Augustana offers more than 90 majors and related programs in the sciences, humanities and fine arts, and pre-professional fields from engineering to law to medicine. Newest majors include public health, data analytics and kinesiology, plus a new minor in geographic information science and technology (GIS). Special academic programs include an honors program; a first-year sequence that develops communication skills; and Augie Choice, providing each student $2,000 to support research with a professor, an internship or study abroad. 99% of students receive financial aid. Merit awards include the $29,000 Presidential Scholarship, $27,000 Deans Scholarship, $25,000 Founders Scholarship and many fine arts and endowed scholarships. The college culture is known for a balance of academics with other interests—demonstrated by our number of Academic All-Americans: currently #1 in Illinois, #6 in Division III and #12 in the nation for student-athletes who excel in their sport and their studies. Another distinction is the level of mentoring relationships and advising. For example, at CORE (Careers, Opportunities, Research, Exploration), students find step-by-step advising related to career and graduate school preparation, volunteering, internships, international study, research and vocation. Students also benefit from resources supporting co-curricular involvement on a residential campus, with living-learning communities to ensure they build life skills as they transition from campus to off-campus housing. Augustana’s location in the Quad Cities metro area provides access to many career-path and hands-on learning opportunities, including internships, jobs, student teaching and research sites.