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Auburn, AL · Engineering (all)

Engineering (all) at Auburn

Auburn graduates about 969 engineering majors a year, 17% of its graduating class. That puts it 62nd of 434 schools we score for engineering, a standout program at 83 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $96,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $123 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

83/100Standout#62 of 434 for engineering →
Graduates a year96917% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$96,0001.02× the same major nationally
Research in the field$123Ma year, NSF
Admit rate46%whole school
SAT middle 50%1220–1380whole school

Around Auburn

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Where engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Gavin Engineering Research Laboratory, Shelby Center for Engineering Technology, Brown-Kopel Engineering Student Achievement Center, Davis Aerospace Engineering Hall, Woltosz Engineering Research Lab, Agricultural Engineering Anex, Information Technology 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 engineering ranking

  1. University of Tulsa 84
  2. The Pennsylvania State University–University Park 83
  3. University of California, Irvine 83
  4. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 83
  5. Michigan State University 83
  6. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 83
  7. University of Colorado Boulder 82
  8. University of Connecticut 82

Other strong majors at Auburn

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Auburn with every school we score in engineering. 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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