Auburn University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Auburn University

Auburn University operates as a public institution located in Auburn, Alabama (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 26,816 students of which 29,801 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Auburn University is categorized as “15” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 45.9%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,345. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $24,323, with published in-state tuition of $12,890 and a Pell grant recipient share of 12.5%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 80.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 94.8%. Graduates earn a median of $65,337 ten years after enrolling, compared with $54,629 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 527100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 74.1% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.