Colleges / Auburn University
College · Public · Auburn, AL · City
Aub

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

AddressAuburn, Alabama, Auburn, AL 36849
Websitewww.auburn.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate46%
6-yr median pay$55k
Net price / yr$24k
Undergrad size26,816
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $24k/yr for a shot at a $55k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 46% means this is selective — grades, essays, and testing matter. Admitted students average SAT 1345.

If you get in

26,816 undergrads. Big. You will have to make it feel small yourself.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $35k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $24k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$140k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$97k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$42k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$12.9k
Tuition · out-of-state
$34.9k
Room & board
$16.6k
Books & supplies
$1,200

How students pay for it.

Pell grants13%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans26%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention94%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr82%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$55k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$65k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out12%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
26,816
Location
Auburn, AL
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White83%
  • Hispanic5%
  • Black4%
  • Two or more races3%
  • Asian3%
  • International2%
First-gen students17%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time6%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$72k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 86

What you can study.

Colleges / Auburn University
College · Public · Auburn, AL · City
Aub

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

AddressAuburn, Alabama, Auburn, AL 36849
Websitewww.auburn.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate46%
6-yr median pay$55k
Net price / yr$24k
Undergrad size26,816
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $24k/yr for a shot at a $55k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 46% means this is selective — grades, essays, and testing matter. Admitted students average SAT 1345.

If you get in

26,816 undergrads. Big. You will have to make it feel small yourself.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $35k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $24k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$140k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$97k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$42k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$12.9k
Tuition · out-of-state
$34.9k
Room & board
$16.6k
Books & supplies
$1,200

How students pay for it.

Pell grants13%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans26%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention94%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr82%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$55k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$65k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out12%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
26,816
Location
Auburn, AL
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White83%
  • Hispanic5%
  • Black4%
  • Two or more races3%
  • Asian3%
  • International2%
First-gen students17%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time6%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$72k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 86

What you can study.