Rankings and recognition
U.S. News and World Report: No. 96 of 233 liberal arts colleges nationally in 2020
No. 36 in First-Year Experiences and top Illinois college in this category
No. 42 in Most Innovative Schools and only Illinois college ranked
No. 43 in Best Undergraduate Teaching
No. 66 in Best Value Schools
No. 94 in Top Performers on Social Mobility
24th among U.S. baccalaureate colleges for number of international students (Open Doors 2020)
Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award, 2020 and 2019
Best for the Money by College Factual: 46th out of 1,510 colleges (top 5 percent nationally) in 2019
Princeton Review: Best in the Midwest 2019
Kiplinger's Best Values in liberal arts colleges for 2019 (#89)
Money: Best Colleges by Value 2019
No. 10 nationally for number of Academic All-Americans; No. 1 in our conference
No. 11 Best Colleges in Illinois (Niche 2019)
Top 50 Safest Colleges (Shenyang Daily News 2015)
Top 25 Most Beautiful College Campuses in America (Thrillist.com 2014)
Payscale College Salary Report (#91)
Biology at Augustana is ranked ranked No. 84 out of 820 schools nationwide by College Factual.
Psychology at Augustana is ranked No. 1 of 33 colleges in Illinois for value, and No. 26 out of 814 programs nationally by College Factual.
36th of the Top 250 Private Colleges that Offer the Most Creative Scholarship Money (2017)
The Lincoln Academy of Illinois honors one Augustana student each year.