Auburn University

Overview

History, Affiliations & Rankings

Auburn University was founded in 1856 as the East Alabama Male College. It was renamed as Auburn University 1960. The university is situated in Auburn, Alabama province of the United States. Auburn university campus spreads in 1,841 acres and hosts 206 academic buildings. Auburn University has its academic affiliations registered under APLU ORAU SURA ACES. The university is also ranked among the Kiplingers “100 Best Values in Public Colleges” and has been reviewed as the best value college by the Princeton Review 2020 for its quality education. Not only this, but Auburn University has also got the R1 designation by The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, enlisting it among one of the research-active doctoral universities in the U.S.
 
Infrastructure, Campus & Courses

Students at Auburn University experience an outstanding environment to explore full potential. The university offers varied and best academic courses for higher education. A number of undergraduate courses at Auburn University offered is more than 140 in 13 colleges and schools. The Graduate School of Auburn University offers a large number of degree programmes. A total of 30,737 students were enrolled for admission in undergraduate, postgraduate and professional courses at Auburn University in the academic year 2020-21. The university welcomes international students and scholars to join the university. International students at Auburn University are more than 2,000 and international scholars are more than 300 who join the university for education and research programme. 
 
Accomplishments & Alumni 

Since its inception, Auburn University has awarded over 300,000 academic degrees. The university aims at becoming the world-renowned institution and offers the best education and research programme for higher education. They aim at enhancing the skills and capabilities of the candidates through theoretical concepts as well as practical learning. They motivate creative thinking and research programme to develop new technology, methods and applications. They believe in offering a platform which will help the students find practical solutions in a real-world scenario.
 
Student Diversity & Visiting Companies

Auburn University welcomes students from all over the world, providing the best example of student diversity. The university has well-maintained study abroad programs to welcome students from other countries to study at the university. The Auburn University also provides the students with a platform where they can get placements in some of the topmost technical industries across the globe such as NASA, Northrop Grumman, Mazda Toyota, Adtran, Polaris and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

COVID-19 Response

Auburn has entered Phase 3 of Vaccination Distribution Plan come up with the 'A Healthier U' initiative to ensure a safe and healthy return to campus. As part of the same, all students, staff and faculty will have to complete a daily health check screener for COVID-19 symptoms. The comprehensive plans for operations, academics and students can be found in detail below:

• In collaboration with state public health officials, Auburn University continues to distribute COVID-19 vaccines to the students, staff and officials on campus.

• The CDC has recommended international students delay travel until they are fully vaccinated - 2 weeks after their second dose.

• The Office of Accessibility continues to assist students with Covid-19 related concerns and their participation in on-campus classes. The office cannot guarantee if all courses could be converted to online/offline classes. It would be considered on individual basis.

• Auburn has planned for the safe return of students to on-campus learning and working while following COvid-19 guidelines.

• For Fall 2021, the university plans a full in-person and on-campus academic and university experience.

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