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Augustana College is a small Liberal Arts College with a current enrollment of approximately 2200 students. Covering 115 acres (465,000 m²) of hilly, wooded land, Augustana is adjacent to the Mississippi River in Rock Island, Illinois . Swedish immigrants founded the College in 1860 . Augustana is a college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church In America and is the alma mater of Daniel C. Tsui , the recipient of the 1998 Nobel Prize In Physics . Augustana College is the home of the Augustana Choir , which was founded in 1931 and is known for its performances of A Cappella choral music. Among the choir's many accomplishments are a performance at Carnegie Hall and several trips to Sweden. The Augustana Vikings compete in the NCAA Division III College Conference Of Illinois And Wisconsin (CCIW). The Vikings compete in a combined total of 21 male and female team Sport s, and four out of five students compete in some form of Varsity , club, or intramural sport. The Augustana College football team won four NCAA Division III national championships in a row from 1983 - 1986 under Coach Bob Reade. Coach Reade's overall winning percentage of 87% is second only to Knute Rockne on the all-time list. NOTABLE FACULTY One of the foremost scholars of consumer credit, historian Lendol Calder, joined the Augustana faculty in the mid 1990s. NOTABLE ALUMNI
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