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AUBURN UNIVERSITY

108 Mary Martin Hall, Auburn, AL 36849

Admissions: 800-282-8769 • Financial Aid: 334-844-4634

Email: admissions@auburn.edu • Website: http://www.auburn.edu

From the College

“Auburn University has provided instruction, research and outreach for more than 150 years, and is among a distinctive group of universities designated as Land, Sea and Space Grant institutions. AU has more than 250,000 graduates and provides 130 degree programs to more than 24,000 graduate and undergraduate students. Graduates include six NASA astronauts, the head of the Kennedy Space Center, the nation’s first and only class of undergraduate wireless engineers, dozens of CEOs, world-famous architects and several authors and journalists. AU emphasizes international education, is at the forefront of engineering, transportation technology and veterinary medicine, achieves global impact through modern agricultural, extension and forestry/wildlife programs, and fulfills critical research and national shortages through pharmaceutical, sciences, mathematics, education, nursing and human sciences offerings.”

Campus Setting

Auburn is a public, multipurpose, land-grant university. It was founded as a private, liberal arts institution in 1856, came under state control in 1872 and began admitting women in 1892. Its 1,871-acre campus is located in Auburn. A four-year public institution, Auburn University has an enrollment of 24,602 students. Although not originally a co-educational college, Auburn University has been co-ed since 1892. In addition to a large, well-stocked library, the campus facilities include: art museum • herbarium • research center • research institute • flight simulators • animal clinics • special centers • laboratories. Auburn University provides on-campus housing that can accommodate 3,964 students. Housing options include: coed dorms • women’s dorms • sorority housing • fraternity housing • single-student apartments • special housing for disabled students. Recreation and sports facilities include: aquatic center • coliseum • fitness and weight rooms • golf course • track • racquetball and tennis courts.

Student Life and Activities

Most students (81 percent) live off campus which does impact the on-campus social scene. Nevertheless, like any college, students do find time to create their own recreational outlets. Popular campus gathering spots include the Student Center, concourse, downtown cafes and restaurants, main library, cafeteria and residence halls. Popular campus events include A-Day, Freshman Convocation, freshmen leadership programs, Greek Recruitment, Greek Sing, Greek Week, Splash Into Spring, University Program Council-sponsored entertainment, Holiday Tree Lighting, Tiger Nights, Burn the (Georgia) Bulldogs, Homecoming Week, student government elections, outdoor and international movies, Rolling Toomer’s Corner, athletics events, Step Shows & Tiger-Stomp, service opportunities/events, Welcome Week, Beat Bama Parade, Beat Bama Food Drive and Black History Month. Auburn University has 250 official student organizations. The most popular are: G.A.N.G. Student Ministries • Gay Straight Alliance • Historic Preservation Guild • Agriculture Ambassadors • American Institute of Chemical Engineers • Association of Certified Fraud Examiners • Mock Trial Competition Team • Public Relations Council of Alabama. For those interested in sports, there are intramural teams such as: badminton • cycling • lacrosse • rowing • rugby • sailing • soccer • table tennis • tennis • volleyball • water polo • water skiing • wrestling. Auburn University is a member of the Southeastern Conference (Division I, Football I-A).

Academics and Learning Environment

For the B student, the learning environment of a college is just as important as the quality of its academic program. Auburn University has 1,184 full-time and 159 part-time faculty members, offering a student-to-faculty ratio of 18:1. The most common course size is 20 to 29 students. Auburn University offers 271 majors with the most popular being finance, biomedical sciences and marketing and least popular being international trade (German), theatre and music. The school has a general core requirement. Cooperative education is available. All first-year students must maintain a 1.5 GPA or higher to avoid academic probation, and a minimum overall GPA of 2.0 is required to graduate. Other special academic programs that would appeal to a B student: independent study • double majors • dual degrees • accelerated study • honors program • Phi Beta Kappa • internships • distance learning certificate programs.

B Student Support and Success

Auburn’s network of academic advisors is by department or major. Advisors assist students with selecting classes and career planning, and they also give general advice. Some department heads provide information about their departments to prospective applicants as well. Learning Communities bring together first-year students in the same major to take certain required classes as a group. This enables students to easily form study groups and to navigate classes cooperatively. Departments also offer help that is basic to a student’s field of study. For example, the Auburn Office of Engineering Student Services provides tutoring for freshmen and transfer engineering students who need assistance in entry-level math, chemistry and physics classes. The tutoring is done by volunteer upperclassmen in group or one-on-one sessions.

Auburn University provides a variety of support programs including dedicated guidance for: academic • career • personal • psychological • minority students • military • veterans • non-traditional students • family planning. Additional counseling services include: sexual assault. The average freshman year GPA is 2.9, and 86 percent of freshmen students return for their sophomore year. Among students who enter the work force, approximately 80 percent enter a field related to their major within six months of graduation. Companies that most frequently hire graduates from Auburn University include: Alabama Power • AmSouth Bank • Baptist Health System • Cargill Steel Corporation • Chevron • Colonial Bank • DMJM Harris • Ernst & Young • Exxon Mobil • Georgia Pacific • Honeywell • IBM • Kimley-Horn & Associates • KMPG • Lockheed Martin • Lennar Homes • Merrill Lynch • Michelin North America • Milliken & Company • Northrop Grumman • Pepsico • PricewaterhouseCoopers • Proctor & Gamble • Regions Bank • Sony • Southern Company • Weyerhaeuser.

Highlights

Auburn University

Auburn/Opelika, AL (Pop. 71,000)

Location: Large town

Four-year public

Founded: 1856

Website: http://www.auburn.edu

Students

Total enrollment: 24,602

Undergrads: 19,926

Freshmen: 3,918

Part-time students: 8%

From out-of-state: 43%

From public schools: 80%

Male/Female: 52%/48%

Live on-campus: 19%

In fraternities: 22%

In sororities: 31%

Off-campus employment rating: Excellent

Caucasian: 86%

African American: 8%

Hispanic: 2%

Asian or Pacific Islander: 2%

Native American: 1%

International: 1%

Academics

Calendar: Semester

Student/faculty ratio: 18:1

Class size 9 or fewer: 8%

Class size 10-29: 56%

Class size 30-49: 21%

Class size 50-99: 9%

Class size 100 or more: 5%

Returning freshmen: 86%

Six-year graduation rate: 67%

Most Popular Majors

Finance

Biomedical sciences

Marketing

Support for Students with Learning Disabilities

Students with learning disabilities may take advantage of specific support programs offered by Auburn University. If necessary, the college will grant additional time to students with learning disabilities to complete their degree. Also, a lightened course load may be granted to LD students. According to the school, The Program for Students with Disabilities offer a variety of Assistive Technology for students with learning disabilities. Text-to-speech software and electronic text are available for students with reading disabilities. Kurweil 3000, a scanning and reading software, and Dragon Naturally Speaking, a speech-to-text software, are available for student use in two locations on campus. Individual training is offered for students that may benefit from the use of assistive technology. Students with learning disabilities will find the following programs at Auburn University extremely useful: tutors • learning center • testing accommodations • extended time for tests • oral tests • readers • typist/scribe • note-taking services • reading machines • early syllabus • diagnostic testing service • priority registration • waiver of math degree requirement. Individual or small group tutorials are also available in: time management • organizational skills • learning strategies • specific subject areas • writing labs • math labs • study skills. An advisor/advocate from the Program for Students with Disabilities is available to students.

How to Get Admitted

For admissions decisions, non-academic factors considered: extracurricular activities • special talents, interests, abilities • character/personal qualities • volunteer work • work experience • geographical location • alumni relationship. A high school diploma is required, although a GED is also accepted for admissions consideration. SAT or ACT test scores are required of all applicants. SAT Subject Test scores are recommended but not required. According to the admissions office: Math units must include algebra I, algebra II, and one unit of analysis, calculus, geometry or trigonometry. Science units must include biology and a physical science. Minimum composite ACT score of 18 and minimum 2.5 GPA required of in-state applicants; minimum composite ACT score of 22 and minimum 2.5 GPA required of out-of-state applicants. Academic units recommended: 4 English, 3 Math, 3 Science, 4 Social Studies, 1 Foreign Language.

How to Pay for College

To apply for financial aid, students should submit the following: Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Auburn University participates in the Federal Work Study program. Need-based aid programs include: scholarships and grants • general need-based awards • Federal Pell grants • state scholarships and grants • college-based scholarships and grants • private scholarships and grants • Federal Nursing scholarships. Non-need-based aid programs include: scholarships and grants • general need-based awards • state scholarships and grants • athletic scholarships • ROTC scholarships.

Highlights

Admissions

Applicants: 14,862

Accepted: 11,816

Acceptance rate: 79.5%

Average GPA: 3.7

ACT range: 23-29

SAT Math range: 540-660

SAT Reading range: 520-640

SAT Writing range: 510-620

Top 10% of class: 40%

Top 25% of class: 65%

Top 50% of class: 91%

Deadlines

Early Action: 10/1

Early Decision: No

Regular Action: Rolling admissions

Common Application: Not accepted

Financial Aid

In-state tuition: $6,240

Out-of-state tuition: $18,720

Room: $4,038

Board: $4,934

Books: $1,100

Freshmen receiving need-based aid: 27%

Undergrads rec. need-based aid: 30%

Avg. % of need met by financial aid: 54%

Avg. aid package (freshmen): $9,182

Avg. aid package (undergrads): $8,740

Freshmen receiving merit-based aid: 24%

Undergrads rec. merit-based aid: 13%

Avg. debt upon graduation: $22,232

Prominent Alumni

Kathy Thornton, astronaut; Millard Fuller, founder/president, Habitat for Humanity-International; Don Logan, chairman of board, Time Warner Cable.

School Spirit

Mascot: Tigers

Colors: Burnt orange and navy blue

Song: War Eagle