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Auburn University Overview

Auburn University is a public institution located in Auburn, Alabama. Auburn is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is Auburn University Known For?

5,671 Undergraduate Awards
$44,446 Avg Cost After Aid
85% Acceptance Rate
  • The 3% student loan default rate at Auburn is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Auburn.
  • For the 2017-2018 academic year, 88% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, Auburn bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $48,800 a year. That's about 20% more than their peers at other schools.

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Auburn University Rankings

According to our 2022 analysis, Auburn is ranked #270 out of 2,587 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. It is also ranked #2 out of 49 schools in Alabama.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Auburn has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#79 Best Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Auburn.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Interior Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Other Family & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Architectural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Agricultural Production Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#7 Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#10 Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#43 Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#51 Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#109 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Auburn has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Interior Architecture Schools College Factual
#2 Best Agricultural Production Schools College Factual
#2 Best Architectural Engineering Schools College Factual
#15 Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools College Factual
#143 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools College Factual
#187 Best Business Schools Business Degree Central

Where Is Auburn University?

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Contact details for Auburn are given below.

Contact Details
Address: Auburn, AL 36849
Phone: 334-844-4000
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/auburnu
Twitter: http://twitter.com/auburnu

How Do I Get Into Auburn?

You can apply to Auburn online at: www.auburn.edu/admissions/

Admission Requirements for Auburn

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program required
Recommendations recommended
SAT or ACT Scores required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Auburn?

85% Acceptance Rate
56% Of Accepted Are Women
17% Submit SAT Scores
Since Auburn has an acceptance rate of 85%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 44% of accepted students are men and 56% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 85%, and the acceptance rate for women is 85%.

Average Test Scores

About 17% of students accepted to Auburn submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 590 and 650. Math scores were between 570 and 670.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Auburn University  ( 590 to 650 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Auburn University  ( 570 to 670 )
200
800
Auburn received ACT scores from 83% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 24 and 33. Math scores were between 23 and 29. Composite scores were between 25 and 31.

ACT English Scores for Auburn University  ( 24 to 33 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Auburn University  ( 23 to 29 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Auburn University  ( 25 to 31 )
1
36

Can I Afford Auburn University?

$44,446 Net Price
30% Take Out Loans
2.9% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Auburn is $44,446. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Auburn, approximately 30% of students took out student loans averaging $9,177 a year. That adds up to $36,708 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Auburn is 2.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Auburn University Undergraduate Student Diversity

22,458 Full-Time Undergraduates
49% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 24,505 undergraduate students at Auburn, with 22,458 being full-time and 2,047 being part-time.

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There are also 6,232 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 22,458 full-time undergraduates at Auburn, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Auburn University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 532
Black or African American 1,003
Hispanic or Latino 778
White 18,187
International Students 1,249
Other Races/Ethnicities 709

Geographic Diversity

Alabama students aren't the only ones who study at Auburn University. At this time, 39 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 103 countries are represented at Auburn. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Auburn University

2,210 Took All Classes Online
10,530 Took At Least One Class Online
16.7% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 25 master’s degree programs available online at Auburn. In 2019-2020, 10,530 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Auburn has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 6th most popular in Alabama for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Auburn

The following table shows how Auburn is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Architectural Engineering #1 #1
Natural Resources Conservation #8 #20
Nutrition Science #10 #16
Chemical Engineering #10 #10
Computer Science #12 #29
Natural Resources & Conservation #14 #20
Materials Engineering #16 #13
Management Information Systems #28 #53
Civil Engineering #28 #34
General Engineering #34 #37
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering #34 #31
Accounting #35 #103
Industrial Engineering #37 #40
Electrical Engineering #40 #52
Computer Engineering #40 #49
Mechanical Engineering #43 #43
Information Technology #47 #82
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology #49 #83
Psychology #58 #109
Engineering-Related Fields #63 #76
Engineering Technologies #75 #96

Online Growth Rankings of Auburn

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Auburn University was 16.7%. This is the #1,162 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Auburn regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Auburn majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 18%
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations 27%
Architectural Engineering 19%
Business Administration & Management 11%
Business, Management & Marketing 10%
Chemical Engineering 25%
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 24%
Computer & Information Sciences 30%
Computer Engineering 4%
Engineering 11%
General Education 12%
Industrial Engineering 17%
Information Technology 92%
Management Information Systems 28%
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 37%
Mechanical Engineering 15%
Natural Resources & Conservation 25%
Natural Resources Conservation 58%
Nutrition Science 18%
Plant Sciences 25%
Special Education 1%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Auburn ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Auburn.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Architectural Engineering #4
Materials Engineering #7
Plant Sciences #15
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering #16
Chemical Engineering #16
Nutrition Science #19
Industrial Engineering #25
Mechanical Engineering #28
Natural Resources Conservation #30
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences #34
Civil Engineering #37
General Engineering #39
Natural Resources & Conservation #39
Computer Engineering #43
Electrical Engineering #49
Computer Science #49
Management Information Systems #60
Engineering-Related Fields #68
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations #75
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods #83
General Education #91
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology #113
Engineering #132
Instructional Media Design #167
Information Technology #179
Engineering Technologies #192
Special Education #220
Teacher Education Subject Specific #235
Psychology #291
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies #301
Teacher Education Grade Specific #341
Accounting #394

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Auburn University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 0 515 0 203 6 724
General Biology 0 369 0 36 22 427
Finance & Financial Management 0 295 0 0 0 295
Mechanical Engineering 0 242 0 39 14 295
Accounting 2 178 5 85 0 270
Marketing 0 262 0 0 0 262
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 213 0 30 11 254
Architectural Engineering 0 145 65 28 0 238
Industrial Engineering 0 130 22 47 16 215
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 94 15 82 5 196
Computer Engineering 0 131 0 44 6 181
Communication & Media Studies 0 155 0 15 0 170
General Psychology 0 149 0 13 4 166
Civil Engineering 0 125 0 27 13 165
Chemical Engineering 0 136 0 15 7 158
Nursing 0 101 0 52 5 158
Design & Applied Arts 0 132 0 20 2 154
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 0 0 2 151 153
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 64 10 42 20 136
Special Education 0 69 3 38 4 114
Animal Science 0 97 0 12 2 111
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 82 28 0 0 110
Electrical Engineering 0 84 0 17 7 108
Plant Sciences 0 57 0 36 9 102
Political Science & Government 0 99 0 0 0 99
Communication Sciences 0 62 0 24 10 96
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 0 75 0 18 2 95
Computer Information Systems 0 91 0 0 0 91
Textile & Apparel Studies 0 88 0 0 0 88
Public Relations & Advertising 0 86 0 0 0 86
Human Development & Family Studies 0 75 0 8 0 83
General English Literature 0 69 0 8 3 80
Nutrition Science 0 58 0 17 5 80
General Architecture 0 63 0 4 0 67
History 0 49 1 10 4 64
Air Transportation 0 55 0 0 0 55
Journalism 0 53 0 0 0 53
Forestry 0 39 0 10 3 52
Social Work 0 35 0 16 0 51
Agricultural Economics & Business 0 47 0 2 0 49
Educational Administration 0 0 15 25 9 49
Public Administration 0 10 2 27 8 47
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 46 0 0 0 46
Chemistry 0 33 0 1 10 44
General Education 0 0 43 0 0 43
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 27 0 13 2 42
Hospitality Management 0 40 0 0 0 40
Mathematics 0 26 0 0 14 40
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 39 0 0 0 39
Management Information Systems 0 0 18 21 0 39
Applied Mathematics 0 36 0 3 0 39
Wildlife Management 0 38 0 0 0 38
Agricultural Production 0 7 0 23 7 37
Biological Engineering 0 30 0 5 2 37
Romance Languages 0 24 0 13 0 37
Student Counseling 0 0 0 28 8 36
Interdisciplinary Studies 0 36 0 0 0 36
Environmental Design 0 33 0 0 0 33
Materials Engineering 0 18 0 11 4 33
Natural Resources Conservation 0 15 6 12 0 33
Sociology 0 28 0 4 0 32
Physics 0 11 0 12 6 29
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 0 15 14 29
Music 0 29 0 0 0 29
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Other) 0 28 0 0 0 28
Geography & Cartography 0 12 9 6 0 27
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 24 0 0 0 24
Economics 0 24 0 0 0 24
Statistics 0 0 0 22 0 22
General Agriculture 0 21 0 0 0 21
Urban & Regional Planning 0 0 0 21 0 21
Fine & Studio Arts 0 21 0 0 0 21
Interior Architecture 0 19 0 0 0 19
Drama & Theater Arts 0 19 0 0 0 19
Computer Science 0 18 0 0 0 18
International Business 0 14 0 0 0 14
Landscape Architecture 0 0 0 13 0 13
Information Technology 0 0 12 1 0 13
Philosophy 0 12 0 0 0 12
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 11 0 0 0 11
Natural Resource Management 0 11 0 0 0 11
Real Estate Development 0 0 0 10 0 10
Anthropology 0 10 0 0 0 10
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 9 0 0 0 9
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 0 1 0 8 0 9
Writing Studies 0 0 1 8 0 9
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 0 0 8 0 0 8
Business/Managerial Economics 0 0 0 0 7 7
Germanic Languages 0 7 0 0 0 7
Other Engineering 0 5 0 0 0 5
Instructional Media Design 0 0 0 4 0 4
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 0 4 0 0 0 4
Engineering-Related Fields 0 0 0 3 0 3
Food Science Technology 0 2 0 0 0 2
Human Resource Management 0 1 0 0 0 1
General Engineering 0 0 0 1 0 1
Liberal Arts General Studies 1 0 0 0 0 1
Biotechnology 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 3 5,668 263 1,310 422 7,666

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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