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Business & finance at Auburn

Auburn graduates about 1,455 business & finance majors a year, 26% of its graduating class. That puts it 47th of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a standout program at 83 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 143 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 74% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $79,000 four years out, 1.11× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $18 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

83/100Standout#47 of 650 for business & finance →
Graduates a year1,45526% of the class
Courses in the catalog143more than 74% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$79,0001.11× the same major nationally
Research in the field$18Ma year, NSF
Admit rate46%whole school
SAT middle 50%1220–1380whole school

Around Auburn

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Where business & finance happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Horton-Hargrave Business Building, Lowder Business Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 94 · Dorm 24 · Athletics 11 · Dining 4 · Library 3 · Fraternity or sorority house 2.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. Saint Joseph's University 84
  2. Fairfield University 84
  3. Trinity University 84
  4. University of Tennessee–Knoxville 83
  5. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 83
  6. University of Dayton 83
  7. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 83
  8. Providence College 83

Other strong majors at Auburn

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Auburn with every school we score in business & finance. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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