If you missed our visit from Andrew McGill, our Auburn University representative, you missed out on some great information! Luckily, representatives from the NOHS Journalism course were there to take notes for the NOHS Counseling blog! Here are some of the top takeaways that they had from the session!
Name of College: Auburn Visit Date of NOHS visit: 2-27-19
Campus life:
- Single campus located in Auburn Alabama
- 1,841 total acres
- Over 300 clubs and organizations that students can join
- Leadership programs
- Service programs
- Student Government
Admisons:
- Less competition if you apply early
- Single testing requirements- Auburn DOES NOT superscore SAT/ACT. They use a holistic review process. They DO NOT require the writing section for the SAT/ACT
- No Admissions rubric regarding AP versus Dual enrollment
- Much easier to transfer in than apply to be a freshmen because if you have 30 hours they look at those hours and not your high school hours
- Academic facts:
- Average GPA: 3.86
- Middle 50% ACT range: 24-30
- Middle 50% SAT range: 1140-1310
- 91.5% First year retention rate
Scholarships:
- 3 levels for Non-Alabama residents: (Based only on scores and GPA; non-holistic)
- Charter
- Heritage
- Presidential
- Apply on time or early to increase chances
Majors/Minors:
- Looking to stay the same time to ensure quality
- Over 150 majors
- 12 different schools (school of business, school of nursing etc.)
- College of Agriculture
- College of Architecture, Design and Construction
- Harbert College of Business
- College of Education
- Samuel Ginn College of Engineering
- School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences
- College of Human Sciences
- College of Liberal Arts
- School of Nursing
- Harrison School of Pharmacy
- College of Sciences and Mathematics
- College of Veterinary Medicine
- Honors college
- Undergraduate research opportunities
- Multiple programs to ensure students can be successful academically including but not limited to: advisement, Study help, writing help, etc.
Unique Programs or Opportunities for Students:
- Study Abroad
- 84 different options across all continents
- 1200 students at Auburn study abroad
Visiting Campus:
- *****You can schedule a personal visit and make a personalized itinerary for your visit based on your interest of what Auburn has to offer.
- Other Facts and Helpful Info:
- 2017-2018 year
- Total: 29,776
- Undergraduate: 23,964
- Graduate: 4,707
- Professional: 1,105
- Male: 50%
- Female: 50%
- 19:1 Student to faculty ratio
- $30,000 per year for out of state.
- Top ranked university in the state of Alabama
- Ranked 17 out of 20 in Princeton reviews ranking of happiest students
- Included in Princeton reviews 384 best colleges
