Auburn University

IPEDS: 100858

Performance Metrics

Detailed breakdown of all metrics for this institution. The bar shows relative performance across all institutions (fuller = better), and percentile shows rank position.

Metric Value Relative Performance Percentile Range
Pell % of Cohort
Lower is better
13
Top 4% 10.0 – 80.0
First-Year Retention Rate
Higher is better
95
Top 6.7% 33.0 – 98.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - in-state (DRVEF2024)
Lower is better
53
Top 12.9% 20.0 – 99.0
Acceptance rate
Lower is better
46
Top 13.9% 9.0 – 100.0
Student/faculty ratio
Higher is better
20.66
Top 14.2% 10.9 – 28.3
6-year graduation rate (single cohort)
Higher is better
82
Top 15.6% 22.0 – 96.0
In-state acceptance rate
Lower is better
59
Top 16.8% 10.0 – 100.0
Number of applicants
Higher is better
45,693
Top 16.8% 1,985.0 – 149,815.0
% of first-year students in top 10 percent of high school class
Higher is better
35
Top 17.2% 5.0 – 100.0
Full-time first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate enrollment (DRVEF2024)
Higher is better
6,081
Top 18.2% 320.0 – 13,981.0
College grads earning more than a HS grad
Higher is better
89
Top 19.6% 57.0 – 95.0
Number of students receiving a Bachelor's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
6,005
Top 21.8% 280.0 – 14,934.0
Total enrollment
Higher is better
34,145
Top 23.1% 2,391.0 – 79,818.0
Top Public Schools Rank - National Universities
Lower is better
49
Top 23.6% 1.0 – 225.0
total_rd_expenditures
Higher is better
393,557
Top 24.3% 1,138.0 – 2,110,961.0
6-Year Graduation Rate Of Students Who Received A Pell Grant
Higher is better
69
Top 25.9% 20.0 – 92.0
Number of students receiving a Doctor's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
550
Top 26.7% 17.0 – 1,858.0
Total faculty
Higher is better
1,783
Top 29.5% 176.0 – 6,529.0
Average Faculty Salary
Higher is better
113,041
Top 31.6% 54,887.0 – 205,648.0
Number of students receiving a Master's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
1,433
Top 38.7% 59.0 – 7,563.0
Educational expenditures per student
Higher is better
34,366
Top 39.6% 11,852.0 – 126,832.0
Median debt for grads with federal loans ($)
Lower is better
21,000
Top 53.3% 5,500.0 – 31,000.0
In-state tuition and fees
Lower is better
13,318
Top 61.8% 4,685.0 – 26,456.0
Out-of-state tuition and fees
Lower is better
36,022
Top 72.6% 5,354.0 – 66,203.0
Average discount from sticker price
Higher is better
18
Top 72.7% 7.0 – 64.0
Net cost
Lower is better
48,387
Top 84.9% 0.0 – 66,625.0
Out-of-state acceptance rate
Higher is better
43
Top 87% 7.0 – 100.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - out-of-state (DRVEF2024)
Lower is better
46
Top 92% 0.0 – 78.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - foreign countries (DRVEF2024)
Higher is better
0
Top 100% 0.0 – 19.0