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'''Augustana College''' is a private [[Liberal arts colleges in the United States|liberal arts college]] in [[Rock Island, Illinois]], [[United States]]. The college has about 2,500 students.  Its campus is on {{Convert|115|acre|ha|1}} of hilly, wooded land, adjacent to the [[Mississippi River]].  Ninety-one percent of the full-time faculty hold Ph.D.s or the terminal degrees in their field.

'''Augustana College''' is a private [[Liberal arts colleges in the United States|liberal arts college]] in [[Rock Island, Illinois]], [[United States]]. The college has about 2,500 students.  Its campus is on {{Convert|115|acre|ha|1}} of hilly, wooded land, next to the [[Mississippi River]].  Ninety-one percent of the full-time faculty hold [[PhD|PhDs]] or the highest degrees in their field.

== History ==

== History ==

Graduates of the universities of Uppsala and Lund in Sweden started the college in 1860 in [[Chicago]]. In 1863, Augustana moved to [[Paxton, Illinois]]. In 1875, it moved to [[Rock Island, Illinois]] to be near a large Swedish Lutheran community.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.augustana.edu/x18005.xml|title=The 150 year history of Augustana College|access-date=January 9, 2012|archive-date=August 28, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828100028/http://www.augustana.edu/x18005.xml|url-status=dead}}</ref> After 1890 an increasingly large [[Swedish American]] community in America promoted new cultural institutions, including a lively Swedish-language press, many new churches, several colleges, and a network of ethnic organizations. The result was to build a sense of Swedishness in the United States. This made a self-confident Americanized generation. Augustana College put itself in the lead of the movement to affirm Swedish American identity. In the early years, all the students had been born in Sweden but by 1890 the second generation of American-born students predominated. They typically had white-collar or professional backgrounds; few were the sons and daughters of farmers and laborers. These middle class youth developed an idealized view of Sweden, characterized by romanticism, patriotism, and idealism. The new generation was especially proud of the Swedish contributions to American democracy and the creation of a republic that promised liberty and ended slavery.<ref>Dag Blanck, ''The Creation of an Ethnic Identity: Being Swedish American in the Augustana Synod, 1860–1917'' (2006)</ref>

Graduates of the universities of Uppsala and Lund in Sweden started the college in 1860 in [[Chicago]]. In 1863, Augustana moved to [[Paxton, Illinois]]. In 1875, it moved to [[Rock Island, Illinois]] to be near a large Swedish [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]] community.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.augustana.edu/x18005.xml|title=The 150 year history of Augustana College|access-date=January 9, 2012|archive-date=August 28, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828100028/http://www.augustana.edu/x18005.xml|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was important to the growing [[Swedish American]] community. In the early years, all the students had been born in Sweden. But by 1890, most students had been born in America. They typically had [[White-collar worker|white-collar]] or professional backgrounds; few were the sons and daughters of farmers and laborers. These middle class youth had positive thoughts about Sweden. They were proud of what traits people from Sweden brought to the United States.<ref>Dag Blanck, ''The Creation of an Ethnic Identity: Being Swedish American in the Augustana Synod, 1860–1917'' (2006)</ref>

== Academics ==

== Academics ==

Augustana ranks among the top forty U.S. liberal arts colleges in the sciences, based on the number of graduates earning Ph.D.s. Students accepted to Augustana typically rank in the top 10% of their high school classes. The middle 50 percent of enrolled students for the class of 2012 scored 24-29 on the ACT, well above the national averages. Augustana College is considered highly selective.<ref name=Princeton_Review>[http://www.princetonreview.com/schools/college/CollegeAdmissions.aspx?iid=1022999 Princeton Review]</ref>

Augustana ranks among the top forty U.S. liberal arts colleges in the sciences, based on the number of graduates earning PhDs. Students accepted to Augustana typically rank in the top 10% of their high school classes. The middle 50 percent of enrolled students for the class of 2012 scored 24-29 on the ACT, well above the national averages. Augustana College is considered highly selective.<ref name=Princeton_Review>[http://www.princetonreview.com/schools/college/CollegeAdmissions.aspx?iid=1022999 Princeton Review]</ref>

Augustana has about sixty academic programs including nine pre-professional and eight interdisciplinary programs:

Augustana has about sixty academic programs including nine pre-professional and eight interdisciplinary programs:

== Academic buildings ==

== Academic buildings ==

[[File:Old Main Augustana.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Old Main]]

[[File:Old Main Augustana.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Old Main]]

[[Old Main, Augustana College|Old Main]] was constructed between 1884 and 1893.  It is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name=oldmain>{{cite web|url= http://www.rigov.org/citydepartments/ced/oldmain.html|title= Old Main, Augustana College, 3600 7th Avenue|publisher= City of Rock Island|access-date= 2011-03-29|archive-date= 2011-05-05|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110505234051/http://www.rigov.org/citydepartments/ced/oldmain.html|url-status= dead}}</ref>  The Hanson Hall of Science was dedicated in 1998 is the largest academic building serving about 700 students in 17 majors, minors and concentrations.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.augustana.edu/x21255.xml |title=Science Building Fast Facts |access-date=2012-01-09 |archive-date=2015-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923125552/http://www.augustana.edu/x21255.xml |url-status=dead }}</ref>  The Hanson Hall of Science's facilities and resources include seven classrooms, thirty-five laboratories (including a cadaver lab), a 400&nbsp;MHz liquid-and solid-state NMR ([[nuclear magnetic resonance]]) spectrometer, scanning electron microscope, instrumentation for X-ray powder [[crystallography]] and a 40-foot greenhouse.

[[Old Main, Augustana College|Old Main]] was constructed between 1884 and 1893.  It is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name=oldmain>{{cite web|url= http://www.rigov.org/citydepartments/ced/oldmain.html|title= Old Main, Augustana College, 3600 7th Avenue|publisher= City of Rock Island|access-date= 2011-03-29|archive-date= 2011-05-05|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110505234051/http://www.rigov.org/citydepartments/ced/oldmain.html|url-status= dead}}</ref>  The Hanson Hall of Science was dedicated in 1998 is the largest academic building serving about 700 students in 17 majors, minors and concentrations.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.augustana.edu/x21255.xml |title=Science Building Fast Facts |access-date=2012-01-09 |archive-date=2015-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923125552/http://www.augustana.edu/x21255.xml |url-status=dead }}</ref>  The Hanson Hall of Science's facilities and resources include seven classrooms, thirty-five laboratories (including a cadaver lab), a 400 MHz liquid-and solid-state NMR ([[nuclear magnetic resonance]]) spectrometer, scanning electron microscope, instrumentation for X-ray powder [[crystallography]] and a 40-foot greenhouse.

== Residential complexes ==

== Residential complexes ==

Augustana has five traditional residence halls: Andreen Hall, Erickson Residence Center, Seminary Hall, Swanson Commons, and Westerlin Residence Center. All five of these residence halls are coeducational. The majority of first year and sophomore year students live in one of these five residence halls.<ref name="residence halls">{{Cite web |url=http://www.augustana.edu/x20808.xml |title=Augustana College - Residential life |access-date=2012-01-09 |archive-date=2013-01-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119090419/http://augustana.edu/x20808.xml |url-status=dead }}</ref> For upperclassmen, Augustana also offers Transitional Living Areas (TLAs) in which Augustana students live in either apartment-like buildings or traditional off-campus houses administered by the college's Office of Residential Life. The school takes care of basic maintenance in these areas, some of which are [[Weyerhaeuser House|House on the Hill]], Naeseth, and Arbaugh Apartments. These areas usually have 2-6 students who share a bathroom, a kitchen, and other living spaces.<ref name="campus">{{Cite web |url=http://www.augustana.edu/x1589.xml |title=Augustana College - Campus |access-date=2012-01-09 |archive-date=2011-05-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518160253/http://www.augustana.edu/x1589.xml |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Augustana has five traditional residence halls: Andreen Hall, Erickson Residence Center, Seminary Hall, Swanson Commons, and Westerlin Residence Center. All five of these residence halls are coeducational. The majority of first year and sophomore year students live in one of these five residence halls.<ref name="residence halls">{{Cite web |url=http://www.augustana.edu/x20808.xml |title=Augustana College - Residential life |access-date=2012-01-09 |archive-date=2013-01-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119090419/http://augustana.edu/x20808.xml |url-status=dead }}</ref> For upperclassmen, Augustana also offers Transitional Living Areas (TLAs) in which Augustana students live in either apartment-like buildings or traditional off-campus houses administered by the college's Office of Residential Life. The school takes care of basic maintenance in these areas, some of which are [[Weyerhaeuser House|House on the Hill]], Naeseth, and Arbaugh Apartments. These areas usually have 2-6 students who share a bathroom, a kitchen, and other living spaces.<ref name="campus">{{Cite web |url=http://www.augustana.edu/x1589.xml |title=Augustana College - Campus |access-date=2012-01-09 |archive-date=2011-05-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518160253/http://www.augustana.edu/x1589.xml |url-status=dead }}</ref>