Auburn University
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Auburn University (informally known as AU or Auburn) is a public land-grant research university in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 27,900 undergraduate students, over 6,200 graduate students, and a total enrollment of more than 34,100 students with 1,435 faculty members, Auburn is the second-largest university in Alabama. It is one of the state's two flagship public universities. The university is one of 146 U.S. universities classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". Auburn was chartered in 1856, as East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts college affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. In 1872, under the Morrill Act, it became the state's first land-grant university and was renamed the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama. In 1892, it became the first four-year coeducational school in Alabama and in 1899 was renamed Alabama Polytechnic Institute. In 1960, its name was changed to Auburn University. In 1967, the Alabama Legislature chartered an additional campus in Montgomery. Auburn University at Montgomery is a current member of the Auburn University system.
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| College | Founded | Dean | Notes |
| College of Agriculture | 1872 | Paul Patterson | Previously called School of Agriculture and Biological Sciences until 1986. |
| College of Architecture, Design and Construction | 1907 | Karen L. Rogers | Previously called School of Architecture and Fine Arts until 1986. |
| Raymond J. Harbert College of Business | 1967 | Jennifer Mueller-Phillips | |
| College of Education | 1915 | Jeffrey T. Fairbrother | |
| Samuel Ginn College of Engineering | 1872 | Mario Eden | |
| College of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences | 1984 | Janaki Alavalapati | |
| Honors College | 1979 | Laura Stevens | Instead of a dean, the Honors College has a director. |
| College of Human Sciences | 1916 | Susan Hubbard | |
| College of Liberal Arts | 1986 | Jason Hicks | Formerly the School of Arts and Sciences, founded in 1872. Adopted part of the School of Architecture and Fine Arts. |
| College of Nursing | 1979 | Gregg Newschwander | |
| James Harrison College of Pharmacy | 1885 | Leigh Ann Ross | |
| College of Sciences and Mathematics | 1986 | Edward Thomas | Formerly the School of Arts and Sciences, founded in 1872. Adopted part of the School of Agriculture and Biological Sciences. |
| College of Veterinary Medicine | 1907 | Calvin Johnson | |
| Graduate School | 1872 | Ash Abebe | |
| Library | Shali Zhang |
| Business | 56 |
| Education | 84 |
| Engineering | 71 |
| Nursing: Master's | 123 |
| Audiology | 46 |
| Biological Sciences | 112 |
| Chemistry | 88 |
| Clinical Psychology | 80 |
| Computer Science | 91 |
| English | 116 |
| History | 125 |
| Mathematics | 94 |
| Pharmacy | 31 |
| Physics | 110 |
| Psychology | 98 |
| Public Affairs | 65 |
| Rehabilitation Counseling | 15 |
| Speech-Language Pathology | 72 |
| Veterinary Medicine | 14 |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | |
| Applicants | 55,056 | 48,179 | 46,010 | 19,414 | 16,958 | 15,745 | 17,463 | 18,323 | 15,784 | 14,862 | 17,068 |
| Admits | 25,284 | 24,315 | 19,909 | 15,077 | 14,124 | 13,027 | 13,486 | 12,827 | 12,417 | 11,816 | 12,085 |
| % Admitted | 45.9 | 50.5 | 43.3 | 77.7 | 83.3 | 82.7 | 77.2 | 70.0 | 78.6 | 79.5 | 70.8 |
| Enrolled | 6,103 | 5,935 | 5,311 | 4,902 | 4,592 | 3,726 | 3,852 | 4,202 | 4,204 | 3,918 | 3,984 |
| Avg GPA | 4.09 | 4.07 | 4.05 | 3.83 | 3.77 | 3.74 | 3.78 | 3.78 | 3.78 | 3.69 | 3.69 |
| Avg ACT | 27.4 | 27.1 | 28.1 | 27.3 | 27.0 | 26.9 | 26.9 | 27.2 | 26.9 | 26.2 | 25.9 |
| Avg SAT composite* | 1290 | 1300 | 1174 | 1168 | 1168 | 1185 | 1232 | 1208 | 1183 | 1175 | |
| (out of 1600) |
| Race and ethnicity | Total | ||
| White | 83% | ||
| Black | 4% | ||
| Hispanic | 4% | ||
| Asian | 3% | ||
| Two or more races | 3% | ||
| International student | 2% | ||
| Economic diversity | |||
| Low-income | 13% | ||
| Affluent | 87% | ||
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