Quad

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Luther grads earn $633 more ten years out than Augustana's ($59,850 vs. $59,217)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Augustana graduates 1 pts more of its students than Luther (73% vs. 72%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Luther$59.9K
Augustana$59.2K
Graduation rate
Luther72%
Augustana73%
Retention rate
Luther77%
Augustana86%

Borrowing

Median debt
Luther$27K
Augustana$25K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Luther65%
Augustana52%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Luther$23.8K
Augustana$22.5K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Luther64%
Augustana61%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Luther74%
Augustana75%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Luther18%
Augustana18%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Luther58%
Augustana65%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Luther80%
Augustana75%
Pell graduation gap
Luther22 pts lower
Augustana10 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupLutherAugustana
White72%77%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino56%Not shown: under 30 students
BlackNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Two or more racesNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
International80%50%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Augustana University 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