AUGUSTANA COLLEGE, SIOUX FALLS

SIOUX FALLS
Sioux Falls ("soo falls") is South Dakota's largest city. The 2006 city population is some 145,000 with an additional 50,000 in the larger metropolitan area. It is situated on the Big Sioux River and surrounded by the prairie of the Great Plains. The city's climate is continental, exhibiting frequent weather changes, and winters see a few snowfalls, whereas summers are nice and warm.

AUGUSTANA COLLEGE
Augustana is a selective, residential liberal arts college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and offering a range of undergraduate and graduate courses under its three departments of Humanities, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences. Typical full-time enrollment over the last five years has been approximately 1650 and more than ninety percent of Augustana's enrollment is of traditional college age (18-22). Students come from nearly twenty-five states and a dozen foreign countries.

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ASSORTED FACTS

TUITION
For 2006-2007 Augustana College tuition was USD 19,750/year.

ACCOMMODATION
The rent is USD 2.700/ year for double room occupancy; room discounts may apply for on campus continuing students. Board is USD 2,964 for 14 meals/week plus $192 sales tax.

KEY DATES
There are two semesters from primo September to medio May. Examination periods are in December and May respectively, and there are Christmas and Easter holidays in December/January and March/April respectively as well as some days of rest for Thanksgiving.

VISA
Norwegian citizens need a student visa to study in the USA. This costs approximately NOK 700 and should be obtained from your local US Embassy before leaving for the USA.

CURIO
Staff from the Norwegian diplomatic representation in the USA visited Augstana College. See their report here .

LINKS: THE UNIVERSITY AND ANSA'S COUNTRY PAGES
www.augie.edu/
www.ansa.no/land/usa