Auburn University

Auburn, AL · Public research
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Acceptance rate
45.9%
25,284 admitted
SAT · 50th
1320
Range 1260–1380
6-yr grad
82.0%
Retention 94.7%
Undergrads
27,907
21:1 S-F
Admissions
45.9%
25,284 admitted
from 55,056 apps
Applications55,056
Overall admit rate45.9%
Enrolled6,103 · 24.1% yield
Very important factorsGPA, Application essay, Test scores
Important factorsAlumni relation, Character, Extracurriculars, First-gen, Geography, Demonstrated interest, Rigor of HS record, State residency, Talent, Volunteering, Work experience
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
1320
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1260–1380 · 16.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W630660690
Math620660700
Comp126013201380
ACT
255075
Comp262931
Cost & aid
$11,016
in-state tuition
out-of-state $33,048
Tuition (in-state)$11,016
Tuition (out-of-state)$33,048
Fees$1,874
Room & board$16,626
Books$1,200
Avg need-based grant$12,038
% need met60.0%
Avg debt at graduation$19,711
Academics
21 : 1
student-faculty ratio
94.7% retention
Student-faculty21 : 1
Retention94.7%
4-year graduation60.4%
6-year graduation82.0%
Enrollment
27,907
undergraduates
42.0% out-of-state · 38 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates27,907
First-year6,103
Transfer1,203
Full-time90%
Female51%
Out-of-state42.0%
International (freshmen)38
Rankings
#40
U.S. News & World Report
Best Undergraduate Nursing Programs
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Nursing Programs#4026
Princeton ReviewUndergraduate Colleges for Entrepreneurship#4326
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#5126
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Doctorate)#5726
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#7826
NicheBest Colleges in America#8826
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#10226
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferenceSoutheastern Conference16
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FBS95
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingAlabama colleges3
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
no application-fee data
Admissions URLhttp://www.auburn.edu/admissions/apply/
Admissions emailadmissions@auburn.edu
Admissions phone(334) 844-6425 or 1-800-AUBURN9 (in Alabama)
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
University of Alab…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
University of Alabama AL · Public71.2%121035K
University of Georgia GA · Public34.2%133032K
University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN · Public43.6%133032K
Clemson University SC · Public42.4%133024K
University of Mississippi MS · Public96.6%1090
University of Florida FL · Public20.3%141037K
University of South Carolina (Columbia) SC · Public61.5%128028K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Auburn University

23 years of Auburn University's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.