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Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

https://www.auburn.edu

#205 National Colleges

80.67% Admission Rate
Least Selective

24,209 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Public
  • Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
  • Four-year, full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
  • Four-year, large, primarily nonresidential
Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a public land-grant research university in Auburn, Alabama. With more than 24,600 undergraduate students and a total enrollment of more than 30,000 with 1,330 faculty members, Auburn is the second largest university in Alabama. It is one of the state's two public flagship universities. The university is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Activity" and has produced 5 Rhodes Scholars and 5 Truman Scholars.

Auburn was chartered on February 1, 1856, as East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts school affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. In 1872, under the Morrill Act, it became the state's first land-grant university and was renamed as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama. In 1892, it became the first four-year coeducational school in Alabama, and in 1899 was renamed Alabama Polytechnic Institute (API) to reflect its changing mission. In 1960, its name was changed to Auburn University to acknowledge the varied academic programs and larger curriculum of a major university.

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Location

City
Auburn, Alabama

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Locale
City: Small (population less than 100,000)

Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 22.7%
Engineering 18.4%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 11.8%
Health Professions And Related Programs 5.8%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs 5.5%
Education 5.5%
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences 4.1%
Visual And Performing Arts 3.6%
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 3.4%
Social Sciences 3.2%
Psychology 3.1%
Architecture And Related Services 2.3%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 2.0%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 1.6%
Natural Resources And Conservation 1.6%
Physical Sciences 1.1%
Public Administration And Social Service Professions 1.1%
English Language And Literature/Letters 0.9%
Mathematics And Statistics 0.7%
History 0.7%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 0.6%
Transportation And Materials Moving 0.4%
Philosophy And Religious Studies 0.2%

Cost

In State Tuition
$11,492.00

Out of State Tuition
$31,124.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
30.52%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$24,104.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1300 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 670 620 570
Verbal 650 615 580

ACT Scores

28 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 28 26 23
English 33 29 25