Augustana University

This article is about the college in South Dakota. For other institutions with the same name or other uses of Augustana, see Augustana (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Augustana College (Illinois).
Augustana University
Former name
Augustana College and Seminary (1860–1918)
Augustana College and Normal School (1918–1926)
Augustana College (1926–2015)
MottoVerbum Dei manet in aeternum
Motto in English
The Word of God endures forever
TypePrivate university
Established1860; 164 years ago (1860)[1]
Religious affiliation
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
EndowmentUS$90 million (2016)[2]
PresidentStephanie Herseth Sandlin[3]
Academic staff
134[4]
Students2,080[5]
Undergraduates1,613[2]
Location
Sioux Falls
,
South Dakota
,
United States

43°31′36.7″N 96°44′13.3″W / 43.526861°N 96.737028°W / 43.526861; -96.737028
CampusUrban
100 acres (40 ha)
ColorsNavy blue   and gold  
NicknameVikings
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division II – NSIC
MascotOle the Viking
Websitewww.augie.edu

Augustana University is a private Lutheran university in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The university identifies 1860 as the year of its founding, the same as its Rock Island, Illinois, Swedish-heritage sister school, Augustana College. It derives its name from the Confessio Augustana, or Augsburg Confession, a foundational document of Lutheranism. Until September 2015, the university was known as Augustana College.

Augustana is South Dakota's largest private university[6] and offers more than 100 majors, minors, and pre-professional and graduate programs.

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  3. ^ "University Leadership". augie.edu. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  4. ^ "Quick Facts". Augustana University. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  5. ^ "Quick Facts". Augustana University. Archived from the original on December 5, 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  6. ^ "Doing Business in South Dakota (Public Universities)". Governor's Office of Economic Development. Archived from the original on September 8, 2008. Retrieved November 26, 2007.