Auburn University

Auburn University

Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, U.S. With more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest universities in the state.[6] Auburn was chartered on February 1, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts school affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. In 1872, the college became the state’s first public land-grant university under the Morrill Act and was renamed the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama.  In 1892, the college became the first four-year coeducational school in the state. The curriculum at the university originally focused on arts and agriculture. This trend changed under the guidance of Dr. William Leroy Broun, who taught classics and sciences and believed both disciplines were important in the overall growth of the university and the individual. The college was renamed the Alabama Polytechnic Institute (API) in 1899, largely because of Dr. Broun’s influence.  The college continued expanding, and in 1960 its name was officially changed to Auburn University to acknowledge the varied academic programs and larger curriculum of a major university. It had been popularly known as “Auburn” for many years.   Auburn is among the few American universities designated as a land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research center.

Auburn University Rankings in 2010

• TOP 100 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING GRADUATE SCHOOL RANKING IN 2010
• BEST UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY RANKING
• TOP 100 COLLEGES IN THE UNITED STATES
• TOP NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES RANKING BY HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELOR
• 2010 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRESEASON RANKING
• TOP 100 EDUCATION COLLEGES / UNIVERSITIES IN 2010
• TOP PUBLIC NATIONAL UNIVERSITY RANKING
• TOP UNDERGRADUATE BUSINESS PROGRAM
• ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING GRADUATE SCHOOL RANKINGS

Auburn University Rankings in 2011

• TOP 100 GRADUATE COMPUTER ENGINEERING SCHOOL RANKINGS IN 2011
• TOP 200 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY RANKINGS IN 2012
• 2012 TOP 200 COLLEGES IN UNITED STATES
• WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS IN 2011-2012
•  TOP ENGINEERING GRADUATE SCHOOLS RANKING IN 2011-2012
•  TOP 30 PHARMACY SCHOOL RANKINGS IN U.S.
• TOP 2011 BUSINESS GRADUATE SCHOOL RANKINGS
• 2011 TOP PUBLIC COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY RANKINGS IN UNITED STATES

Auburn University Rankings in 2012

• TOP 100 COMPUTER ENGINEERING COLLEGE RANKING IN 2011-2012
•  2011-2012 BEST MECHANICAL ENGINEERING GRADUATE SCHOOLS RANKING

Auburn University Tuition and Fees

Schools and Colleges of Auburn University

Auburn University News

• Auburn University hosting World Affairs Youth Seminar in July - Thu, 17 May 2012
  AUBURN – Auburn University's College of Education and the Office of Professional and Continuing Education will host the 26th annual World Affairs Youth Seminar July 8-13. The seminar is open to rising 10th through 12th grade students and will be held on the Auburn campus. Rod Wiley, a retired Auburn professor and Lee County Sunrise [...]

• Auburn University initiative helps local educators reach growing Korean student population - Thu, 17 May 2012
  AUBURN – Twelve local teachers and seven Auburn University graduate students will travel to Korea in June as part of the Auburn University Global Initiative in Education project. They will learn about the country’s culture and educational system in an effort to bridge communications gaps with Korean-born students attending school in Auburn, Opelika and Lee [...]

• Jule Collins Smith Museum invites community to celebrate International Museum Day - Mon, 14 May 2012
  AUBURN – The Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art at Auburn University will celebrate International Museum Day, Friday, May 18. The first 100 visitors through the door will be entered to win a round of golf for two at Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Grand National, compliments of Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, [...]

• College of Liberal Arts graduates awarded Fulbright and French Ministry of Education Teaching Assistantships - Fri, 11 May 2012
  AUBURN – Hanna Gordon, an Auburn University spring 2012 summa cum laude Honors College graduate with a major in French, has been awarded a Fulbright-French Ministry of Education English Teaching Assistantship. Gordon will be placed in a middle school in the Besancon region of France. She is the third consecutive Auburn University student awarded the [...]

• The Auburn Tiger Trapdoor Spider: A new species discovered from a college town backyard - Tue, 08 May 2012
  AUBURN - Researchers at Auburn University have discovered a new species of trapdoor spider in a well-developed housing subdivision in the heart of the city of Auburn, Ala. Myrmekiaphila tigris, affectionately referred to as the Auburn Tiger Trapdoor Spider, is named in honor of Auburn University's costumed tiger mascot, Aubie. The research team, directed by [...]

• Class of ’64 students revisit attempted integration of public schools in Macon County - Tue, 08 May 2012
  AUBURN UNIVERSITY - Anthony Lee and Willie Wyatt Jr., two of three seniors who attempted to integrate Macon County High School in Notasulga in 1964, will discuss their experiences related to the event on Wednesday, May 23, at 2 p.m. at the Tuskegee Human and Civil Rights Multicultural Center, 104 South Elm Street in Tuskegee. [...]