America's Best Colleges for B Students. Tamra B. Orr
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 workforce, 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.
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. LD students will find additional support in the following programs at Augsburg College: 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.
AUGSBURG COLLEGE
Highlights
Augsburg College
Minneapolis (Pop. 400,070)
Location: Major city
Four-year private
Founded: 1869
Website: http://www.augsburg.edu
Students
Total enrollment: 3,458
Undergrads: 2,474
Part-time students: 20%
From out-of-state: 17%
Male/Female: 47%/53%
Live on-campus: 40%
Off-campus employment rating: Fair
Caucasian: 53%
African American: 10%
Hispanic: 6%
Asian: 7%
Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 0%
Native American: 1%
Mixed (2+ ethnicities): 2%
International: 3%
Academics
Calendar: Semester
Student/faculty ratio: 12:1
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: 79%
Six-year graduation rate: 56%
Most Popular Majors
Management
Nursing
Psychology
How to Get Admitted
For admissions decisions, non-academic factors considered: interview · extracurricular activities · special talents, interests and 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. If submitted, SAT Subject Test scores are considered 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. Academic units: 4 English, 4 Math, 4 Science, 4 Social Studies, 3 Foreign Language.
AUGSBURG COLLEGE
Highlights
Admissions
Applicants: 2,925
Accepted: 1,726
Acceptance rate: 59%
Average GPA: 3.0
ACT range: 19-25
SAT Math range: 450-560
SAT Reading range: 505-635
Top 10% of class: 13%
Top 25% of class: 37%
Top 50% of class: 75%
Deadlines
Early Action: No
Early Decision: No
Regular Action: Rolling admissions
Common Application: Accepted
Financial Aid
In-state tuition: $35,750
Out-of-state tuition: $35,750
Room and board: $9,380
Books: $1,200
Freshmen receiving need-based aid: 98%
Undergrads rec. need-based aid: 82%
Avg. grant or scholarship package (freshmen): $20,722
Avg. student loan aid package (freshmen): $9,865
Avg. grant or scholarship package (undergraduates): $18,364
Avg. student loan aid package (undergraduates): $8,221
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, Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks.
School Spirit
Mascot: Auggies
Colors: Maroon and gray
Song: Auggie War Song
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