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Auburn University Main Campus

Auburn University's main campus is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, with over 23,000 students. It is the largest university in Alabama. It offers degrees in 13 schools and colleges at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels.

In U.S. News & World Report’s issue of America’s Best Colleges 2006, AU was ranked 39th among public universities nationwide. AU was ranked as “Best Value” by the Princeton Review. Money Magazine and Kiplinger’s Personal Finance rank AU as top university in the state of Alabama for educational value. It is also known for its rocket science program, as six of its graduates are NASA astronauts, and two AU alumni were also the past directors for the Kennedy Space Center.

The sports teams of Auburn are nicknamed the ‘Tigers.’ Auburn's athletic teams compete in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), one of the most competitive athletic conferences in America.

Profile of Auburn University Main Campus

The main campus of Auburn is in Auburn University, AL (a small city). The school is a public school. Auburn offers degrees up to the Doctoral degree.

Course Topics

The school students most commonly major in a field related to engineering and landscaping and horticulture.

Auburn Selectivity

Auburn does not accept everyone who applies. In 2007, SAT verbal scores of half of students were 500 to 610. Three-fourths of students accepted in 2007 had SAT math scores of 520 or more. Students attending Auburn come from a variety of places, in and out of state.

Faculty

The school offers tenure to reward and retain some professors. Salaries for full-time faculty at Auburn are higher than most, allowing the school to afford quality teaching.

Student Enrollment

In 2007, the school had 24,137 enrolled students.

Student Life

Student athletes at Auburn belong to the Southeastern Conference for major sports.

Auburn Programs and Degrees

General Category	Degrees	Most Common Majors
Business and Management	1,072	business management, accounting, finance, marketing, logistics, managerial economics, international business, human resources, ...
Engineering	634	electrical engineering, architectural engineering, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, chemical engineering, industrial engineering, various engineering courses, ...
Education and Teaching	631	physical education teaching, special education, elementary school teaching, early childhood education, technical teaching, teacher ed, social science teaching, health teaching, ...
Liberal Arts	495	political science, English, speech and rhetoric, history, Spanish language, sociology, economics, French language, ...
Science	334	biology, zoology, chemistry, bacteriology, physics, marine biology, molecular biology, geology
Medicine	226	pharmacy, veterinary medicine, veterinary sciences, pharmaceutics and drug design
Therapy and Counseling	171	psychology, clinical psychology, counseling psychology
Family and Social Work	152	human development and family studies, public administration, social work
Media	130	public relations, radio and television, journalism
Architecture and Planning	127	architecture, landscape architecture, environmental design, urban planning, interior architecture
Design	111	industrial design, design and visual communication, interior design
Landscaping and Horticulture	108	horticultural science, various plant science courses
Nursing and Emergency Medicine	95	registered nursing
Security and Law Enforcement	94	criminology
Medical Support and Technology	93	audiology and speech pathology, clinical and medical lab science, clinical lab tech
Construction Trades	88	apparel and textile marketing
Computer Science and Engineering	82	computer engineering, computer and info science
Animal Science and Care	67	animal science, poultry science
Conservation and Resource Management	64	wildlife management, forest sciences, forestry courses, environmental science
Agricultural Science and Management	57	agricultural economics, aquaculture
Mathematics	51	mathematics, applied mathematics, statistics
Nutrition and Exercise Therapy	43	nutrition sciences
Fine Arts	37	fine arts
Hospitality	26	hospitality administration
Medical Adminstration	21	health care administration
Religion and Philosophy	16	philosophy
Drama and Performing Arts	11	drama
Music	1	music

Contact: Auburn

Auburn University Main Campus
Auburn University, AL 36849
General Phone: (334) 844-4000
http://www.auburn.edu

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