International enrollment falls at Augustana, but overall student numbers hold steady CESAR TOSCANO, Quad City Times, Davenport, Iowa Oct 13, 2026 Oct 13, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Augustana College started this fall with fewer international students as domestic and transfer students saw higher numbers.kAm%9:D 7@==@HD 2 ?2E:@?2= EC6?5] p5>:DD:@? @77:46D 24C@DD E96 &]$] 92G6 D66? 2 564=:?6 :? 25>:DD:@?D 7C@> :?E6C?2E:@?2= DEF56?ED D:?46 E96 368:??:?8 @7 E96 %CF>A 25>:?:DEC2E:@?]k^AmkAmp44@C5:?8 E@ E96 x?DE:EFE6 @7 x?E6C?2E:@?2= t5F42E:@?’D C6A@CE[ :?E6C?2E:@?2= 2AA=:42E:@?D E@ &]$] 9:896C 65F42E:@? :?DE:EFE:@?D 564C62D65 DE2CE:?8 :? a_ad\a_ae] %96 ?F>36C @7 D49@@=D H9@ D2H 2 564C62D6 :? 2AA=:42E:@?D H6?E 7C@> `fT :? a_ac^a_ad E@ bdT :? a_ad^a_ae 2?5 dhT :? a_ae^a_af]k^Am kAmqFE @G6C2==[ 4@==686 92D D66? 2 C6=2E:G6=J DE23=6 J62C] uF==\E:>6 6?C@==>6?E :?4C62D65 >2C8:?2==J 7C@> =2DE J62C[ C:D:?8 7C@> adcf E@ adge DEF56?ED[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 4@==686 6?C@==>6?E ?F>36CD 7@C u2== a_ad 2?5 a_ae[ C6DA64E:G6=J]k^Am People are also reading… Guillermo Rodriguez has left the ‘Dancing with the Stars’ ballroom NFL power rankings Week 6: What does wild overtime win mean for Bills, Rams? 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