I am taking my step son to visit AU tomorrow for an overall tour of the school and Engineering dept. I am an Alum and we live in GA where he goes to school at Buford HS. I wanted to look up the out of state tuition/acceptance criteria, and after a quick google search found some interesting facts that I had no idea about.
Application requirements High school GPA, College prep courses, SAT/ACT scores (considered if submitted), and Recommendations (neither required nor recommended).
Factors that affect admission
HOLY SHEET!!! No way I could have gone to AU if it had been this way when I attended. (in the 80s)
Application requirements High school GPA, College prep courses, SAT/ACT scores (considered if submitted), and Recommendations (neither required nor recommended).
Factors that affect admission
- SAT/ACT scores: Half of admitted students who submit test scores have an SAT score between 1240 and 1380 or an ACT score of 25 and 31.
- GPA: Auburn considers GPA to be a very important academic factor. The school average GPA is 4.07.
- High school class rank: Considered by admissions officials.
- Letters of recommendation: Considered by admissions officials when available.
- In fall 2023, Auburn received a record number of applications, with over 48,000 freshmen applications.
- 44% of early action applicants were accepted.
- The average ACT score was 28.2.
- The average GPA was 4.2.
HOLY SHEET!!! No way I could have gone to AU if it had been this way when I attended. (in the 80s)
