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A nationally recognized university located in Sioux Falls, Augustana is home to students who aspire to become the change-makers and problem-solvers of tomorrow.

We believe life is about the journey — the places you see, the experiences you have, the knowledge you gain and the people you meet along the way. It's what being a Viking is all about, and it's why we're proud to partner with families to make that journey possible.

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Viking Days 2023

of 2022 Graduates Achieved a Positive Career Outcome

Top 10

Best Regional University in the Midwest

U.S. News & World Report

12:1

Student-to-Faculty Ratio in Augustana University Classrooms

of 2022 Graduates Participated in Experiential Learning

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Student Spotlight

More than 2,100 undergraduate and graduate students at Augustana University come from 37 states and 49 foreign countries.

Hannah Nguyen '25, an international student from Dak Lak, Vietnam, highlights her experience at Augustana and the support she's received.

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Augustana News Spotlight

Tickets Now Available for Augustana University’s Inaugural Colloquium Focused on Critical Inquiry & Citizenship

Supported by Rosemarie and Dean Buntrock and in partnership with the Center for Western Studies (CWS), Augustana University is excited to announce free tickets for the Critical Inquiry & Citizenship Colloquium with Dr. Michael Sandel. The world-renowned philosopher and author will give a keynote presentation to the AU community at 7 p.m., on Thursday, Oct. 26, in the Elmen Center to kick off the 2-day colloquium, with a book signing following the event.

U.S. News & World Report Ranks Augustana Top 5 Regional University in Best Value

Augustana is proud to announce that it has been ranked a Top 5 Regional University in the Midwest in Best Value by U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Best College Rankings — viewed as the gold standard in college rankings lists.

‘A moment I will never forget’: Farr, Skarstad Named Augustana’s 2023 Viking Days Royals

Augustana University students JayVian Farr ‘24 and Sam Skarstad ‘24 were crowned the 2023 Viking Days Royals at coronation on Wednesday, Sept. 20, in the Elmen Center. The coronation took place in front of a crowd of students, faculty and staff following the Viking Feast on the third day of AU's homecoming.

Rachel Cox, “God’s Wheelhouse I and III,” gum bichromate print, 2022

Augustana’s Eide/Dalrymple Gallery Features Photography of Artist’s Journey Through Infertility Treatments

The Eide/Dalrymple Gallery at Augustana University opens “Rachel Cox: Exercises for Control: Part I (an end and a beginning),” which will be on view from Friday, Oct. 6, through Wednesday, Nov. 8. A gallery reception will take place on Friday, Oct. 13, from 5-7 p.m., with an artist talk at 6 p.m. Rachel Cox has created a body of work that examines the personal and cultural stigmas associated with female infertility and assisted reproductive technologies (ART).

AU’s Writer-in-Residence Dr. Patrick Hicks Releases Latest Novel 'Across the Lake'

The university is proud to announce the release of Augustana Writer-in-Residence and Professor of English Dr. Patrick Hicks’ novel entitled, Across the Lake, published by SFA Press and distributed by Texas A & M University Press. The launch of the book is set to take place at the 21st annual South Dakota Festival of Books in Deadwood, South Dakota, on Sept. 22-24.

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Inspired by Lutheran scholarly tradition and the liberal arts, Augustana provides an education of enduring worth that challenges the intellect, fosters integrity and integrates faith with learning and service in a diverse world.