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Auburn University Data & Information Overview

120 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
44% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Auburn University Ranked?

#169 Best Colleges in Nation
#2 Best Colleges in AL
Supply Chain Management Highest Ranked Major
Quality Badge

2025 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

Auburn University was awarded 120 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is supply chain management.

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Overall Quality

College Factual ranked Auburn as #169 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation.

Auburn is also ranked #2 out of 42 schools in Alabama.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Auburn?

44% Acceptance Rate
59% Of Accepted Are Women
17% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Auburn University is a competitive 44%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.

Average Test Scores

About 17% of students accepted to Auburn submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 610 and 680. Math scores were between 610 and 700.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Auburn University  ( 610 to 680 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Auburn University  ( 610 to 700 )
200
800
Auburn received ACT scores from 86% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 24 and 30.

ACT Composite Scores for Auburn University  ( 24 to 30 )
1
36

Learn more about Auburn University admissions.

Auburn University Faculty

20 to 1 Student to Faculty
85% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Auburn University is 20 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Auburn University is 85%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  85 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Auburn University

93% Freshmen Retention
51% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 93% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Auburn University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  93 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Auburn the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 51%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  51 out of 100
0
100

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Auburn University.

Auburn University Undergraduate Student Diversity

22,458 Full-Time Undergraduates
13.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
49.3% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 24,505 undergraduates at Auburn with 22,458 being full-time and 2,047 being part-time.

How Much Does Auburn University Cost?

$24,297 Net Price
30% Take Out Loans
$38,316 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Auburn is $24,297. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Auburn

$0-30 K$30K-48K$48-75$75-110K$110K +
$17,481$19,356$23,336$26,709$28,876

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Auburn, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Auburn, approximately 30% of students took out student loans averaging $9,579 a year. That adds up to $38,316 over four years for those students.

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How Much Money Do Auburn Graduates Make?

$65,337 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Auburn make around $65,337 per year during the early years of their employment. That's great news for Auburn students since it is 33% more than the average college graduate's salary of $49,219 per year.

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See which majors at Auburn University make the most money.

Location of Auburn University

Alabama State
22,458 Full-Time Undergraduates
Small City Campus Setting
Auburn University is a public institution situated in Auburn, Alabama. The city atmosphere of Auburn makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

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Contact details for Auburn are given below.

Contact Details
Phone:334-844-4000
Website:www.auburn.edu/

Auburn University Majors

106 Majors With Completions
16,378 Undergraduate Degrees
16,325 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 106 majors graduated from Auburn University. Of these students, 16,378 received undergraduate degrees and 16,325 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular MajorsBachelor’s DegreesAverage Salary of Graduates
Business Administration & Management858$56,948
General Biology370$22,132
Finance & Financial Management313$55,875
Nursing291$67,120
Mechanical Engineering268$74,005
Physiology & Pathology Sciences251$29,884
Marketing250$45,460
Chemistry250NA
Architectural Engineering240$77,115
Accounting225$60,381

Learn more about the majors offered at Auburn University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Auburn

43% Take At Least One Class Online
10% Take All Classes Online

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2022-2023, 13,594 students took at least one online class at Auburn University. This is a decrease from the 14,463 students who took online classes the previous year.

YearTook at Least One Online ClassTook All Classes Online
2022-202313,5943,101
2021-202214,4632,745
2020-202110,5302,210
2018-20197,0971,508

Learn more about online learning at Auburn University.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

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