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Augustana has been ranked the No. 1 Regional University in the Midwest in Best Value for the second year in a row by U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best College Rankings — viewed as the gold standard in college rankings lists. In addition, U.S. News ranked Augustana No. 7 in Best (Overall) Regional Universities in the Midwest. AU is listed in other Best Regional Universities Midwest categories, including No. 6 in Most Innovative and No. 7 in Best Undergraduate Teaching. For more rankings related to Augustana University, visit augie.edu/rankings.

Our Savior’s Lutheran Church (OSL) will soon begin hosting the performances of the Augustana School of Music’s ensemble — the Augustana Bach Collegium. Thanks to support from Dr. Greg ‘74 and Karen (Devick) Schultz ‘75, the Augustana Bach Collegium will perform its fall and spring events at OSL over the next four years. The first will take place on Sunday, Oct. 5, in collaboration with the Augustana Choir. To purchase tickets to the Oct. 5 concert, visit augie.edu/MusicTickets.

Augustana University welcomed a total of 2,548 students — part- and full-time undergraduate and graduate students — for Academic Year 2025-26, the largest ever student body in Augustana’s 165-year history. Among those undergraduates, a total of 615 full-time first-year students chose AU — a record high and 15% increase from last year. Augustana also set a record for the overall number of graduate students in the university’s history.

Augustana University announced the students who have been named to the Dean's List for the spring semester of the 2024-25 academic year. Congratulations to these 926 students on their academic performance.

With hearts full of school pride, Viking Days now holds an extra special place in the hearts of this year’s royals Alex Folgar ‘26 and Gabriela “Gabi” Rabonni ‘26.

Meet your 2025 Viking Days Royals.

After more than 15 years, Augustana University has decided to bring back its social work program within the Sharon Lust School of Education — naming it after the former Director of Augustana’s Social Work program and Assistant Professor Emerita of Social Work Dr. Harriet Emily (Johnson) Scott ‘59.

The Eide/Dalrymple Gallery at Augustana University is presenting “Shrines and Portals: Darrel Nelson,” an exhibition of assemblage sculptures by one of South Dakota’s most distinguished sculptors. The exhibit is on view through Thursday, Nov. 6, with a closing reception on Nov. 6 and free public artist talk the same evening at 7:30 p.m.

Augustana University is announcing the release of Dr. Patrick Hicks’s latest book, Greater Minnesota: Exploring the Land of Sky-Blue Waters, which is being published by Indiana University Press. The launch of the book, written by Augustana’s Writer-in-Residence and professor of English, is set to take place on Monday, Sept. 1. In this new book, Hicks takes readers on “a witty, wise and affectionate journey to every corner of the North Star State.”