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}}'''Augustana University''' is a [[Private university|private]] [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America|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 (Illinois)|Augustana College]]. It derives its name from the ''Confessio Augustana'', or [[Augsburg Confession]], a foundational document of [[Lutheranism]]. Prior to September 2015, the university was known as Augustana College.
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It is the largest private university in the state<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080908085353/http://www.sdreadytowork.com/dbisd/education.asp |archive-date=September 8, 2008 }}</ref> and offers [[Bachelor of Arts]] degrees in more than 50 major fields of study. Students also participate in a variety of extracurricular activities, including [[musical ensemble]]s and [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] athletic programs.
 
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Formation1860
HeadquartersSouth Dakota
Type Private

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. Prior to September 2015, the university was known as Augustana College.

It is the largest private university in the state[1] and offers Bachelor of Arts degrees in more than 50 major fields of study. Students also participate in a variety of extracurricular activities, including musical ensembles and NCAA athletic programs.

 

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