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Auburn University

Basic Information

Type Public

Location Auburn, AL

Population 180,000

Website http://www.auburn.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 25,732

Men / Women 49% / 51%

White 76%

Black 5%

Hispanic 5%

Asian 3%

Mixed 3%

International 2%

Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Business & Economics 28%

Humanities & Social Sciences 16%

Engineering 15%

Life & Natural Sciences 12%

Health Sciences 10%

Arts 6%

Computer Science & Math 5%

Education 4%

Professional 4%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $12,890

Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $34,922

Est. In-State Cost $16,675

Est. Out-of-State Cost $45,175

10-Year ROI $177,000

ROI Percentile 72th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 95%

4-Year Graduation Rate 61%

6-Year Graduation Rate 82%

Transfer-Out Rate 12%

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20th pctl)

Sunshine Hours 2,738 (70th pctl)

Days Without Precipitation 255 (66th pctl)

Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 47%

Yield (Unbound) 24%

Early Action Nov 1

Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1

Expenditure

Engineering, Computing & Math	$137M	#47
Life & Natural Sciences	$190M	#85
Humanities & Social Sciences	$9M	#140

Graduate Degrees

Engineering, Computing & Math	99	#59
Life & Natural Sciences	354	#72
Humanities & Social Sciences	120	#171

Honors College

Name Honors College

Students 2,229 (9%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_required

Submitted Test Scores 90%

SAT Range 1280 – 1370

SAT Math Range 630 – 700

SAT RW Range 630 – 690

ACT Range 26 – 31

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average; +1 is one standard deviation above. The emphasized lines at +2 and −2 mark two standard deviations. One chart per macro-category; all charts share a common y-axis.

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Agriculture	228	45% / 55%	1%	$71,331
Agriculture	14 +5	71% / 29%	0%	—
Agronomy and Soils	6 —	83% / 17%	0%	$64,317
Animal Science	84 —	20% / 80%	1%	$73,782
Aquaculture and Fisheries Science	6 —	100% / 0%	0%	—
Biotechnology	11 —	27% / 73%	0%	—
Environmental Science	18 —	44% / 56%	0%	—
Food Science	3 —	33% / 67%	0%	—
Horticulture	13 —	69% / 31%	8%	$64,317
Poultry Science	10 —	50% / 50%	0%	$73,782
Agribusiness	2 —	100% / 0%	0%	$69,466
Agricultural Business and Economics	50 —	72% / 28%	0%	$69,466
Agricultural Communications	11 —	0% / 100%	0%	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Architecture, Design and Construction	159	49% / 51%	8%	$75,980
Architecture	62 —	53% / 47%	3%	$83,541
Industrial Design	44 —	50% / 50%	5%	$65,326
Interior Architecture	15 —	20% / 80%	0%	—
Building Construction Management	38 —	53% / 47%	21%	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Education	440	24% / 76%	1%	$62,537
Kinesiology	202 +2	35% / 65%	2%	—
Career and Technical Education	5 —	60% / 40%	0%	$71,870
Early Childhood Education	49 —	4% / 96%	0%	$58,701
Elementary Education	72 —	3% / 97%	0%	$58,701
English Language Arts Education	15 —	27% / 73%	0%	$71,870
Foreign Language Education	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$71,870
Mathematics Education	7 —	14% / 86%	0%	$71,870
Physical Education/Teacher Education	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$71,870
Science Education	7 —	29% / 71%	0%	$71,870
Social Science Education	24 —	58% / 42%	0%	$71,870
Special Education	45 —	11% / 89%	0%	$57,924
Music Education	12 —	33% / 67%	0%	$71,870

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Human Sciences	365	7% / 93%	2%	$60,760
Nutrition	43 +1	7% / 93%	2%	$64,524
Hospitality Management	71 —	18% / 82%	6%	$58,990
Human Development and Family Science	7 +1	0% / 100%	0%	$48,982
Human Development and Family Studies	86 —	3% / 97%	0%	$48,982
Human Sciences	17 —	12% / 88%	0%	—
Apparel Design and Production Management	97 +1	3% / 97%	2%	$69,611
Interior Design	44 —	7% / 93%	0%	$65,326

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Liberal Arts	1,074	31% / 69%	2%	$65,945
Geographic Information Systems	8 —	75% / 25%	0%	—
Communication Disorders	71 —	0% / 100%	0%	$61,258
Public Health	40 —	12% / 88%	0%	$78,608
Economics	35 —	83% / 17%	17%	—
Anthropology	8 +1	12% / 88%	0%	—
Communication	67 —	24% / 76%	4%	$69,603
English	31 +15	26% / 74%	0%	$56,318
French	6 —	33% / 67%	0%	$58,900
Geography	2 —	100% / 0%	0%	—
German	4 —	75% / 25%	0%	—
History	32 +24	66% / 34%	3%	$52,964
Interdisciplinary University Studies	32 —	81% / 19%	0%	$54,978
Journalism	44 —	61% / 39%	0%	$57,239
Law and Justice	66 —	42% / 58%	0%	—
Media Studies	45 +2	44% / 56%	7%	$69,603
Philosophy	6 —	83% / 17%	0%	—
Political Science	78 —	53% / 47%	0%	$70,894
Psychology	212 +6	19% / 81%	3%	$76,671
Public Administration	7 —	29% / 71%	0%	$60,846
Public Relations	110 —	12% / 88%	1%	$59,513
Social Work	27 —	4% / 96%	0%	$58,201
Sociology	19 +5	42% / 58%	11%	—
Spanish	22 +3	27% / 73%	0%	$58,900
University Studies	10 —	20% / 80%	0%	—
Design and Applied Arts
Graphic Design	45 —	13% / 87%	0%	$65,326
Music	9 +12	67% / 33%	0%	$56,863
Studio Art	23 —	35% / 65%	0%	$42,659
Theatre	15 —	13% / 87%	0%	—

⇅	Trends	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Nursing		234	9% / 91%	0%	$102,909
Nursing		234 —	9% / 91%	0%	$102,909

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Sciences and Mathematics	461	33% / 67%	2%	$85,356
Applied Mathematics	14 —	64% / 36%	0%	—
Mathematics	10 +8	50% / 50%	0%	$61,694
Biology	24 —	17% / 83%	0%	$87,542
Biomedical Sciences	297 —	29% / 71%	1%	$87,542
Chemistry	18 +1	50% / 50%	17%	—
Genetics	17 —	18% / 82%	6%	—
Geosciences	7 +6	71% / 29%	14%	—
Marine Biology	10 —	10% / 90%	0%	—
Microbiology	27 +1	30% / 70%	0%	$68,137
Neuroscience	12 +2	33% / 67%	0%	—
Physics	13 —	100% / 0%	0%	—
Zoology
Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions	7 —	14% / 86%	14%	—
Medical Laboratory Sciences	5 —	20% / 80%	0%	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
Harbert College of Business	1,608	65% / 35%	4%	$102,857
Accounting	156 +1	53% / 47%	3%	$98,060
Business Analytics	67 +2	57% / 43%	7%	—
Finance	326 +13	78% / 22%	4%	$92,757
Management	409 +8	69% / 31%	7%	$123,408
Marketing	303 +4	32% / 68%	3%	$75,296
Supply Chain Management	194 +1	83% / 17%	4%	$123,408
Aviation Management	88 —	84% / 16%	0%	—
Professional Flight	65 —	88% / 12%	0%	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
Samuel Ginn College of Engineering	1,133	80% / 20%	4%	$107,179
Aerospace Engineering	94 —	79% / 21%	12%	$106,663
Architectural Engineering	160 —	91% / 9%	1%	$116,460
Biosystems Engineering	38 —	42% / 58%	0%	$83,774
Chemical Engineering	76 —	67% / 33%	0%	$120,044
Civil Engineering	115 —	79% / 21%	2%	$90,951
Computer Engineering	23 —	91% / 9%	4%	$109,999
Electrical Engineering	66 —	89% / 11%	6%	$104,870
Industrial and Systems Engineering	97 —	68% / 32%	3%	$107,092
Materials Engineering	11 —	64% / 36%	0%	—
Mechanical Engineering	197 —	86% / 14%	3%	$102,156
Pre-Engineering	6 —	83% / 17%	17%	—
Computer Science	143 —	85% / 15%	12%	$115,936
Computer Science and Software Engineering	45 —	64% / 36%	0%	—
Software Engineering	62 —	84% / 16%	0%	$109,999

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences	110	71% / 29%	0%	$62,093
Forest Operations	4 —	50% / 50%	0%	$66,856
Forestry	26 —	92% / 8%	0%	$66,856
Natural Resources Management	14 —	71% / 29%	0%	—
Wildlife Sciences	37 —	41% / 59%	0%	$58,232
Sustainable Biomaterials and Packaging	29 —	93% / 7%	0%	—

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Auburn University

Basic Information

Demographics

Academics

Financial

Retention & Graduation

Weather

Admissions

Research

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

SAT Superscore

Earnings by Major Category

Schools & Majors

Rankings

Engineering

Life & Natural Sciences

Health Sciences

Business & Economics

Education

Professional