Auburn University
Auburn University admitted 46% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1260–1390 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $25,424 a year. Within six years, 82% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 46%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1260–1390
- ACT middle 50%
- 26–31
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $36,285 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $25,424 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $19,536 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $13,318 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $36,022 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 82%
- Students who return for a second year
- 95%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $73,273 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 26,816
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 14%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 21 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 27%
- Engineering
- 16%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 12%
- Health professions
- 6%
- Computer and information sciences
- 4%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Loyola Marymount University CA · 45% admitted
- Syracuse University NY · 46% admitted
- Bennington College VT · 45% admitted
- Bentley University MA · 45% admitted
- Furman University SC · 43% admitted
- Purdue University-Main Campus IN · 50% admitted
More colleges in Alabama
- The University of Alabama AL · 77% admitted
- University of Alabama at Birmingham AL · 88% admitted
- Troy University AL · 96% admitted
- University of South Alabama AL · 71% admitted
- Jacksonville State University AL · 78% admitted
- University of Alabama in Huntsville AL · 69% admitted
- Alabama A & M University AL · 58% admitted
- University of North Alabama AL · 87% admitted
Official sources
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.