Auburn University At Montgomery

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

Auburn University at Montgomery began as an extension center of the University of Alabama, which was established in 1936. AUM was founded in 1967 by the Alabama Legislature, and began its first session in 1969. It moved to a new 500 acre campus in 1971.

The student population at AUM is comprised of 63% females and 37% males, and the student-faculty ratio stands at 16:1. AUM has the following five schools and colleges:

• Business
• Education
• Liberal Arts
• Nursing
• Science

AUM offers bachelors, masters and specialist degrees from the above schools and colleges. It also provides facilities for continuing education through community education, certificate programs, computer training, corporate education, languages, youth programs and online training.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in business and management, education and teaching, science, and art studies.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of students.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
• Numerous part-time students.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

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.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 5,296 in 2009-2010 (4,294 full-time equivalent).

About 40% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 59% of the class.

Undergrads are 83% of enrolled students and graduate students are 17%.

Students under 25 years old represent 62% of the student body. About 8% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 85% are full-time and 15% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

Auburn provides on-campus housing for 688 of its 4,294 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

The school is in the Georgia-Alabama-Carolina Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 99 male students received the aid (men were 61% of those receiving aid) and 62 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 39% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Auburn offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (23 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (292 awarded)

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

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (198 awarded)

• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (21 awarded)

• Public Administration

LIBERAL ARTS (93 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (8 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (25 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (69 awarded)

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

SCIENCE (76 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Physical Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (59 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (38 awarded)

• Psychology