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Augsburg University

Minneapolis, Minnesota Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Augsburg University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 3,249 students in fall 2024, including 2,527 undergraduates and 722 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Augsburg University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 93 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other, and Finance. It awarded 617 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

72% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Key figures

3,249
Students enrolled
72%
First-year retention
617
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
93
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterProfessional

Programs and majors offered 93

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 10
Health Professions 6
Education 12
Psychology 4
Visual and Performing Arts 16
Social Sciences 8
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 3
English Language and Literature 3
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Communication and Journalism 4
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 4
Physical Sciences 3
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Mathematics and Statistics 1
History 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 3
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 4
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Theology and Religious Vocations 2

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
72%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
432
Master's degrees
153
Professional doctorates
28
Postbaccalaureate certificates
4

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
3,249
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,527
Graduate students, fall 2024
722
Full-time, fall 2024
90%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,764
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,763
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,001
Full-time, 2024-25
87%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
60%
Men
40%
White
37%
Hispanic or Latino
12%
Black or African American
25%
Asian
10%
Two or more races
6%
American Indian or Alaska Native
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
3%
Students taking some online courses
39%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
President
Paul Pribbenow
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training

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