Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama
Public·Four or more years·Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice·GPA 4.09
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Auburn University is a public land-grant research university in Auburn, Alabama, United States. Founded in 1856 as a private Methodist-affiliated liberal arts college, it became Alabama’s first land-grant university in 1872 and is now one of the state’s two flagship public universities. Auburn is classified among U.S. universities with very high research activity and has an additional campus in Montgomery chartered…
- Rankings
#2 (Princeton Review)▼
Best Athletic Facilities
Ranked #2 in Best Athletic Facilities (2027). Source: Princeton Review ↗
Lots of Greek Life
Ranked #4 in Lots of Greek Life (2027). Source: Princeton Review ↗
Best Quality of Life
Ranked #17 in Best Quality of Life (2027). Source: Princeton Review ↗
National Universities
Ranked #102 in National Universities (2026). Source: US News ↗
National rank
Ranked #117 in the US by Times Higher Education (2026). Source: THE US ↗
National rank
- Tuition — In-State
$12,536▼
Total CoA (on-campus): $35,298
Room & Board: $15,396
Books & Supplies: $1,200
Receive Aid: 81%
Avg Grant Aid: $11,644
Pell Grant Recipients: 12%
- Tuition — Out-of-State
$33,944▼
Total CoA (on-campus): $56,706
Room & Board: $15,396
Books & Supplies: $1,200
Receive Aid: 81%
Avg Grant Aid: $11,644
Pell Grant Recipients: 12%
- Gas
- ⛽ $3.99 / gal
- Test Scores
SAT 1240–1380▼
25th–75th Percentile
SAT Total: 1240–1380
SAT ERW: 630–690
SAT Math: 610–690
ACT Composite: 25–31
- Admit Rate
- 50%
- Avg HS GPA
- 4.09
- Total Enrollment
- 33,015
- Undergrad
- 26,874
- Graduate
- 6,141
- Student-Faculty Ratio
- 21:1
- Retention Rate
- 93%
- Graduation Rate
- 79%
- Official Portal
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Auburn, Alabama, 36849
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