Auburn University
Public four-year university in Auburn, AL that costs an average of $25,424 a year after financial aid, admits 46% of applicants and graduates 82% of full-time students.
Net price / year
$25,424
Acceptance rate
46%
Graduation rate
82%
Earnings after 10 yrs
$73,273
PublicSmall city26,816 undergraduates
Cost of Auburn University
| Total cost of attendance (per year) | $36,285 |
|---|---|
| Tuition and fees, in-state | $13,318 |
| Tuition and fees, out-of-state | $36,022 |
| Housing and food (on campus) | $17,210 |
| Books and supplies | $1,200 |
| Average net price after aid | $25,424 |
Net price by family income
| Family income | Average net price / year |
|---|---|
| $0–30,000 | $19,536 |
| $30,001–48,000 | $19,065 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $21,665 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $25,366 |
| $110,001+ | $30,726 |
Net price is what students actually pay after grants and scholarships (in-state students). Get your own estimate with Auburn University's net price calculator ↗.
Admissions
| Acceptance rate | 46% |
|---|---|
| Average SAT | 1,345 |
| SAT reading (25th–75th percentile) | 630–690 |
| SAT math (25th–75th percentile) | 630–700 |
| ACT composite (25th–75th percentile) | 26–31 |
| Test scores | Considered but not required |
Graduation, earnings and debt
| Graduation rate | 82% |
|---|---|
| First-year retention | 95% |
| Median earnings 6 years after enrolling | $60,472 |
| Median earnings 10 years after enrolling | $73,273 |
| Rank in Alabama (earnings) | 1st of 30 similar colleges |
| Median debt of graduates | $19,500 |
| Typical monthly loan payment | $222 (10-year plan) |
| Students with Pell grants | 15% |
| Students with federal loans | 27% |
Majors and programs at Auburn University
Earnings one year after graduation and median debt, by program. Click a program for details and comparisons.
Bachelor's degree programs (93)
Certificate programs (15)
| Program | Graduates (2 yrs) | Earnings after 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related Services | — | — | — |
| Air Transportation | 9 | — | — |
| Area Studies | — | — | — |
| Chemical Engineering | — | — | — |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | 9 | — | — |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies | — | — | — |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other | 2 | — | — |
| Geography and Cartography | 7 | — | — |
| Industrial Engineering | — | — | — |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | — | — | — |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | 10 | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 3 | — | — |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | — | — | — |
| Manufacturing Engineering | 7 | — | — |
| Public Administration | 3 | — | — |
Post-baccalaureate certificate programs (32)
| Program | Graduates (2 yrs) | Earnings after 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | — | $79,633 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services | — | — | — |
| Architectural Engineering | — | — | — |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | — | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | — | — | — |
| Civil Engineering | — | — | — |
| Communication and Media Studies | — | — | — |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | — | — | — |
| Data Analytics | — | — | — |
| Economics | — | — | — |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | — | — | — |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | — | — | — |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | — | — | — |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other | — | — | — |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | — | — | — |
| Forestry | — | — | — |
| Geography and Cartography | — | — | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | — | — | — |
| Industrial Engineering | — | — | — |
| Management Information Systems and Services | — | — | — |
| Manufacturing Engineering | — | — | — |
| Mechanical Engineering | — | — | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | — | — | — |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | — | — | — |
| Plant Sciences | — | — | — |
| Public Administration | — | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | — | — | — |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | — | — | — |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | — | — | — |
| Special Education and Teaching | — | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | — | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | — | — | — |
Master's degree programs (72)
| Program | Graduates (2 yrs) | Earnings after 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 639 | $133,552 | $41,000 |
| Industrial Engineering | 62 | $114,498 | — |
| Engineering-Related Fields | 93 | $113,854 | — |
| Architectural Engineering | 64 | $111,292 | — |
| Real Estate Development | 41 | $102,507 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 69 | $101,270 | $35,205 |
| Computer Engineering | 83 | $98,478 | — |
| Management Information Systems and Services | 73 | $81,840 | $41,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 168 | $74,030 | $20,500 |
| Plant Sciences | 87 | $71,155 | — |
| Public Administration | 50 | $62,091 | — |
| Nutrition Sciences | 26 | $58,208 | — |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 51 | $56,465 | $41,000 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | 9 | $55,322 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 68 | $54,012 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 102 | $53,762 | $30,750 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | 63 | $52,309 | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 70 | $52,089 | $20,500 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | 56 | $51,649 | $25,000 |
| Special Education and Teaching | 19 | $51,234 | — |
| Social Work | 34 | $46,723 | — |
| Biology | 67 | $45,627 | — |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | 65 | $44,802 | $41,000 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | 45 | — | — |
| Agricultural Business and Management | 8 | — | — |
| Agricultural Production Operations | 35 | — | — |
| Animal Sciences | 37 | — | — |
| Apparel and Textiles | — | — | — |
| Applied Mathematics | 7 | — | — |
| Architecture | — | — | — |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering | 15 | — | — |
| Business/Managerial Economics | — | — | — |
| Chemical Engineering | 17 | — | — |
| Chemistry | 3 | — | — |
| Civil Engineering | 66 | — | — |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | 66 | — | $30,500 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 26 | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences | 10 | — | — |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | 35 | — | — |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | 16 | — | — |
| Design and Applied Arts | 12 | — | — |
| Economics | 9 | — | — |
| Education | — | — | — |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | 15 | — | — |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | — | — | — |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 39 | — | — |
| Engineering | 17 | — | — |
| English Language and Literature | 20 | — | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 34 | — | — |
| Food Science and Technology | 11 | — | — |
| Forestry | 35 | — | — |
| Geography and Cartography | 15 | — | — |
| Geography and Environmental Studies | — | — | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | 14 | — | — |
| History | 7 | — | — |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 7 | — | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 45 | — | — |
| International/Globalization Studies | 1 | — | — |
| Landscape Architecture | 17 | — | — |
| Materials Engineering | 12 | — | — |
| Mathematics | 5 | — | — |
| Mechanical Engineering | 51 | — | — |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | 3 | — | — |
| Physics | 18 | — | — |
| Polymer/Plastics Engineering | 2 | — | — |
| Psychology | 16 | — | — |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | 23 | — | — |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | 10 | — | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 19 | — | — |
| Sociology | 10 | — | — |
| Statistics | 18 | — | — |
| Sustainability Studies | 11 | — | — |
Doctoral degree programs (42)
| Program | Graduates (2 yrs) | Earnings after 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | 40 | $101,065 | $72,617 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | 25 | $98,407 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 24 | $80,367 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 19 | $69,221 | — |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | 26 | $63,121 | — |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | 10 | — | — |
| Agricultural Production Operations | 13 | — | — |
| Animal Sciences | 7 | — | — |
| Architectural Engineering | 1 | — | — |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering | 7 | — | — |
| Biology | 43 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 17 | — | — |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 1 | — | — |
| Chemical Engineering | 25 | — | — |
| Chemistry | 30 | — | — |
| Civil Engineering | 24 | — | — |
| Computer Engineering | 41 | — | — |
| Design and Applied Arts | 9 | — | — |
| Earth Systems Science | 8 | — | — |
| Economics | 10 | — | — |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 25 | — | — |
| English Language and Literature | 6 | — | — |
| Forestry | 5 | — | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | 10 | — | — |
| History | 10 | — | — |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 5 | — | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 7 | — | — |
| Industrial Engineering | 23 | — | — |
| Materials Engineering | 13 | — | — |
| Mathematics | 21 | — | — |
| Mechanical Engineering | 25 | — | — |
| Nutrition Sciences | 10 | — | — |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | 23 | — | — |
| Physics | 12 | — | — |
| Plant Sciences | 15 | — | — |
| Political Science and Government | 3 | — | — |
| Polymer/Plastics Engineering | 4 | — | — |
| Psychology | 3 | — | — |
| Public Administration | 12 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | — | — | — |
| Special Education and Teaching | 2 | — | — |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | 19 | — | — |
Professional degree programs (5)
| Program | Graduates (2 yrs) | Earnings after 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veterinary Medicine | 249 | $111,358 | $168,667 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | 264 | $107,023 | $136,167 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 20 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 8 | — | — |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | — | — | — |
Graduate certificate programs (40)
| Program | Graduates (2 yrs) | Earnings after 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related Services | 7 | — | — |
| Architectural Engineering | 120 | — | — |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering | — | — | — |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | 17 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 66 | — | — |
| Chemical Engineering | — | — | — |
| Civil Engineering | 3 | — | — |
| Communication and Media Studies | 1 | — | — |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | 59 | — | — |
| Data Analytics | 5 | — | — |
| Data Science | — | — | — |
| Economics | 14 | — | — |
| Education | 85 | — | — |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | 53 | — | — |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | 4 | — | — |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 6 | — | — |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other | 1 | — | — |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | 12 | — | — |
| Forestry | 16 | — | — |
| Geography and Cartography | 12 | — | — |
| History | — | — | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 3 | — | — |
| Industrial Engineering | 19 | — | — |
| Management Information Systems and Services | 39 | — | — |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 122 | — | — |
| Manufacturing Engineering | 1 | — | — |
| Mechanical Engineering | 4 | — | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 31 | — | — |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | — | — | — |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | 2 | — | — |
| Plant Sciences | 6 | — | — |
| Public Administration | 22 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 11 | — | — |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | 39 | — | — |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | 2 | — | — |
| Sociology | — | — | — |
| Special Education and Teaching | 13 | — | — |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | — | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 26 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 17 | — | — |
Similar colleges in Alabama
| College | City | Net price / yr | Acceptance | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa | $20,202 | 77% | $66,081 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | Birmingham | $15,630 | 88% | $59,631 |
| Troy University | Troy | $13,943 | 96% | $49,010 |
| University of South Alabama | Mobile | $16,801 | 71% | $53,069 |
| Jacksonville State University | Jacksonville | $17,111 | 78% | $51,004 |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville | Huntsville | $22,758 | 69% | $72,098 |
| Alabama A & M University | Normal | $18,255 | 58% | $41,266 |
| University of North Alabama | Florence | $17,850 | 87% | $50,557 |
About Auburn University
| Type | Public four-year university |
|---|---|
| Location | Auburn, AL |
| Setting | Small city |
| Undergraduates | 26,816 |
| Student-to-faculty ratio | 21 to 1 |
| Accreditor | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges |
| Website | auburn.edu ↗ |
Frequently asked questions
What is Auburn University's acceptance rate?
Auburn University admits 46% of applicants, making it selective. Admitted students average 1,345 on the SAT.
How much does Auburn University cost per year?
The full cost of attendance is $36,285 a year (tuition and fees: $13,318 in-state, $36,022 out-of-state). After grants and scholarships the average student pays $25,424 a year, and students from families earning under $30,000 pay about $19,536.
How much do Auburn University graduates earn?
Former students earn a median of $73,273 a year, 10 years after first enrolling — 1st of 30 similar colleges in Alabama. The best-paid bachelor's program is computer science ($97,822 a year after graduation).
What is Auburn University's graduation rate?
82% of full-time students graduate within six years, and 95% of first-year students return for a second year.