Key differences on Getting in

1
Augustana admits 66% vs. 75% at U. Detroit Mercy
Acceptance rate
2
U. Detroit Mercy's yield is 1 pts higher than Augustana's
Yield rate
3
Augustana's SAT midpoint is 5 points higher than U. Detroit Mercy's
SAT midpoint

Admissions

Getting in, fall 2024

Acceptance and yield, test score ranges, test policy, and what each college weighs.

The funnel

Acceptance rate

U. Detroit Mercy75%

Augustana66%Most selective

Applicants

U. Detroit Mercy6.5K

Augustana8KMost

Admitted

U. Detroit Mercy4.9K

Augustana5.3KMost

Yield rate

U. Detroit Mercy13%Highest

Augustana13%

Quad's selectivity

U. Detroit MercyAccessible
AugustanaSelective

Men and women

Acceptance rate for men and women who applied, where a college reports admissions by sex.

Women admitted

U. Detroit Mercy81%

Augustana66%

Men admitted

U. Detroit Mercy68%

Augustana59%

Test scores

SAT total,

U. Detroit Mercy

1030–1260

Augustana

1020–1280

Axis runs 900–1600. The dark tick marks the national median midpoint.

ACT composite,

U. Detroit Mercy

22–28

Augustana

21–28

Axis runs 17–36. The dark tick marks the national median midpoint.

Submitted SAT

U. Detroit Mercy51%

Augustana49%

Submitted ACT

U. Detroit Mercy6%

Augustana10%

Test policy

U. Detroit MercyTest-optional
AugustanaTest-optional

How they read a record

U. Detroit Mercy
GPA, the high school record, and a college-prep program are required; class rank is considered.
Augustana
GPA and the high school record are required; class rank and a college-prep program are considered. 25% of first-years had a 3.75 or higher.

What they look at

Factor	U. Detroit Mercy	Augustana
High school GPA	Required	Required
High school record	Required	Required
Class rank	Considered	Considered
College-prep program	Required	Considered
Recommendations	Considered	Considered
Essay	Required	Required
Legacy status	Considered	Considered
Work experience	Considered	Considered
Demonstration of competencies	Considered	Not considered
English proficiency test	Required	Required
Other tests	Considered	Not considered

All admissions numbers in the table

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, most recent release;Augustana College (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;Augustana College Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why