Augustana College

What are the graduation rates for students at Augustana College?

Augustana's reported four-year graduation rate is 67%, and its six-year rate is 73%. These measures follow a defined group of first-time, full-time students seeking a degree; they do not describe the completion rate of every student who has attended the college.

The six-year figure measures completion within 150% of the usual time for a bachelor's degree. It can count students who needed more than four years, while the four-year figure is especially relevant to families budgeting for a standard eight-semester path. Augustana's reported first-year retention rate is 82%, meaning that roughly four in five students in the measured entering group returned the following fall.

None of these rates predicts an individual student's outcome. A prospective student in a particular major should also consider course sequencing, transfer-credit applicability, and the cost of any additional term.

What is the earning potential for graduates at Augustana College?

Federal College Scorecard program figures offer a limited view of earnings about one year after completion for graduates with reportable earnings. They are program-level measures, not starting-salary offers, and they should not be read as earnings for every Augustana graduate.

Among the reported fields, the one-year figure is $54,498 for accounting and related services and $49,729 for computer science. The comparable figure is $25,342 for biology. Differences may reflect occupations, graduate-school enrollment, geography, the graduates represented in each field, and other factors - not simply the value of a major.

These figures do not account for the full cost of a degree, later earnings growth, or outcomes for graduates whose earnings cannot be reported. They are most useful alongside information on likely career paths and whether a field commonly requires further education.