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Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

71.2%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$50

Undergraduate

$60

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Auburn during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 27,619 11,598 16,021
Admitted students 19,660 8,015 11,645
Enrolled students 5,311 2,423 2,888
Acceptance rate 71% 69% 73%
Yield rate 27% 30% 25%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Auburn received a total of 27,619 applications. These applications included 11,598 male applicants and 16,021 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 27,619 applicants, Auburn admitted 19,660 students. Among the admitted students, there were 8,015 males and 11,645 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 5,311 students chose to enroll at Auburn. This means that 5,311 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 2,423 were male and 2,888 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Auburn had an overall acceptance rate of 71% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 69% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 73%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Auburn had an overall yield rate of 27% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 30%, and for female admitted students, it was 25%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Auburn over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 19,414 8,386 11,028 15,077 6,522 8,555 78% 78% 78% 4,902 2,304 2,598 32% 35% 30%
2016 18,256 7,886 10,370 14,704 6,314 8,390 80% 80% 81% 4,529 2,147 2,382 31% 34% 28%
2017 18,072 7,841 10,231 15,168 6,576 8,592 84% 84% 84% 4,836 2,261 2,575 32% 34% 30%
2018 20,742 8,801 11,941 15,645 6,690 8,955 75% 76% 75% 4,783 2,256 2,527 31% 34% 28%
2019 20,205 8,572 11,633 16,300 6,997 9,303 81% 82% 80% 4,808 2,330 2,478 30% 33% 27%
2020 17,946 7,878 10,068 15,266 6,731 8,535 85% 85% 85% 4,914 2,377 2,537 32% 35% 30%
2021 27,619 11,598 16,021 19,660 8,015 11,645 71% 69% 73% 5,311 2,423 2,888 27% 30% 25%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Auburn University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Recommendation letters
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)

Neither required nor recommended

  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Auburn University.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Not Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted
  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted