Augustana University
Lutheran university in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 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.
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Former name | Augustana College and Seminary (1860–1918) Augustana College and Normal School (1918–1926) Augustana College (1926–2015) |
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Motto | Verbum Dei manet in aeternum |
Motto in English | The Word of God endures forever |
Type | Private university |
Established | 1860; 164 years ago (1860)[1] |
Religious affiliation | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Endowment | US$90 million (2016)[2] |
President | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin[3] |
Academic staff | 134[4] |
Students | 2,080[5] |
Undergraduates | 1,613[2] |
Location | , , United States 43°31′36.7″N 96°44′13.3″W |
Campus | Urban 100 acres (40 ha) |
Colors | Navy blue and gold |
Nickname | Vikings |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division II – NSIC |
Mascot | Ole the Viking |
Website | www.augie.edu |
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Augustana is South Dakota's largest private university[6] and offers Bachelor of Arts degrees in more than 50 major fields of study.