Augustana College

639 38th Street
Rock Island, IL 61201-2296
http://www.augustana.edu

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Overview
Type	Private institution
Year Founded	1860
Religious Affiliation	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Undergrad Students	2,386
Endowment	94,697,726
Application Deadline	Rolling
Application Fee	25
Selectivity	More selective
Application Deadline	Rolling
Tuition	24,924
Room/Board	6,807

Services
Associated Firms	Abott Laboratories, Cole-Parmer Instruments, Deere & Companry, Hewitt Associates, Motorola, State Farm Insturance
Campus Safety	24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Career Services	on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other
Museums	Art gallery, art studio facilities, geology museum, Black and Hispanic culture houses, on-campus laboratory pre-school, Swedish immigration research center, planetarium and observatory, wetlands and prarie environmental field stations, scanning and transmission electron microscopes, nuclear magnetic resonance, atomic absorption and diode array mass spectrophotometers, educational technology building.
Basic Services	nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, health service, health insurance, other
Museums	Art gallery, art studio facilities, geology museum, Black and Hispanic culture houses, on-campus laboratory pre-school, Swedish immigration research center, planetarium and observatory, wetlands and prarie environmental field stations, scanning and transmission electron microscopes, nuclear magnetic resonance, atomic absorption and diode array mass spectrophotometers, educational technology building.
Periodical Subs	N/A
# of Books	N/A
Graduate Job Placement Statistics
within 6 months	65%
within one year	N/A
within two years	N/A
Campus Life
Students in fraternities	19%
Students in sororities	26%
Campus Size	115 acres
College housing offered	Yes
Students in college housing	70%
College housing types	coed dorms, women's dorms, men's dorms, apartment for single students
Popular Events	Orientation Weekend, Parent's Weekend, Volunteer Weekend, Homecoming, convocation lecture series, musical concerts (concert band, choirs, symphony orchestra, Oratorio Society, opera workshop, jazz ensembles, student and faculty recitles), theatre productions, art exhibits, foreign language film series, student run entertainment variety series (films, comedians, etc. ), Campus Ministries services and retreats, intercollegiate and intramural sporting events.
Nearest Airport	Moline, Illinois (10), Chicago, Illinois (170)
Nearest Train	Galesburg, Illinois (45)
Army ROTC	Not offered
Navy ROTC	Not offered
Extracurricular
Students activities	choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, symphony orchestra, yearbook
Number of Organizations	153
# of fraternities	7
# of sororities	6
Students in fraternities	19%
Students in sororities	26%
Student Papers	(Appears as submitted by school) The Mirror (weekly)
Honor Societies	Alph Beta Chi; Alpha Phi Omega; Beta Beta Beta; Blue Key; Delta Phi Alpha; Kappa Mu Epsilon; Omicron Delta Epsilon; Phi Alpha Theta; Pi Delta Phi; Sigma Delta Pi; American Chemical Society
Religious Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) Augustana Chapel of Reconciliation, Catholics in Action, Campus Crusade; Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Outreach Ministries, Under the Influence of Christ
International Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) Deutsch Club, El Club Espanol, Le Cercle Francaisu
Other Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) Augustana Student Association (student government), Concert and Lecture, Union Board of Governors, New Student Orientation Central Committee, Viking Day Central Committee, KAUR 89. 1, AWARE, Jazz and Blues Society, Green, Augie Democrats, College Republicans, Habitat for Humanity, Serving and Learning Together, Dance Express, Ahimsa (Vegan/Vegetarian Organization), American Cancer Society Colleges Against Cancer, Augustana Coalition for Social Justice, Augustana Life Alliance, Augustana Non-Traditional Student Association, Deaf Awareness, Gay-Straight Alliance, Music Educators' National Conference, National Student Speech/Language Hearing Association, Student Council for Exceptional Children, Chess Club, Augustana Cheer Team, Kong Su Do, Ultimate Frisbee, Circle K, SALT (Serving and Learning Together), Augustana's Promise, Student Athlete Advisory Board, American Chemical Society Student Affiliates, Augustana College Education Association, Augustana College Theatre Society, Augustana Computer Organization, Augustana Nursing Student Association, Psychology Club, Sociology Club, Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE), Writers' Guild, Edda Yearbook;