About Auburn University:

Auburn University is a public land-, sea-, and space-grant university with strong academic and research programs in engineering, agriculture, natural resources, and the life and physical sciences, as well as additional doctoral and professional programs in architecture, business, education, forestry and wildlife sciences, human sciences, the liberal arts, nursing, pharmacy, mathematics, and veterinary medicine. Auburn University is dedicated to providing opportunities for all students to succeed and to engage in socially fulfilling and educationally purposeful experiences inside and outside the classroom. Beyond the campus, AU provides principal academic support for Alabama’s agricultural, construction and manufacturing industries and is the primary source of instruction and research for Alabama’s emerging aerospace, automotive, microelectronics and wireless technology industries. In 2014, Auburn and its graduates had an economic impact of $5.1 billion on the state of Alabama, including $1.9 billion in direct University contributions to the economy– a 7-to-1 return on the state's appropriation to Auburn – and a $3.2 billion impact in alumni earning power.



World University Rankings

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
World University Rankings - - - - - - - - - - 601-650 601-650 601-650 651-700 601-650 601-650 601-650 601-650

By Fields

Field 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Agriculture 153 172 195 193 - 168 173 216 213 206 213 237 224 270 249 260 250
Engineering - - - - - - - - - 401-450 401-450 401-450 351-400 401-450 401-450 188 192
Life Sciences - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Medicine - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Natural Sciences - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 451-500
Social Sciences - - - - - 285 - - - 301-350 290 293 275 351-400 301-350 301-350 351-400

By Subjects

Subject 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Agricultural Sciences 234 - 252 238 258 - 301-350 278 281 217 301-350 301-350 301-350 278
Biology & Biochemistry - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Chemistry - - - - - - - - - - - - 246 221
Chemical Engineering 243 249 201 218 207 206 259 267 285 284 - 287 97 87
Civil Engineering - 294 - - - - - 289 - - - - 208 124
Clinical Medicine - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Computer Science - - - - - - 301-350 301-350 301-350 269 301-350 351-400 178 115
Economics & Business - - - - - - - - 152 155 - 222 240 261
Electrical Engineering - - - - - - 301-350 301-350 351-400 301-350 351-400 401-450 172 133
Environment / Ecology 290 230 218 222 - 294 300 277 284 290 - 273 285 269
Geosciences - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Immunology - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Materials Science - - - - - - 401-450 451-500 401-450 401-450 451-500 401-450 207 183
Mathematics - - - - - - - - - - - - 301-350 351-400
Mechanical Engineering - - 270 194 217 243 268 287 274 278 292 272 104 101
Microbiology - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Molecular Biology & Genetics - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Neuroscience & Behavior - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Pharmacology & Toxicolog - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Physics - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Plant & Animal Science 118 110 111 108 126 106 110 132 131 123 137 139 152 137
Psychiatry / Psychology - - - - - - - - 261 247 - 284 299 265
Social Sciences, General - - - - - - - - 351-400 351-400 401-450 401-450 401-450 401-450
Space Science - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Energy Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Environmental Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - 151 145
Biomedical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - -