Augsburg University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Augsburg University

Augsburg University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 2,494 students of which 2,628 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Augsburg University is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 82.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 21. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $23,873, with published in-state tuition of $45,452 and a Pell grant recipient share of 56.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,347, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 52.1%, and the first-year retention rate is 72.3%. Graduates earn a median of $58,829 ten years after enrolling, compared with $48,616 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 150900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 72.4% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.