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#124 of 2,597 In North America
#109 of 2,496 In the United States
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Acceptance rate
46%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
29
Aid receiving
85%
Undergraduates
27,907
Graduates
6,238
Male:Female Ratio
48:52
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
auburn.edu

Auburn University Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

Auburn University has an acceptance rate of 46% and is among the top 14% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 46% 48% 45%
Applicants 55,056 22,200 32,856
Admissions 25,284 10,586 14,698
Freshmen enrolled full time 6,081 2,807 3,274
Freshmen enrolled part time 22 15 7

10,871 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

3,255 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
925 or 15%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1260
or below

75% of them
had 1390
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in Auburn University are 1260-1390 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
4,553 or 75%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 26
or below

75% of them
had 31
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in Auburn University are 26-31 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
Recommendations Considered but not required
SAT/ACT Considered but not required
Secondary school rank Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 26962 (79%)
Nonresident Alien 1767 (5%)
Black or African American 1628 (5%)
Hispanic 1524 (4%)
Two or more races 1048 (3%)
Asian 985 (3%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 122 (0.4%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 38 (0.1%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 23 (0.1%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Average aid awarded
$10,872
Students receiving aid
85%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $11,016$11,016
Tuition in-state $11,016$11,016
Tuition out-of-state $33,048$32,112
Fee in-district $1,874$1,874
Fee in-state $1,874$1,874
Fee out-of-state $1,874$1,874

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 4,892
Combined charge for room and board $16,626
Room charge $10,326
Meal charge $6,300

Auburn University majors

Auburn University has granted 5,812 bachelor's degrees across 104 programs, 1,470 master's across 73 programs, and 584 doctorate degrees across 47 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Auburn University.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Business Administration and Management, General 409 284 8
Finance, General 326 34
Biomedical Sciences, General 297 12 14
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 303
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 234 23
Accounting 156 86
Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology 202 25 10
Mechanical Engineering 197 24 9
Psychology, General 212 8 3
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management 194 18
Architectural Engineering 160 30 1
Civil Engineering, General 115 31 7
Computer and Information Sciences, General 143
Industrial Engineering 97 29 15
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General 94 28 6
Veterinary Medicine 123
Pharmacy 121
Public Relations & Image Management 110
Animal Sciences, General 84 21 2
Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist 71 27 9
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 66 22 12
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Other 86 7 5
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management 97
Chemical Engineering 76 10 11
Aviation & Airway Management and Operations 88
Computer Engineering, General 23 44 17
Communication and Media Studies, Other 67 13
Political Science and Government, General 78
Hospitality Administration & Management, General 71 3 3
Elementary Education and Teaching 72
Management Science 67
Legal Studies 66
Airline & Commercial & Professional Pilot and Flight Crew 65
Architecture 62
Computer Software Engineering 62
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 24 21 12
Plant Sciences, Other 43 12
Nutrition Sciences 43 5 6
Special Education and Teaching, Other 45 9
Biological & Biosystems Engineering 38 11 4
Technical Teacher Education 5 30 18
Agricultural Economics 50 2
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 49
Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services 38 10
Computer Science 45
Design and Visual Communications, General 45
English Language and Literature, General 31 10 4
Mass Communication & Media Studies 45
Industrial and Product Design 44
Interior Design 44
Journalism 44
Engineering & Industrial Management 42
History, General 32 4 6
Social Work 27 15
Economics, General 35 5
Health & Health Care Administration & Management 40
Management Information Systems, General 40
Environmental Design & Architecture 38
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 22 15
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels 29 8
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management 37
Public Administration 7 25 3
Aquaculture 6 19 9
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, General 32
Physics, General 13 13 6
Chemistry, General 18 13
Environmental & Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism 29
Industrial and Organizational Psychology 24 5
Natural Resources & Conservation, General 29
Spanish Language and Literature 22 7
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology 27
Forest Sciences and Biology 26
Horticultural Science 13 12
Social Science Teacher Education 24
Sociology, General 19 5
Fine & Studio Arts, General 23
Mathematics, General 10 3 10
Materials Engineering 11 5 6
Secondary Education and Teaching 19 3
Data Modeling & Warehousing and Database Administration 20
Forestry, General 16 3
Applied Mathematics, General 14 4
Environmental Science 18
Family and Consumer Sciences & Human Sciences, Other 17
Genetics, General 17
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling & Counselor 17
Geology & Earth Science, General 7 9
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 15
English & Language Arts Teacher Education 15
Interior Architecture 15
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design 2 13
Real Estate Development 15
Agriculture, General 14
Counseling Psychology 4 10
Environmental & Natural Resources Management and Policy, General 14
Child Development 13
Music Teacher Education 12
Neuroscience 12
Agricultural Communication & Journalism 11
Biotechnology 11
Brewing Science 11
Clinical Psychology 7 4
Engineering, General 11
Sustainability Studies 11
Geography 2 8
Human-Centered Technology Design 10
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other 10
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography 10
Poultry Science 10
Music, General 9
Statistics, General 9
Anthropology, General 8
Design and Applied Arts, Other 4 4
Earth Systems Science 8
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 8
Applied Behavior Analysis 7
Clinical & Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other 7
Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance 7
Family and Community Services 7
Mathematics Teacher Education 7
Science Teacher Education & General Science Teacher Education 7
Agronomy and Crop Science 6
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 6
Engineering, Other 6
French Language and Literature 6
Philosophy 6
Clinical Laboratory Science & Medical Technology & Technologist 5
Educational Statistics and Research Methods 5
Landscape Architecture 5
Forestry, Other 4
German Language and Literature 4
Nursing Practice 4
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing 4
Food Science 3
Forest Resources Production and Management 3
Geological and Earth Sciences & Geosciences, Other 3
Agricultural Business Technology & Technician 2
Political Science and Government, Other 2
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 1 1
Foreign Language Teacher Education 1
International & Globalization Studies 1
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 1
Grand Total 5,812 1,470 584

Auburn University has a graduation rate of 82%, which is among the 10% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 82% 79% 85%
  • Full-time retention rate - 95%
  • Part-time retention rate - 71%

Publications & Citations

Auburn University is a world-class research university with 72,310 scientific papers published and 1,739,645 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Engineering, Environmental Science, Chemistry, Physics, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Computer Science, Medicine, Quantum and Particle physics, and Geology.

Publications
72,310
Citations
1,739,645

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology
40,730 / 1,108,469
Engineering
35,834 / 875,962
Environmental Science
35,666 / 965,792
Chemistry
35,099 / 932,322
Physics
31,342 / 752,742
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
29,599 / 706,890
Computer Science
26,437 / 640,530
Medicine
26,293 / 680,233
Quantum and Particle physics
20,088 / 478,488
Geology
19,030 / 573,174
Ecology
18,754 / 577,047
Organic Chemistry
17,714 / 513,541
Materials Science
17,339 / 411,855
Biochemistry
16,435 / 508,835
Geography and Cartography
16,096 / 400,569
Genetics
15,547 / 447,734
Psychology
14,956 / 406,800
Political Science
14,762 / 347,147
Mathematics
14,160 / 380,128
Law
13,993 / 331,765
Business
13,369 / 356,506
Philosophy
12,378 / 297,403
Sociology
11,610 / 288,180
Paleontology
11,598 / 352,227
Statistics
10,107 / 294,224
History
9,618 / 229,237
Botany
9,283 / 264,921
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
9,270 / 210,687
Economics
8,598 / 206,257
Pathology
8,457 / 231,925
Archaeology
8,352 / 211,905
Electrical Engineering
7,940 / 166,497
Metallurgical Engineering
7,679 / 206,214
Agricultural Science
6,957 / 204,131
Mechanical Engineering
6,664 / 121,928
Management
6,522 / 199,511
Optical Engineering
6,423 / 137,002
Psychiatry
6,062 / 179,353
Linguistics
5,967 / 133,309
Machine Learning
5,663 / 174,298

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1993 898 5084
1994 915 5668
1995 1008 6305
1996 1012 6900
1997 1025 7818
1998 976 8843
1999 915 9843
2000 1002 11638
2001 983 12524
2002 1232 16765
2003 1231 18150
2004 1309 19878
2005 1483 22878
2006 1447 26672
2007 1539 30311
2008 1736 32931
2009 1708 37410
2010 1831 42550
2011 1919 48992
2012 1970 54566
2013 2056 58820
2014 2147 63644
2015 2265 66214
2016 2259 68600
2017 2552 73010
2018 2570 80297
2019 2913 93528
2020 3327 113396
2021 3339 129089
2022 3509 132320
2023 3534 136599
2024 3096 138592
2025 2348 124840
Academic rankings

Auburn University alumni

  1. Lionel Richie

    Lionel Richie
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1949-.. (age 77)
    Occupations
    singerrecord producersaxophonistsinger-songwriterfilm actor
    Biography

    Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and television personality. He rose to fame in the 1970s as a songwriter and the co-lead singer of the Motown group Commodores; writing and recording the hit singles "Easy", "Sail On", "Three Times a Lady", and "Still" with the group before his departure. In 1980, he wrote and produced the US Billboard Hot 100 number one single "Lady" for Kenny Rogers.

  2. Charles Barkley

    Charles Barkley
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1963-.. (age 63)
    Occupations
    spokespersonsports analystbasketball playerjournalistactor
    Biography

    Charles Wade Barkley is an American former professional basketball player who is a television analyst on TNT Sports and CBS Sports. Nicknamed "Sir Charles", "the Chuckster", and "the Round Mound of Rebound", Barkley played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Though shorter than the typical power forward, he used his strength and aggression to become one of the NBA's best rebounders and scorers. Barkley was an 11-time NBA All-Star, 11-time member of the All-NBA Team, and the 1993 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP). He was named to the NBA's 50th and 75th anniversary teams.

  3. Cam Newton

    Cam Newton
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1989-.. (age 37)
    Occupations
    American football player
    Biography

    Cameron Jerrell Newton is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with the Carolina Panthers. Nicknamed "Super Cam", he is second in career quarterback rushing touchdowns and third in career quarterback rushing yards. Following a stint with the Florida Gators, Newton played college football for the Auburn Tigers, winning the Heisman Trophy and the 2011 BCS National Championship Game as a junior. He was selected first overall by the Panthers in the 2011 NFL draft.

  4. Tim Cook

    Tim Cook
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1960-.. (age 66)
    Enrolled in Auburn University
    In 1982 graduated with Bachelor of Science in industrial engineering
    Occupations
    chief executive officerbusinesspersonpresenterengineermanager
    Biography

    Timothy Donald Cook is an American business executive who has been the CEO of Apple since 2011. Cook had previously been the company's COO under its co-founder Steve Jobs. Cook joined Apple in March 1998 as a senior vice president for worldwide operations, and then as vice president for worldwide sales and operations. He was appointed chief executive of Apple on August 24, 2011, after Jobs resigned.

All 100 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names AU
Founded 1856
Motto For The Advancement of Science and Arts
Colors burnt orange, navy blue
Academic calendar September to August (September - December; January-March; March-June; June-August)
Total FTE staff 6,613
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address Auburn, Alabama, 36849
United States
City population 76,000
Phone 3348444000

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