Residential Life

Most students, including transfer students, live on campus for their first three years. As seniors, they're prepared to move into off-campus housing.

Building your skills as a successful adult and citizen, you'll see important connections between your education and daily life. This growth is something only a residential campus can inspire.

Augustana offers a variety of residences, from historic House on the Hill to the modern layout of Swanson Commons.

For more information, email Residential Life or call 309-794-2686.

Year-by-year focus

Residential life here focuses on what students experience in daily life, depending on their year.

First-year: Your living experience will help you connect with friends and mentors, and feel at home at Augustana.
Sophomores: Residence hall programming will relate to life goals, as you look inward to discover what you should do with your life, and who you want to be.
Juniors and seniors: These years will focus on transitions and more independence.

First-year residence halls

Andreen Hall

Andreen Hall houses 213 students in a traditional, vine-covered building just minutes from the center of campus, across the street from Lincoln Park.

Students call Andreen friendly, homey, cozy, rustic and lovely.

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Seminary Hall

Seminary Hall houses about 80 students in two-room units that divide easily into sleep and study areas. Seminary is centrally located, just minutes away from the main academic buildings, the library and The Gerber Center.

The residents of "Sem" call it close-knit, charming, delightful, creative, calm and convenient.

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Westerlin Residence Center

Westerlin Residence Center is the hub of the upper-campus residential area, housing 455 students in three wings: Jenny Lind, Immanuel and Westerlin.

Students in Westerlin call it lively, social, exciting, gregarious, engaged and cheerful.

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