Rankings and recognition
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Carnegie classification
A Liberal Arts College or College with an Arts & Sciences focus
Institutional classification used for academic peer grouping.
Athletics
NCAA Division III
NCAA division where available from verified imports.
Editorial spotlight
Augustana College-Illinois — editorial overview (Rock Island, IL)
On the Illinois side of the state line with Iowa, there’s a town called Rock Island, which is considered one of the “Quad Cities” that comprise about 400,000 people. Rock Island is also the home of Augustana College. (There is also an Augustana University in South Dakota, but it’...
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