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Auburn University

Auburn, AL · Public · Small city · Carnegie R1/R2

Public institution in Auburn, AL · 25,732 undergraduates · 50% acceptance rate · $65,337 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$23,8971,410th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$12,536799th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$33,9441,390th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$34,4021,081st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$21,000751st lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$65,337373rd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$54,629359th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
79.2%233rd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
93.2%165th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
50.5%274th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1318171st highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
25,73277th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
21.0:11,930th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
12.3%2,010th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 95 mi (ATL)

On 3 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$50
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 81 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$74,747$74,576
Architectural EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$71,734$66,240
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$70,100$65,753
Industrial EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$70,009$65,170
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$67,879$68,778
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$66,377$61,380
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$64,358$65,711
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$61,303$53,358
Engineering, OtherEngineeringbachelors$61,020$74,157
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$58,842$56,931
Interior ArchitectureArchitecturebachelors$57,318$46,087
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBusinessbachelors$57,318—

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $18,831,651 (M $10,416,469 · W $8,415,182)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Auburn University’s 25,732 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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