ACADEMICS
THE BREAK DOWN:
Majors/Classes
College/Schools
Admission
Total – Academics
AvA Score
11:9
14:7
11:7
36:23
COLLEGES/SCHOOLS
Colleges
Overall National Universities
College of Health Sciences
College Commerce
College of Education
College of Engineering
Law School
College of Nursing
School of Social Work
Total – Colleges
AvA Score
1:1
1:1
2:0
1:2
1:2
3:0
3:1
2:0
14:7
UA
96th
115th
53th
107th
105th
28th
29th
47th
AU
102nd
106th
N/A
74th
62nd
N/A
88th
N/A
ADMISSION
Total Undergraduate Students
Total Graduate Students
Total Applications
Total Offered Admission
Total Enrolled Freshmen
Acceptance Rate
Total – Admission
UA
30,752
5,295
33,736
17,221
6,824
51%
AU
20,629
5,283
16,958
14,154
4,592
83.5
AvA Score
3:2
1:1
2:1
1:1
2:1
2:1
11:7
Fast Facts
Alabama is a Significantly Larger School: (36,047 vs. 25,912 Total Students)
Alabama is Significantly More Difficult to Get In: (51.0% vs. 83.5% Acceptance Rate)
Alabama Offers Slightly Cheaper In-State Tuition: ($9,826 vs. $10,200)
Alabama Offers Slightly Cheaper Out-of-State Tuition: ($24,950 vs. $27,384)
Auburn Provides Slightly Better Freshmen Financial Aid: (78% vs. 76% of Eligible Freshmen Receive Aid)
Auburn Students Graduate More in 6 Years: (68% vs. 67% Graduation Rate)
Auburn Students Earn Slightly More Salary Post-Graduation: ($44,600 vs. $41,600 Median Salary)
Auburn Has Slightly Smaller Class Sizes: (17:1 vs. 21:1 Student-Teacher Ratio) Programs of Study
WHY ALABAMA OVER AUBURN?
Alabama is tied for rank 96 on US News and World Report's National University list, placing it within the top 100 schools in the nation. Auburn is rank 102, putting them outside the top 100 schools in the nation. Both schools also have similar costs when it comes to in-state tuintion, but when it comes to out of state, Alabama is $3000 cheaper than going to Auburn, while also being a full 10000 students larger. Another plus to the University of Alabama is that they do rolling admissions, meaning that you know if you are accepted as soon as your application is processed, rather than having a single date when every application is due and having to wait until a later set date to find out if you have been admitted or not like Auburn does. Due to the quality of it's applicants, Alabama also has a lower acceptance rate than Auburn, 51% compared to 84%.
