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#120 of 2,597 In North America
#105 of 2,496 In the United States
#2 of 33 In Alabama
#37 of 2,152 For Animal Science
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Acceptance rate
44%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
27
Aid receiving
79%
Undergraduates
25,379
Graduates
6,385
Male:Female Ratio
49:51
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
auburn.edu

Auburn University Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

Auburn University has an acceptance rate of 44% and is among the top 11% 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 44% 45% 43%
Applicants 45,693 18,548 27,145
Admissions 19,988 8,261 11,727
Freshmen enrolled full time 5,282 2,469 2,813
Freshmen enrolled part time 21 12 9

10,493 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

3,101 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
824 or 17%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1220
or below

75% of them
had 1380
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in Auburn University are 1220-1380 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
4,211 or 86%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 24
or below

75% of them
had 30
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in Auburn University are 24-30 (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 25007 (79%)
Nonresident Alien 1953 (6%)
Black or African American 1560 (5%)
Hispanic 1270 (4%)
Asian 895 (3%)
Two or more races 873 (3%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 109 (0.3%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 36 (0.1%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 19 (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
$9,791
Students receiving aid
79%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $10,392$10,386
Tuition in-state $10,392$10,386
Tuition out-of-state $31,176$31,158
Fee in-district $1,784$1,784
Fee in-state $1,784$1,784
Fee out-of-state $1,784$1,784

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 4,495
Combined charge for room and board $14,998
Room charge $9,294
Meal charge $5,704

Auburn University majors

Auburn University has granted 5,653 bachelor's degrees across 105 programs, 1,415 master's across 68 programs, and 555 doctorate degrees across 45 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Auburn University.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Business Administration and Management, General 345 281 8
Finance, General 298
Biomedical Sciences, General 273 18 3
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 215 66
Mechanical Engineering 238 19 11
Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology 201 36 11
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 246
Accounting 132 86
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management 187 1
Architectural Engineering 138 35
Psychology, General 156 3 8
Civil Engineering, General 120 30 13
Computer and Information Sciences, General 144
Pharmacy 140
Industrial Engineering 96 34 8
Veterinary Medicine 119
Political Science and Government, General 114
Public Relations & Image Management 114
Chemical Engineering 93 6 11
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 71 23 14
Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist 71 25 9
Animal Sciences, General 82 17 2
Communication and Media Studies, Other 87 12
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General 77 20
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Other 81 10 6
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management 94
Special Education and Teaching, Other 79 8 3
Computer Engineering, General 31 34 19
Management Science 84
Computer Software Engineering 81
Aviation & Airway Management and Operations 79
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 42 26 8
Computer Science 71
Technical Teacher Education 4 45 21
Elementary Education and Teaching 65
Industrial and Product Design 47 18
Architecture 62
Nutrition Sciences 38 21 1
Public Administration 16 41 3
English Language and Literature, General 39 13 4
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 53
Journalism 50
Social Work 28 22
Biological & Biosystems Engineering 40 6 2
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels 36 12
Interior Design 47
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 34 12
Plant Sciences, Other 36 10
Mass Communication & Media Studies 45
Health & Health Care Administration & Management 43
Hospitality Administration & Management, General 40 2 1
Economics, General 40 2
Agricultural Economics 38 3
Airline & Commercial & Professional Pilot and Flight Crew 41
Design and Visual Communications, General 41
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology 41
Chemistry, General 28 1 9
Engineering & Industrial Management 37
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management 35
Family and Consumer Sciences & Human Sciences, Other 32
Legal Studies 32
Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services 26 5
Materials Engineering 19 6 6
Agriculture, General 30
History, General 26 2 2
Management Information Systems, General 29
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, General 29
Aquaculture 7 15 6
Real Estate Development 28
Environmental Design & Architecture 27
Spanish Language and Literature 19 8
Applied Mathematics, General 25 1
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling & Counselor 25
Environmental & Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism 24
City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 23
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 22
Forest Sciences and Biology 22
Geology & Earth Science, General 14 8
Horticultural Science 17 5
Neuroscience 22
Mathematics, General 8 1 12
Physics, General 14 7
Secondary Education and Teaching 20 1
Sociology, General 14 7
English & Language Arts Teacher Education 20
Poultry Science 18
Natural Resources & Conservation, General 17
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design 5 12
Fine & Studio Arts, General 15
Social Science Teacher Education 15
Environmental Science 13
Interior Architecture 13
Data Modeling & Warehousing and Database Administration 12
Design and Applied Arts, Other 3 5 4
Forestry, Other 1 8 3
Environmental & Natural Resources Management and Policy, General 11
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography 11
Clinical Laboratory Science & Medical Technology & Technologist 10
Clinical Psychology 5 5
Clinical & Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other 10
Counseling Psychology 4 6
Music, General 10
Agronomy and Crop Science 9
Engineering, General 9
Agricultural Communication & Journalism 7
Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance 7
Engineering, Other 7
Landscape Architecture 7
Music Teacher Education 7
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing 7
Business & Managerial Economics 6
Philosophy 6
Statistics, General 6
Anthropology, General 5
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 5
Industrial and Organizational Psychology 4 1
Mathematics Teacher Education 5
Science Teacher Education & General Science Teacher Education 5
French Language and Literature 4
Agricultural Business Technology & Technician 3
Applied Economics 3
Food Science 3
Genetics, General 3
Geography 3
Geological and Earth Sciences & Geosciences, Other 3
German Language and Literature 3
Nursing Practice 3
Biotechnology 2
Child Development 2
Educational Statistics and Research Methods 2
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 2
Criminology 1
Educational & Instructional Technology 1
Family and Community Services 1
Foreign Language Teacher Education 1
International Business & Trade & Commerce 1
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other 1
Grand Total 5,653 1,415 555

Auburn University has a graduation rate of 81%, which is among the 11% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 81% 77% 84%
  • Full-time retention rate - 93%
  • Part-time retention rate - 73%

Publications & Citations

Auburn University is a world-class research university with 61,918 scientific papers published and 1,229,135 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Engineering, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Computer Science, Medicine, Quantum and Particle physics, and Geology.

Publications
61,918
Citations
1,229,135

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology
35,561 / 803,789
Engineering
31,415 / 635,215
Chemistry
31,116 / 697,559
Environmental Science
31,113 / 695,288
Physics
27,530 / 552,189
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
25,679 / 484,972
Computer Science
22,886 / 450,932
Medicine
22,663 / 483,888
Quantum and Particle physics
17,726 / 357,391
Geology
16,821 / 413,065
Ecology
16,554 / 412,237
Organic Chemistry
16,177 / 397,773
Materials Science
15,511 / 310,704
Biochemistry
14,718 / 386,584
Geography and Cartography
13,772 / 273,096
Genetics
13,646 / 335,240
Psychology
12,987 / 280,477
Political Science
12,820 / 230,813
Mathematics
12,632 / 265,907
Law
12,225 / 218,924
Business
11,808 / 246,055
Philosophy
10,731 / 202,432
Paleontology
10,402 / 258,592
Sociology
10,209 / 199,549
Statistics
9,112 / 210,674
History
8,433 / 154,975
Botany
8,255 / 196,338
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
7,993 / 149,101
Economics
7,576 / 142,615
Pathology
7,442 / 164,845
Archaeology
7,309 / 144,196
Electrical Engineering
7,125 / 123,799
Metallurgical Engineering
7,056 / 161,145
Agricultural Science
6,181 / 151,449
Management
5,855 / 142,442
Optical Engineering
5,843 / 106,058
Mechanical Engineering
5,807 / 87,049
Psychiatry
5,331 / 127,605
Linguistics
5,205 / 89,078
Machine Learning
4,987 / 123,488

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 801 3597
1992 829 3820
1993 845 4139
1994 841 4581
1995 883 5126
1996 941 5562
1997 967 6283
1998 904 7263
1999 849 8215
2000 935 9454
2001 915 10430
2002 1098 13519
2003 1077 14583
2004 1184 16081
2005 1365 18310
2006 1355 21627
2007 1423 25242
2008 1549 26723
2009 1628 31047
2010 1671 34944
2011 1693 40229
2012 1787 44967
2013 1921 48603
2014 1953 52771
2015 2147 55477
2016 2090 56456
2017 2383 58406
2018 2436 65783
2019 2735 76092
2020 3019 90147
2021 3085 102323
2022 3151 108606
2023 3174 108416
Academic rankings

Auburn University alumni

  1. Josh Hutcherson

    Josh Hutcherson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1992-.. (age 32)
    Occupations
    television actorvoice actorfilm actoractor
    Biography

    Joshua Ryan Hutcherson is an American actor. He began acting in the early 2000s and appeared in several commercials and minor film and television roles before gaining prominence in his teenage years with main roles in Little Manhattan and Zathura: A Space Adventure (both 2005), RV (2006), Bridge to Terabithia (2007), Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008), and The Kids Are All Right (2010).

  2. Lionel Richie

    Lionel Richie
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1949-.. (age 75)
    Occupations
    film actorsinger-songwritersaxophonistrecord producersinger
    Biography

    Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, 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.

  3. Charles Barkley

    Charles Barkley
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1963-.. (age 61)
    Occupations
    basketball playersports analystspokespersonannouncerauthor
    Biography

    Charles Wade Barkley is an American former professional basketball player who is a television analyst on TNT and CBS Sports. Nicknamed "Sir Charles", "Chuck", and "the Round Mound of Rebound", Barkley played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for three teams. Though shorter than the typical power forward, he used his strength and aggressiveness to become one of the NBA's most dominant rebounders. He was a versatile player who had the ability to score, create plays, and defend. Barkley was an 11-time NBA All-Star, an 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.

  4. Cam Newton

    Cam Newton
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1989-.. (age 35)
    Occupations
    player of American football
    Biography

    Cameron Jerrell Newton is a former American football quarterback. He is the National Football League (NFL) leader in career quarterback rushing touchdowns and second in career quarterback rushing yards. Following a stint with the Florida Gators, Newton played college football for the Auburn Tigers, where he won the Heisman Trophy and 2011 BCS National Championship Game as a junior. He was selected first overall by the Carolina Panthers in the 2011 NFL Draft.

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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 5,968
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity

Location and contacts

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

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