Economics Department

Interested in economics?

The Augustana University Economics Department supports the study of philosophical, historical, governmental and mathematical aspects of the economy as it acquaints students with economic aspects of society, familiarizes them with models and techniques for analyzing economic problems and enables them to develop critical skills for evaluating economic policy and institutions.

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Augustana University
Economics Department
Madsen Center
2301 S. Summit Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD 57197


Latest News

Augustana University is proud to announce the graduating Class of 2026. 

For the sixth year in Augustana’s history, the university’s commencement ceremonies will be held at Kirkeby-Over Stadium. The ceremonies on Saturday, May 23, will include an undergraduate ceremony for the Class of 2026 at 10:30 a.m., as well as a graduate hooding and commencement ceremony at 2 p.m.

Augustana is excited to once again host its annual Arthur Olsen Student Research Symposium, set to take place on Saturday, April 13, at the Froiland Science Complex, located on the university’s campus.

In September, Augustana University began offering a quantitative economics (QE) major, alongside its economics major. Quantitative economics is the economics degree with an emphasis on the quantitative (side) with three parts: analyzing situations using models, empirical analysis and computer simulations.