Augustana College is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The address and phone number of the association are, as follows:

The Higher Learning Commission
230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500
Chicago, IL 60604-1413
800.621.7440

Original accreditation 1931; Last accreditation visit 2011; Next accreditation visit 2021.

Augustana College is also accredited by the South Dakota Department of Education.

The College holds professional accreditation in the following organizations: 

• NCATE — National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
• CED — Council on Education of the Deaf (certified)
• CCNE — Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
• SDBN — South Dakota Board of Nursing (approval)
• ACS — Committee on Professional Training for the American Chemical Society (approval)
• NASM — National Association for Schools of Music
• CAATE — Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (approval)
• NAACLS (CLS/MT) — National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (affiliation with accredited programs)