Located in Auburn, Alabama, Auburn University is a public four-year institution. The campus sits in a small city. It enrolled 34,145 students in fall 2024, including 27,907 undergraduates and 6,238 graduate students. It is a land-grant institution. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity.
Auburn University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 172 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Finance, and Biomedical Sciences. It awarded 8,648 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 53 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
95% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 21 to 1.
Key figures
34,145
Students enrolled
95%
First-year retention
8,648
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
172
Programs and majors
21:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 172
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
95%
First-year retention, part-time students
71%
Student-to-faculty ratio
21:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
6,090
Master's degrees
1,482
Doctoral degrees (research)
287
Professional doctorates
263
Certificates under 1 year
128
Postbaccalaureate certificates
366
Post-master's certificates
32
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
34,145
Undergraduates, fall 2024
27,907
Graduate students, fall 2024
6,238
Full-time, fall 2024
85%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
37,519
Undergraduates, 2024-25
30,306
Graduate students, 2024-25
7,213
Full-time, 2024-25
80%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
51%
Men
49%
White
79%
Hispanic or Latino
4%
Black or African American
5%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
5%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
53
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
13%
Students taking some online courses
30%
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Southeastern Conference
President
Chris Roberts
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit