Auburn University Main Campus

Location and Contact Information

Auburn, Alabama
Auburn University, AL 36849
USA
Main Tel: (334) 844-4000
Web Site

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Auburn University, also referred to as "AU" or "Auburn", is a public, co-educational school located in Auburn, Alabama.

Established in 1858 as the East Alabama Male College only 20 years after the founding of the City of Auburn, the school underwent several name changes until it was awarded university status in 1960 and given its present moniker.

AU's campus stretches over more than 1800 acres of suburban land. In 1967, Auburn University at Montgomery was established as a separately administered branch campus

One of the largest universities in the South, Auburn offers degrees in 13 colleges and schools at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels. These schools are:

  • College of Agriculture
  • College of Architecture, Design and Construction
  • College of Business
  • College of Education
  • Samuel Ginn College of Engineering
  • School of forestry and Wildlife Sciences
  • College of Liberal arts
  • School of Nursing
  • James Harrison School of Pharmacy
  • College of Sciences and Mathematics
  • College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Graduate School

AU's Technical Assistance Center, a collaborative engineering/business outreach unit, performs hundreds of projects each year for state industries.

Notable Auburn University alumni include Richard Myers, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff; Millard Fuller, founder of Habitat for Humanity; James Voss and Kathryn Thornton, astronauts; Cynthia Tucker, Pulitzer Prize winner and editorial page editor, Atlanta Journal-Constitution; Jimmy Wales, cofounder of Wikipedia; Bo Jackson, 985 Heisman trophy winner, former football and baseball players; Toni Tennille, half of the singing group, "The Captain & Tennille"; Gen. Holland Smith of the U.S. Marine Corps, father of modern U.S. amphibious warfare; and Jim Phillips, three-time NFL Pro-Bowler.

Among the school's many firsts and accomplishments are:

  • First to offer a program in software engineering in the Southeast.
  • First to offer a bachelor's of wireless engineering degree in the Southeast.
  • A consistent leader in aviation education and research.
  • Second-most-admired Bachelor of Architecture program in the nation, according to other university deans and departments as reported by DesignIntelligence Magazine.
  • AU-developed technologies and research include:
  • A micorscope system NASA is using on Antarctic expeditions.
  • Germ-killing rubber material.
  • A new egg-injected avian flu vaccine.
  • A widely used flea pill for dogs.

Auburn University is home to many fraternities and sororities. Over 15 percent of males and more than 30 percent of females belong. The sororities are located in dormitories on a hill within the campus; each of these dormitories has a sorority chapter.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in landscaping and horticulture, engineering, construction trades, design, business and management, and conservation and resource management.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • Large number of students.
  • High faculty salary.
  • Good faculty-to-student ratio.
  • High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
  • High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
  • High male/female ratio.

School characteristics:

  • The school is public.
  • Academic calender: Semester.
  • Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Extensive.

Features of note:

  • The school offers a faculty tenure system.
  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Campus housing is available.
  • Students may study abroad.
  • Distance learning is available.
  • Part-time classes are available.
  • ROTC.
  • Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Auburn:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1Texas A & M UniversityCollege Station, TX48,039
2University of Colorado at BoulderBoulder, CO32,469
3Iowa State UniversityAmes, IA26,856
4Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA44,406
5Clemson UniversityClemson, SC18,317
6University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, NE23,573
7Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, LA28,810
8The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX49,984
9California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, CA19,471
10Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, IN41,433

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Bachelor3,94290
Master86556
Doctorate22237
First-professional degree2152
Post-master's certificate82

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  786
Without tenure; working toward tenure  275
Without tenure; tenure not available  123

Students

Student enrollment was 24,530 in 2009-2010 (22,067 full-time equivalent).

About 49% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 51% of the class.

Undergrads are 80% of enrolled students, graduate students are 16%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 4%.

Students under 25 years old represent 84% of the student body. About 2% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men79%
Women80%
All80%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal520-640
Math540-660
Writing510-620

Room and Board

Auburn provides on-campus housing for 3,964 of its 22,067 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Southeastern Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 213 male students received the aid (men were 57% of those receiving aid) and 162 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 43% of students receiving such aid) .

International Study

About 0% of freshmen are from countries other than the US.

International applicants are required to take the TOEFL exam.

Graduate School Focus

Auburn offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include medical degrees.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Comprehensive Doctoral With Medical/Veterinary.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (70 awarded)

  • Agricultural Economics
  • Aquaculture

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (79 awarded)

  • Animal Sciences
  • Poultry Science

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (125 awarded)

  • Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
  • City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning
  • Environmental Design/Architecture
  • Interior Architecture
  • Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1,174 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Finance
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • Logistics and Materials Management
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (71 awarded)

  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (68 awarded)

  • Environmental Science
  • Forest Sciences and Biology
  • Forestry
  • Natural Resources/Conservation
  • Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (91 awarded)

  • Apparel and Textile Marketing Management

DESIGN (101 awarded)

  • Design and Visual Communications
  • Industrial Design
  • Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (4 awarded)

  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (639 awarded)

  • Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Education
  • Educational Leadership and Administration
  • Educational/Instructional Media Design
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Foreign Language Teacher Education
  • Health Teacher Education
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Science Teacher Education
  • Special Education and Teaching
  • Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
  • Technical Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (667 awarded)

  • Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
  • Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering
  • Architectural Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Textile Sciences and Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (199 awarded)

  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
  • Public Administration
  • Social Work

FINE ARTS (28 awarded)

  • Fine/Studio Arts

HOSPITALITY (31 awarded)

  • Hospitality Administration/Management

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (102 awarded)

  • Horticultural Science
  • Plant Sciences

LIBERAL ARTS (511 awarded)

  • Anthropology
  • Economics
  • English Language and Literature
  • French Language and Literature
  • Geography
  • German Language and Literature
  • History
  • Political Science and Government
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Speech and Rhetorical Studies
  • Technical and Business Writing

MATHEMATICS (49 awarded)

  • Applied Mathematics
  • Mathematics
  • Statistics

MEDIA (150 awarded)

  • Journalism
  • Public Relations/Image Management
  • Radio and Television

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (21 awarded)

  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (108 awarded)

  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
  • Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions

MEDICINE (240 awarded)

  • Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)
  • Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])
  • Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
  • Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sci, Gen (Cert,MS,PhD)

MUSIC (2 awarded)

  • Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (88 awarded)

  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (39 awarded)

  • Nutrition Sciences

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (10 awarded)

  • Philosophy

SCIENCE (319 awarded)

  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Geology/Earth Science
  • Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
  • Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Physics
  • Zoology/Animal Biology

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (75 awarded)

  • Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (191 awarded)

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Psychology

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