Services (CLASS) at Augsburg College provides accommodations and academic support to students with any of a broad range of specific cognitive and psychological disabilities, including dyslexia, ADHD and Asperger syndrome. CLASS also serves students with psychiatric disabilities such as anxiety disorder, depression and PTSD, and those with acquired or developmental neurological conditions in which the primary impact is on cognitive function. Students with learning disabilities will find the following programs at Augsburg College extremely useful: tutors • learning center • testing accommodations • extended time for tests • take-home exam • oral tests • readers • note-taking services • reading machines • tape recorders • waiver of math degree requirement. Individual or small group tutorials are also available in: time management • organizational skills • learning strategies • writing labs • math labs • study skills. An advisor/advocate from the Center for Learning and Adaptive Student Services is available to students.

How to Get Admitted

For admissions decisions, non-academic factors considered: interview • extracurricular activities • special talents, interests, abilities • character/personal qualities • volunteer work • work experience • state of residency • minority affiliation • alumni relationship. A high school diploma is required, although a GED is also accepted for admissions consideration. SAT or ACT test scores are required of all applicants. SAT Subject Test scores are considered, if submitted, but are not required. According to the admissions office: Minimum composite ACT score of 22, rank in top half of secondary school class and minimum 2.5 GPA recommended.

Insight

“At Augsburg, we realize that grades are only one measure of success,” says Bethany Bierman, assistant director of the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. She notes that one of the college’s graduates received a D in high school chemistry and went on to receive a Nobel Prize in chemistry! The college is an intentionally diverse community, and with that comes students from a range of academic backgrounds. The admissions officers do a thorough review of an application, but grades are not the only basis on which students are accepted. Applicants can demonstrate that they are qualified for Augsburg by the extracurricular activities in which they are involved, including work positions or volunteer work. The difficulty of courses a student has selected in high school is also considered. Additionally, letters of recommendation that focus on the character of the student tell the admissions officers a great deal. “Ultimately, Augsburg seeks to accept students who want to use their gifts to make a difference in the world,” she says. Bierman states that the school’s overall philosophy is that it is “more concerned with the quality and character of the alumni we produce than the incoming GPA of our students. As long as we know that students are working to their full potential, taking their academic work seriously and are seeking to make a difference in their community, we are proud of them, regardless of grades that are B’s or C’s.”

How to Pay for College

To apply for financial aid, students should submit the following: Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Augsburg College participates in the Federal Work Study program. Need-based aid programs include: scholarships and grants • general need-based awards • Federal Pell grants • state scholarships and grants • college-based scholarships and grants • private scholarships and grants • Federal Nursing scholarships. Non-need-based aid programs include: scholarships and grants • state scholarships and grants • creative arts and performance awards • special achievements and activities awards • special characteristics awards.

Highlights

Admissions

Applicants: 2,346

Accepted: 1,217

Acceptance rate: 51.9%

Average GPA: 3.2

ACT range: 19-25

SAT Math range: 490-620

SAT Reading range: 520-630

SAT Writing range: Not reported

Top 10% of class: 11%

Top 25% of class: 37%

Top 50% of class: 70%

Deadlines

Early Action: No

Early Decision: No

Regular Action: 5/1 (priority)

8/15 (final)

Common Application: Accepted

Financial Aid

In-state tuition: $28,240

Out-of-state tuition: $28,240

Room: $3,920

Board: $3,840

Books: $1,000

Freshmen receiving need-based aid: 91%

Undergrads rec. need-based aid: 82%

Avg. % of need met by financial aid: 63%

Avg. aid package (freshmen): $23,896

Avg. aid package (undergrads): $18,744

Freshmen receiving merit-based aid: 8%

Undergrads rec. merit-based aid: 5%

Avg. debt upon graduation: $28,988

Prominent Alumni

Peter Agre, Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry; Lute Olson, NCAA National Champion Basketball Coach with University of Arizona; Devean George, Former Professional Basketball Player with the LA Lakers, and the Dallas Mavericks.

School Spirit

Mascot: Auggies

Colors: Maroon and Gray

Song: Auggie War Song