Augustana College

Augustana College is a private institution that was founded in 1860. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,318 (fall 2022), its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 115 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Augustana College's ranking in the 2024 edition of Best Colleges is National Liberal Arts Colleges, #100. Its tuition and fees are $49,834.

Augustana College is a private school that sits just across the Mississippi River from Iowa, in the city of Rock Island, Illinois. Known for its picturesque, wooded campus, Augustana offers more than 50 undergraduate majors and pre-professional degrees. On campus, students can get involved in a wide variety of student clubs, more than 10 Greek-letter organizations or recreational sports. Augustana students can also try out for one of the more than 20 Vikings varsity sports teams, which compete in the NCAA Division III College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin.

Other campus activities include River Readings by visiting literary artists, gallery openings at the art museum and productions by the theater and music programs. Students are also just a short drive from the pedestrian Davenport Skybridge, a botanical garden and a zoo. Notable alumni include actor Dave Allen, who has often played hippie characters in TV shows such as "Freaks and Geeks" and "Gilmore Girls."