Is Augustana College test optional?

We haven't confirmed Augustana College's test policy for 2026–27. Check their admissions site; many colleges have changed their policy since 2020.

What is Augustana College's acceptance rate?

63% of applicants were admitted in 2025–26, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 4,925 of 7,857 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 17%, from 6,712 in 2015 to 7,857 in 2024, and Augustana College's admit rate went from 49% to 63%.

What ACT score do you need for Augustana College?

10% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 21–28, with a median of 24. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1020–1280 works out to about 19–27.

Does applying early decision help at Augustana College?

94% of early decision applicants were admitted (87 of 93), against 63% of all applicants. Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the real edge is smaller than the gap.

How many students get off the waitlist at Augustana College?

5 of the 12 students who stayed on the waitlist were admitted, or 42%, per the Common Data Set 2025–26.

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What SAT score do you need for Augustana College? (Middle 50%: 1020–1280)

First-year students at Augustana College who sent an SAT scored 1020–1280, with a median of 1140 (Common Data Set 2025–26). Augustana College admits 63% of applicants.

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Where your score lands at Augustana College

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1020–1280, median 1140

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Augustana College by the numbers

Admit rate: 63%
Middle 50% SAT: 1020–1280
Median SAT: 1140
About on the ACT: 19–27
Sent an SAT: 49%

Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Augustana College admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 17%, from 6,712 in 2015 to 7,857 in 2024, and Augustana College's admit rate went from 49% to 63%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	7,857	4,925	63%
2023	7,424	5,022	68%
2022	6,965	4,264	61%
2021	6,640	4,590	69%
2020	6,894	3,954	57%
2019	6,757	3,826	57%
2018	6,211	3,956	64%
2017	6,750	3,980	59%
2016	6,587	3,400	52%
2015	6,712	3,312	49%

In fall 2024, 664 of the 4,925 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Augustana College

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?*

Under 970Far reachHold
970–1010ReachHold
1020–1130TargetHold
1140–1270TargetSend
1280 and upLikelySend

80090010001100120013001400

Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.

Augustana College SAT sections, ACT and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	500	570	640
SAT Reading and Writing	520	570	640
SAT total	1020	1140	1280
ACT composite	21	24	28

Of enrolled first-year students, 49% sent an SAT and 10% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2025–26.

Top 10% of their class: 22%; of new students who reported a rank

Augustana College early decision and waitlist

Early decision

87 of 93 early decision applicants were admitted.

Early decision94%
All applicants63%

Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the gap overstates how much applying early helps on its own.

Waitlist

403 applicants were offered a spot, 12 took it, and 5 were admitted from it.

42%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in

Common Data Set 2025–26.

Augustana College cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $22,736; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 73%
Median earnings: $62,971; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 2,618

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Sources

Augustana College Common Data Set 2025–26
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Augustana College website
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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1020–1280, and the median was 1140. At 1140 or higher you're above half of them. Augustana College admits 63% of applicants.

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