Sioux Falls, South Dakota
A Great Place to Live and Study. Augustana College thrives in Sioux Falls, a city known as one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the heartland of America. Sioux Falls, a city of 150,000, is the largest city in South Dakota. Our residents are known for their hospitality and rejoice in the beauty of four distinct seasons. Sioux Falls is the business, health care, shopping, entertainment, and cultural center of the region. Large corporations like Citibank and Wells Fargo, as well as the huge Sanford and Avera McKennan Hospitals employ many citizens and represent a small sampling of the many internship and practical training opportunities available for Augustana students as a part of their education. Students may also, for example, join scientists from around the world at the EROS Data Center to work on United Nations projects and to study satellite imagery. Sioux Falls ranks first among small metropolitan cities in the U.S. as the best place for business and careers for the third consecutive year, according to Forbes magazine.
Central Location. Sioux Falls is within less than a day's drive of many major metropolitan areas such as Minneapolis/St. Paul, Chicago and Denver as well as natural wonders like the Black Hills and tourist and historical attractions like Mt. Rushmore, South Dakota's most famous monument. The Sioux Falls airport connects to several major airports in the United States. Learn more about transportation in and around Sioux Falls. Recent international students have traveled to the Grand Canyon, New York City, and Las Vegas, just to name a few, on college breaks.
Excellent Sport, Recreation and Outdoor Opportunities. In addtion to Augustana intercollegiate athletics and intramural sports, Sioux Falls is home to four semi-professional sports teams: the Canaries (baseball), the Storm (arena football), the Stampede (hockey), and the SkyForce (basketball) which provide hours of entertainment as well as internship opportunities for students. Additionally, Sioux falls has a fantastic 20-mile bike trail that loops around the city following the Big Sioux River, with several adjoining public parks. Great Bear Recreation Park offers downhill and cross-country skiing as well as snowboarding in the winter and hiking trails in the summer. Sioux Falls is also home to a number of golf courses, a water park, and of course, Falls Park, the city's namesake. Finally, South Dakota is known for its spectacular hunting and fishing.
More information about Sioux Falls:
Sioux Falls Profile (.pdf)
siouxfalls.org
siouxfalls.com
Sioux Falls Convention and Visitors Bureau
Argus Leader (newspaper)