Auburn University: Statistics

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#117 of 2,597 In North America
#102 of 2,496 In the United States
#2 of 33 In Alabama
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Acceptance rate
71%
Aid receiving
76%
Undergraduates
24,931
Graduates
6,595
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 71% and is among the top 33% 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 71% 69% 73%
Applicants 27,619 11,598 16,021
Admissions 19,660 8,015 11,645
Freshmen enrolled full time 5,254 2,384 2,870
Freshmen enrolled part time 57 39 18

11,718 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

2,745 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
Recommendations Recommended
SAT/ACT Recommended
Secondary school rank Recommended
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 24624 (78%)
Nonresident Alien 2205 (7%)
Black or African American 1680 (5%)
Hispanic 1211 (4%)
Two or more races 824 (3%)
Asian 780 (2%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 102 (0.3%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 41 (0.1%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 18 (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
$10,448
Students receiving aid
76%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $10,080$10,080
Tuition in-state $10,080$10,080
Tuition out-of-state $30,240$30,240
Fee in-district $1,746$1,746
Fee in-state $1,746$1,746
Fee out-of-state $1,746$1,746

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 4,823
Combined charge for room and board $14,596
Room charge $8,892
Meal charge $5,704

Auburn University majors

Auburn University has granted 5,730 bachelor's degrees across 101 programs, 1,295 master's across 68 programs, and 532 doctorate degrees across 42 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Auburn University.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Business Administration and Management, General 302 246 5
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 295
Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology 239 36 11
Biomedical Sciences, General 262 14 9
Mechanical Engineering 252 25 8
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 206 47
Accounting 152 98
Finance, General 248
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management 205
Psychology, General 169 13 4
Computer Engineering, General 123 42 6
Architectural Engineering 129 33
Industrial Engineering 123 27 9
Civil Engineering, General 116 31 5
Pharmacy 152
Computer and Information Sciences, General 134
Animal Sciences, General 100 15 2
Veterinary Medicine 115
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 85 22 7
Chemical Engineering 90 8 10
Communication and Media Studies, Other 101 7
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General 87 13 5
Political Science and Government, General 105
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Other 89 12 3
Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist 71 23 9
Management Science 96
Special Education and Teaching, Other 76 11 1
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management 86
Technical Teacher Education 11 48 23
Computer Science 80
Nutrition Sciences 66 8 6
Elementary Education and Teaching 76
Public Relations & Image Management 70
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 41 18 10
Architecture 61 7
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels 57 9
Biological & Biosystems Engineering 56 6 3
Aviation & Airway Management and Operations 62
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 61
Mass Communication & Media Studies 59
Hospitality Administration & Management, General 57 1
English Language and Literature, General 41 9 1
Public Administration 6 40 5
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology 50
Agricultural Economics 44 3
Social Work 26 21
Chemistry, General 30 2 14
Industrial and Product Design 39 6
Plant Sciences, Other 36 9
History, General 32 4 7
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, General 42
Environmental Design & Architecture 41
Design and Visual Communications, General 40
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management 40
Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services 35 3
Journalism 38
Interior Design 37
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 26 10
Applied Mathematics, General 31 4
Economics, General 34 1
Horticultural Science 30 5
Health & Health Care Administration & Management 33
Materials Engineering 17 9 5
Aquaculture 11 10 9
Airline & Commercial & Professional Pilot and Flight Crew 27
Spanish Language and Literature 16 11
Mathematics, General 8 2 15
Agronomy and Crop Science 24
Natural Resources & Conservation, General 24
Management Information Systems, General 23
Forestry, Other 4 15 3
Family and Consumer Sciences & Human Sciences, Other 21
Agriculture, General 20
Forest Sciences and Biology 19
Physics, General 8 5 6
Sociology, General 15 4
Neuroscience 18
City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 17
Fine & Studio Arts, General 17
Secondary Education and Teaching 16 1
Real Estate Development 16
Environmental & Natural Resources Management and Policy, General 15
Counseling Psychology 5 9
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 13
Interior Architecture 13
Philosophy 13
Social Science Teacher Education 13
Clinical Psychology 5 7
Clinical & Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other 12
Environmental Science 12
Music, General 12
Anthropology, General 11
Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance 11
Design and Applied Arts, Other 2 8 1
Engineering & Industrial Management 11
Legal Studies 11
Engineering, Other 10
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography 10
Environmental & Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism 9
Geography 4 5
Clinical Laboratory Science & Medical Technology & Technologist 8
English & Language Arts Teacher Education 8
Statistics, General 8
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design 2 5
Geology & Earth Science, General 2 4
Music Teacher Education 6
Poultry Science 6
Science Teacher Education & General Science Teacher Education 6
Data Modeling & Warehousing and Database Administration 5
Food Science 5
Landscape Architecture 5
Mathematics Teacher Education 5
Nursing Practice 5
Biotechnology 4
French Language and Literature 4
International Business & Trade & Commerce 4
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing 4
Business & Managerial Economics 3
Engineering, General 3
Family and Community Services 3
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 3
German Language and Literature 3
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 1 2
Educational Statistics and Research Methods 2
Educational & Instructional Technology 2
Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General 2
Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2
Agricultural Communication & Journalism 1
Grand Total 5,730 1,295 532

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 - 83%

Publications & Citations

Auburn University is a world-class research university with 55,275 scientific papers published and 1,069,343 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
55,275
Citations
1,069,343

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology
30,913 / 671,585
Engineering
27,593 / 541,856
Chemistry
27,111 / 592,164
Environmental Science
26,919 / 579,439
Physics
24,021 / 462,232
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
22,000 / 400,204
Computer Science
19,683 / 374,583
Medicine
19,437 / 399,680
Quantum and Particle physics
15,390 / 291,735
Geology
14,278 / 337,018
Ecology
13,999 / 332,741
Organic Chemistry
13,904 / 332,155
Materials Science
13,459 / 262,172
Biochemistry
12,703 / 321,634
Genetics
11,881 / 281,285
Geography and Cartography
11,651 / 215,873
Psychology
11,331 / 237,331
Mathematics
10,886 / 212,449
Political Science
10,841 / 193,780
Business
10,327 / 202,549
Law
10,236 / 181,627
Philosophy
9,363 / 165,373
Paleontology
8,799 / 205,454
Sociology
8,713 / 163,770
Statistics
7,704 / 162,878
Botany
7,031 / 158,832
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
7,017 / 121,129
History
6,904 / 121,026
Economics
6,501 / 111,191
Electrical Engineering
6,431 / 108,325
Pathology
6,258 / 132,256
Metallurgical Engineering
5,999 / 127,830
Archaeology
5,982 / 111,566
Agricultural Science
5,184 / 123,679
Management
5,083 / 115,397
Mechanical Engineering
4,952 / 70,995
Optical Engineering
4,918 / 83,920
Psychiatry
4,561 / 106,632
Linguistics
4,551 / 73,563
Machine Learning
4,219 / 96,580

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1990 674 2934
1991 753 3323
1992 785 3612
1993 793 3898
1994 802 4328
1995 822 4937
1996 868 5168
1997 913 6050
1998 855 6863
1999 801 7716
2000 835 8662
2001 880 9733
2002 857 11239
2003 947 12981
2004 1096 14558
2005 1208 16770
2006 1241 19520
2007 1313 23182
2008 1429 24587
2009 1526 28715
2010 1526 31913
2011 1616 36933
2012 1643 41032
2013 1731 44856
2014 1837 48393
2015 1937 50988
2016 1919 51607
2017 2192 55134
2018 2250 57806
2019 2510 68959
2020 2825 83132
2021 3244 106624
2022 2880 101340
Academic rankings

Auburn University alumni

  1. Cam Newton

    Cam Newton
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1989-.. (age 34)
    Occupations
    American football player
    Biography

    Cameron Jerrell Newton is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He has played for 11 seasons, primarily with the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). Nicknamed "Superman" and "Super Cam", he is the NFL all-time leader in career quarterback rushing touchdowns and second in career quarterback rushing yards. Newton had a college football stint at Florida before joining Auburn, where he won the Heisman Trophy and 2011 BCS National Championship Game as a junior. He was selected first overall by the Panthers in the 2011 NFL Draft.

  2. Lionel Richie

    Lionel Richie
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1949-.. (age 74)
    Occupations
    singer-songwriterfilm actorpianistsingerrecord producer
    Biography

    Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and television personality.

  3. Charles Barkley

    Charles Barkley
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1963-.. (age 60)
    Occupations
    basketball playerjournalistactorauthorannouncer
    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. Tim Cook

    Tim Cook
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1960-.. (age 63)
    Enrolled in Auburn University
    In 1982 graduated with Bachelor of Science in industrial engineering
    Occupations
    international forum participantpresenterengineercomputer scientistmanager
    Biography

    Timothy Donald Cook is an American business executive who has been the chief executive officer of Apple Inc. since 2011. Cook previously served as the company's chief operating officer under its co-founder Steve Jobs. He is the first CEO of any Fortune 500 company who is openly gay.

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 5,902
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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