Plus - it’s a fantastic academic school! It’s ranking continues to rise as the in-state bragging football school’s ranking continues to decline.
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Probably has something to do with a continuing, especially after covid, generational trend of migration to the Southern US. Universities in the region are becoming more and more popular and competitive.
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Copying this from another college forum…
“I know that last year’s overall acceptance rate was 44%, but I cannot easily find the OOS rate.
I assume that there is a difference, as there is at UVA, where OOS is below 10% and IS is just above 20%.
Trying to demonstrate to my OOS student why Auburn has become a high match/low reach for them, and I’d like to have the data to back me up.
Anyone have a link to the info? Thank you.”
But it does not detail a breakdown for OOS/OS rates of admission, so I had a crack at it…
22% of applicants were IS (12k of 55k)
78% of applicants were OOS (assumed from above, and includes internationals)
39% (not 44% as stated above) of the total 55k were admitted for 2024=21,450
21,450 admitted total
7,293 admitted IS (34% of total)
14,257 admitted OOS (66% of total)
The 39% overall acceptance rate
14,258/43,000=34% OOS rate
7,293/12,000=61% IS rate
(Not sure where the missing 5% went… they gave approximate numbers, and I used exact numbers, so I think a few got lost in the math?)
So an OOS kid is looking at 1 out of 3 acceptance rate.
And only 10% of all acceptances were TO. So test preferred is very real.
Low reach confirmed.
Anyone disagree/challenge this or explain the missing 5%? I want to be prepared for the counter argument 
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Unfortunately, Auburn is not that transparent about admissions, but does provide the following at Frequently Asked Questions | Office of Undergraduate Admissions
Obviously, that GPA is weighted, but it is not specified how it is weighted. So it could mean anything from a 2.8-3.3 unweighted to a 3.5-4.0 unweighted.
If they take weighted GPA at face value from the high school transcript, it will be to your student’s advantage if the high school uses heavy weighting and to your student’s disadvantage if it uses light weighting.
Note that Auburn is test required if GPA (however calculated) is less than 3.6, and probably test preferred (including for scholarships, etc.) even if GPA is 3.6 or higher.
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The numbers from your press release differ a good bit from these, especially the total percentage accepted.
Any recent data or conjectures about Auburn Honors? The presentation here - Annual Reports | Honors College - is for the 2021-2022 year. Thanks
Not sure if this applies to the rest of the state but Jefferson County (Birmingham) public schools add 0.5 for an honors class and 1 for an AP class to calculate weighted GPA
I don’t believe any schools recognize honors classes as a bump in GPA but AP & IB classes get a 1 point bump
Our HS (and it would seem many based on the readings of CC) give a .5 bump for Honors and a 1 bump for AP. Not to suggest that College’s/Universities will do the exact same thing once they plug the transcript into their model.
Some college’s exclude Freshman year grades, some don’t. Some exclude elective grades, some don’t. Some don’t include classes over/above the required # for admission to that school.
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Does anyone have a number on the size of the current freshmen class?
Yes, my comment about schools not recognizing honors classes as a higher gpa was about colleges/universities. Our high school was an AP/IB school - everyone took honors classes, it was not going to improve your GPA but does add to the “rigor” of your class load and all the colleges my son applied to did look at rigor along with GPA and extracurricular activities.
yes, but Alabama offers a LOT MORE merit aid and yet Auburn is more popular.
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That is easy…
- Auburn is significantly higher ranked than Alabama by US News…
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All the college We have looked at add .50 for honors and 1 pt for AP
Yes, it is very college specific as none of the colleges my son applied to recognized any honors, just his IB and AP classes - honors classes added toward the rigor.
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Meh. They were ranked similarly before US News changed their methodology last year. These second tier large SEC schools are all the same. UF, UGA, and Vanderbilt are tier 1.
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Auburn has paired back its merit quite a bit. Even with merit, it was the most expensive OOS school where my DD was accepted by about $10k.
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I would say outside of Vanderbilt a lot of the SEC schools are very similar and at that point it’s just preference.
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From Maryland, son at Auburn, daughter headed to another SEC school next year. I will say Bama has a bit of a “Bama” reputation up here for some, while Auburn seems to be more highly regarded in general. When we tell people our son goes to Auburn, we often get a “oh wow thats such a great school…good for him…etc”. My best friend’s son went to Bama…and that wasn’t the case…people just aren’t as impressed for some reason.
Since most people up here have no “real” first-hand knowledge of either school, I guess it could be rooted in rankings somewhat, but I think it’s more to do with the culture of the campus, how much more difficult OOS admissions is at AU now whereas Bama is still seen as peoples’ “safety,” the surrounding area, proximity to Atlanta…among other factors. And for people in our age group, I will certainly say it’s the Charles Barkley/Bo Jackson allure factor—at least for my husband…hahaha.
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