by our College Data Analytics Team
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 452 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is business administration & management.
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College Factual ranked Auburn as #154 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation.
Auburn also holds the #3 spot on the Best Colleges in Alabama ranking.
The acceptance rate at Auburn University is 71%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Auburn is a good fit for you.
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.
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 87%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
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.
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%
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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.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $17,866 | $19,064 | $23,468 | $25,389 | $26,300 |
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.
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 29% of students took out student loans averaging $9,563 a year. That adds up to $38,252 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Auburn is 2.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Auburn are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Phone: | 334-844-4000 |
| Website: | www.auburn.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/auburnu |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/auburnu |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 516 | $52,995 |
| General Biology | 304 | $23,818 |
| Marketing | 301 | $44,504 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 264 | $46,598 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 252 | $67,127 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 239 | $27,192 |
| Nursing | 206 | $56,128 |
| General Psychology | 170 | $22,796 |
| Political Science & Government | 170 | $35,032 |
| History | 170 | $28,017 |
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 2020-2021, 14,463 students took at least one online class at Auburn University. This is an increase from the 10,530 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 14,463 | 2,745 |
| 2019-2020 | 10,530 | 2,210 |
| 2018-2019 | 8,306 | 1,696 |
| 2017-2018 | 7,097 | 1,508 |
| 2016-2017 | 6,270 | 1,260 |
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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.
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