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  • Students

    Find out more about the characteristics of students who attend AU.

  • Admissions

    See how many students applied, accepted, and enrolled at AU. Learn more about students’ high school preparation and test scores.

  • College Costs & Financial Aid

    Learn about costs to attend AU and how much financial aid is typically awarded.

  • College Cost Estimator

    Estimate your cost to attend AU in a few simple steps.

  • Classes and Campus Life

    Learn more about professors, where students live, and campus safety at AU.

  • Student Experiences

    Discover ways to be actively involved in your education at AU – inside and outside the classroom.

  • Majors, Graduation and Next Steps

    See which majors are most popular at AU and what recent graduates plan to do after earning their bachelor's degree.

  • Student Success & Progress

    Discover how many students who start at AU finish their bachelor's degree and how long it takes.

  • Student Learning Outcomes

    Figure out what learning gains to expect in critical thinking, writing, and other important subjects at AU.

AU Classes & Instructors

Classroom Environment
 
Students per Faculty 18 to 1
Undergraduate classes with fewer than 30 students 64%
Undergraduate classes with fewer than 50 students 85%
 
Total Full-Time Instructional Faculty 1,196
% of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Female 33%
% of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Persons of Color 17%
% of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Have the Highest Academic Degree Offered in Their Field of Study 88%

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Campus-based Housing

45% of new freshmen live in campus-based housing or residence halls.
39% of all undergraduates live on campus

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Campus Safety

Auburn University works with the City of Auburn Police Department, located close to campus, to assure the safety of its campus. Dedicated city officers patrol the campus, while the university also operates a Department of Public Safety. Emergency management services are part of Public Safety, and a larger Risk Management division is also housed on campus. Crime rates in the Auburn community are low, and security escorts and an overnight Tiger Transit security shuttle are available as well.

Campus Crime Statistics

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Carnegie Classification of Institutional Characteristics

The Carnegie Classification's were created "to reference the great diversity of colleges and universities in the United States, and ... enable [people] to identify groups of roughly comparable institutions." For information on the Carnegie Classifications system, please visit their website: http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/

Basic Type
Research Universities (high research activity)
Size and Setting
Large four-year, primarily nonresidential
Enrollment Profile
High undergraduate
Undergraduate Profile
Full-time four-year, more selective, higher transfer-in
Undergraduate Instructional Program
Professions plus arts & sciences, high graduate coexistence
Graduate Instructional Program
Comprehensive doctoral with medical/veterinary

NOTE: Institutional classifications based on the Carnegie 2010 edition.

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