Auburn University at Montgomery

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Auburn University at Montgomery

Auburn University at Montgomery operates as a public institution located in Montgomery, Alabama (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 2,542 students of which 4,200 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 at Montgomery is categorized as “18” 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 91.6%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,093 and an ACT midpoint of 21. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $13,224, with published in-state tuition of $9,700 and a Pell grant recipient share of 42.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 34.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 67.6%. Graduates earn a median of $44,391 ten years after enrolling, compared with $38,216 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 247800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 61.6% 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.