Auburn University

Auburn, AL · Public · 26,816 undergrads (large, city) · website ↗

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$50 application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$16,681
$30,000 – $48,000	$17,627
$48,000 – $75,000	$20,558
$75,000 – $110,000	$25,808
Over $110,000	$29,547
All incomes (average)	$24,323

Sticker tuition and fees: $12,890 in-state, $34,922 out-of-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use Auburn University's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$17,210
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$15,872
Books and supplies	$1,200
Other expenses, on campus	$6,320
Other expenses, off campus	$6,320

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (5,282 of them) in 2022–23; 81% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	75%	$11,644
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	12%	$5,228
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	73%	$10,827
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	27%	$5,228

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1345
Median ACT: —
Students with Pell grants: 13%
Graduation rate (6yr): 82%
Freshman retention: 95%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $65,337
Median debt at graduation: $21,000
International undergrads: 570 (2.1%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Test-optional
Application fee: $50
Students per faculty member: 21 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 87%
Open admission: No

Middle 50% of test scores, fall 2024

25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. A quarter scored below the first figure and a quarter above the second. Section ranges can't be added together into a total-score range.

SAT Reading and Writing: 630–690
SAT Math: 630–700
ACT composite: 26–31

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Required
High school class rank	Considered if submitted
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Considered if submitted
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Not considered
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Not considered
Personal statement or essay	Not considered
Legacy status	Not considered

First-time applicants: 48,178
Admitted: 24,314
Enrolled: 5,935

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Business27%

Engineering16%

Biology & Life Sciences12%

Health & Nursing6%

Computer Science4%

Communications & Media4%

Agriculture4%

Education4%

Psychology3%

Visual & Performing Arts3%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (64)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations	612	$60,539	$80,323national $68,257	$18,714
Finance and Financial Management Services	339	$63,634	$84,352national $83,343	$18,250
Biology, General	321	$29,335	$83,053national $57,214	$20,250
Marketing	307	$55,301	$74,702national $69,303	$18,500
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	234	$78,387	$73,228national $88,910	$19,750
Psychology, General	218	$29,921	$50,633national $50,706	$20,000
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	204	$34,891	$52,063national $62,172	$17,500
Mechanical Engineering	197	$74,357	$93,246national $92,135	$20,500
Architectural Engineering	160	$84,099	$97,759national $89,406	$17,763
Accounting and Related Services	157	$66,574	$86,222national $76,194	$19,124
Air Transportation	153	$44,313	—national $85,825	$19,500
Computer and Information Sciences, General	143	$72,790	$91,087national $92,374	$19,125
Design and Applied Arts	133	$51,089	$61,609national $51,490	$24,875
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	121	$43,240	$49,258national $47,382	$19,500
Civil Engineering	115	$71,750	$79,778national $86,517	$20,000
Communication and Media Studies	114	$40,672	$56,636national $56,359	$19,500
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	110	$48,211	$67,413national $63,560	$23,000
Apparel and Textiles	98	$49,401	$62,807national $57,640	$20,500
Industrial Engineering	97	$75,473	$99,441national $98,442	$19,000
Animal Sciences	94	$35,967	$53,117national $49,634	$19,250
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	94	$76,711	$102,756national $98,207	$21,500
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	94	$38,275	$46,242national $48,568	$21,225
Computer Engineering	85	$80,817	$110,927national $109,015	$23,250
Political Science and Government	78	$41,174	$63,178national $63,293	$17,603
Chemical Engineering	76	$86,441	$106,726national $98,158	$19,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	72	$44,726	$48,474national $51,389	$25,000
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	71	—	$55,508national $58,928	$15,181
Hospitality Administration/Management	71	$51,912	$63,419national $56,726	$21,750
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	69	$71,746	—national $86,176	$22,798
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	66	$81,969	$99,799national $100,647	$21,000
Non-Professional Legal Studies	66	—	—national $61,959	$20,000
Architecture	62	$63,048	$72,420national $66,914	$29,000
History	56	$40,091	$46,133national $50,680	$24,250
Agricultural Business and Management	52	$50,542	$68,658national $66,647	$18,500
English Language and Literature, General	46	$38,141	$44,158national $48,590	$21,622
Computer Science	45	$97,822	—national $107,009	$29,250
Special Education and Teaching	45	$41,974	$55,544national $50,499	$24,125
Journalism	44	$36,719	$44,704national $56,278	$19,000
Nutrition Sciences	44	—	$56,579national $60,053	$18,105
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	43	$39,729	$40,076national $56,185	$22,250
Health and Medical Administrative Services	40	$49,476	$74,392national $58,716	$20,500
Environmental Design	38	$56,045	$62,697national $57,461	$20,000
Biological/Biosystems Engineering	38	$67,449	$74,411national $83,998	$24,625
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	37	$29,215	$54,449national $45,338	$25,000
Economics	35	$56,018	$72,617national $82,686	—
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	32	$33,541	$55,331national $50,532	—
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	31	—	$68,939national $55,000	$20,844
Forestry	30	—	$64,704national $58,784	$18,500
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	28	$37,292	—national $62,582	$17,496
Social Work	27	—	$50,156national $51,790	$24,625
Sociology	24	—	—national $52,657	$21,500
Fine and Studio Arts	23	$26,712	$31,025national $41,367	—
Music	21	—	$49,555national $42,892	—
Agriculture, General	19	$47,308	—national $53,676	$15,750
Plant Sciences	19	$47,671	$52,104national $56,567	$18,114
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other	17	$28,701	—national $46,475	—
Interior Architecture	15	—	$69,657national $60,369	—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	15	—	$39,566national $39,775	—
Applied Mathematics	14	$69,414	$83,741national $91,532	—
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	13	—	$63,298national $60,190	—
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	12	—	$64,370national $75,975	—
Public Administration	7	—	$66,141national $65,093	—
Human Resources Management and Services	—	—	$59,202national $68,069	—
International Business	—	—	$80,076national $73,201	—

Master's degrees (26)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations	302	$133,552	$154,831national $103,485	$41,000
Accounting and Related Services	86	$74,030	$100,093national $95,833	$20,500
Plant Sciences	55	$71,155	$69,054national $70,814	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	48	$53,762	$57,994national $59,916	$30,750
Computer Engineering	44	$98,478	—national $136,736	—
Engineering-Related Fields	42	$113,854	—national $125,651	—
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	42	—	—national $65,184	$30,500
Management Information Systems and Services	40	$81,840	$129,171national $106,092	$41,000
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	38	$44,802	$51,504national $60,111	$41,000
Biology, General	33	$45,627	—national $69,830	—
Civil Engineering	31	—	$96,904national $98,323	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	30	$54,012	$60,666national $63,707	—
Architectural Engineering	30	$111,292	$115,946national $98,356	—
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	29	$52,089	—national $74,607	$20,500
Industrial Engineering	29	$114,498	$113,866national $119,184	—
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	27	$56,465	$60,041national $67,030	$41,000
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	25	$52,309	$64,560national $67,681	—
Public Administration	25	$62,091	—national $81,408	—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	23	$101,270	$107,325national $120,193	$35,205
Educational Administration and Supervision	22	$51,649	$73,265national $71,685	$25,000
Agricultural Production Operations	19	—	$52,419national $58,454	—
Real Estate Development	15	$102,507	—national $124,997	—
Social Work	15	$46,723	—national $65,123	—
Special Education and Teaching	9	$51,234	$57,089national $64,397	—
Nutrition Sciences	5	$58,208	$70,100national $67,126	—
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	0	$55,322	—national $79,665	—

First professional degrees (2)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Veterinary Medicine	123	$111,358	$125,529national $131,316	$168,667
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	121	$107,023	$136,294national $138,348	$136,167

Doctoral degrees (5)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	19	$101,065	$103,093national $99,878	$72,617
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	18	$80,367	$93,737national $85,168	—
Educational Administration and Supervision	15	$98,407	$102,863national $100,573	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	11	$69,221	—national $81,822	—
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	10	$63,121	—national $93,640	—

Post-baccalaureate certificates (1)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	—	$79,633	—national $146,711	—

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 201 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: Auburn, Alabama, Auburn, AL 36849
Phone: (334) 844-4000
Institutional accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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