had a 23–28 middle 50% range, with an average ACT composite score of 26. The school's retention rate of freshmen returning as sophomores was 80% between 2013 and 2014.
Those enrolled are primarily from South Dakota (42%) and Minnesota (34%), followed by Iowa (12%) and Nebraska (4%). In the fall of the 2010–11 academic year, Augustana reported its largest ever incoming class of international students. Fifty-four new students, representing 20 countries and five continents, joined 25 continuing international students for a total of 79 international students from 23 countries, making up about 4.5% of the student body. Although only 46% of students claim a preference for the school's Lutheran religious affiliation, the school is nevertheless composed primarily of students following a Christian denomination, with Catholicism the second largest at 21%; 22% of students are categorized as "other".
In the 2015 U.S. News & World Report ranking of Midwestern colleges, Augustana placed third. The publication also named it …
