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Augsburg University

Minneapolis, Minnesota·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Plains·augsburg.edu
6-yr Graduation
52%
+1.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
3,249
peer median 2,921
Avg net price
$23,875
+$1.2k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
4,118
4,118 candidates competed
Admitted
3,376
82.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
628
18.6% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
52%+1.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
40%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
52%
Full-time retention
72%

Pell equity

10.0pp gap
Pell recipients
47%
Non-Pell
57%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 10.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 65 Title IV programs, 20 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 45 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
65
Passing
20
30.8% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

65programs
  • Passing20 · 30.8%
  • No Data45 · 69.2%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
20
No data
45

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

20
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+36.2%
$49,698 vs $36,491
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+38.0%
$64,001 vs $46,391
Social Work
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+49.8%
$69,129 vs $46,158
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+52.1%
$55,499 vs $36,491
Political Science and Government
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+52.6%
$55,676 vs $36,491
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+52.6%
$55,673 vs $36,491
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+65.9%
$60,546 vs $36,491
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+74.8%
$108,125 vs $61,854

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

20
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
97%
$127,000 debt · $131,664 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
74%
$47,476 debt · $64,001 earn
Social Work
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
59%
$40,725 debt · $69,129 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
56%
$65,449 debt · $115,990 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
54%
$27,000 debt · $49,698 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
49%
$27,000 debt · $55,499 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
42%
$23,250 debt · $55,673 earn
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
41%
$25,000 debt · $60,546 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1954Next review Aug 2035

Programmatic accreditations · 6

Action history · 5

  1. Jan 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  2. Oct 2024Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Clinical Psychology (CLPSYD) - PsyD Doctoral programs
  3. Oct 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  4. Feb 2016Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
  5. Aug 2014Change in Agency recognition
    National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation · Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$21,376
$30–48k$20,901
$48–75k$20,478
$75–110k$24,741
$110k+$30,427

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$23,875
+$1,245vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $22,630
Federal loans
76.6%
In-state tuition
$43,942
Out-of-state
$43,942

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 1,630 students received $9.9M in Pell grants, alongside $22.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,630
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$9.9M
$9,895,341 total
Direct Loans
$22.8M
2,916 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
2k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$4.5M
1,063 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.8M
1,119 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$9.2M
498 loan awards
Parent PLUS$2.1M
127 loan awards
Grad PLUS$3.2M
109 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 937 borrowers who entered repayment, 12 (1.2%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.2%
-1.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
937
Defaulted
12
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.9%
2017
6.9%
2018
5.6%
2019
1.2%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Augsburg

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs93
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

669 total completions
01Business
18627.8%
02Health Professions
9914.8%
03Public Admin
9514.2%
04Education
7411.1%
05Biological Sciences
517.6%
06Psychology
466.9%
07Visual/Performing Arts
416.1%
08Social Sciences
334.9%
09Parks/Recreation
223.3%
10Computer Sciences
223.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
3,249
12-mo unduplicated
3,631
Undergraduate
2,628
Graduate
1,003

Gender split

Men
40%1,443
Women
60%2,188

Race / ethnicity composition

White
32.9%
Black
28.8%
Hispanic
14.5%
Asian
10.7%
Two or more
7.3%
Non-resident
2.1%
Unknown
2.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
436
303 M · 133 W
Women athletes
30.5%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$4.7M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$29K
$15K
Head-coach salaries
$49K
$32K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 12

Football
115 M · —
$518K
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
43 M · 15 W
$281K
Soccer
30 M · 24 W
$274K
Wrestling
43 M · 11 W
$392K
Ice Hockey
24 M · 22 W
$419K
Baseball
40 M · —
$180K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
16.52
51 offenses · 3,088 students

3-year trend

4.782 yrs ago6.631 yr ago16.52Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
88
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
28
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
43
Burglary
3
Aggravated assault
3
Rape
1
Robbery
1

By location

51total
  • On campus25
  • Non-campus1
  • Public property25

VAWA offenses

3
Domestic violence
8
Dating violence
6
Stalking
17 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons05
Drugs051
Liquor056

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
14.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
157

Augsburg vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Augsburg selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectAugsburg University
52%—3,249$23,875Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Hamline University
60%87.6%2,565$21,385Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Concordia University-Saint Paul
45%78.9%6,003$17,566Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Friends University
43%55.2%1,961$25,752Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Maharishi International University
50%95.7%2,592$18,225Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Concordia University-Nebraska
65%85.7%3,479$24,016Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median51%85.7%2,921$22,630

Institutions like Augsburg

Explore the federal data for institutions in Augsburg's comparison group.

IPEDS

Augsburg Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Institutional Research & Reports – Office of Planning and Effectiveness
Reports to Office of Planning and Effectiveness
Phone
612-330-1000
Address
Augsburg University, Minneapolis, MN

The page provides information on the Institutional Research & Reports under the Office of Planning and Effectiveness at Augsburg University. It includes various data reports such as the Common Data Set, enrollment metrics, and other performance indicators. It mentions the availability of support for data requests and governance details.

Visit IR office page
Team
3 members
  • Leif Anderson
    Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer
  • Ben Denkinger, PhD
    Assistant Dean of Assessment & Academic Analytics
  • Katy Hahn
    Director of Institutional Research and Effectiveness

Frequently asked questions about Augsburg University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Augsburg.

What is the graduation rate at Augsburg University?

Augsburg University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 52% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Augsburg University?

Augsburg University reports a total enrollment of 3,249 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Augsburg University?

The average net price at Augsburg University is $23,875 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Augsburg University?

Augsburg University's yield rate is 18.6%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Augsburg University located?

Augsburg University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454.

Who runs Institutional Research at Augsburg University?

Augsburg University's IR work is done by the Institutional Research & Reports – Office of Planning and Effectiveness, which reports to Office of Planning and Effectiveness.

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