Auburn University Recruitment 2014

[Hartofsec]

I didn't find an Auburn standard for unconditional acceptance on the Auburn site -- it seems as if some of the college websites have become vague on specific numbers and post averages instead.

It was my understanding years ago that a potential freshman needed a 24 on the ACT for unconditional admittance to Auburn (don't recall the GPA).
According to the following stats, 37% of Alabama freshman and 18% of Auburn freshmen scored below this threshold (between and 18 and 23):

Auburn
Alabama

Honestly I was a little surprised that 37% of Alabama freshmen scored below a 24.

Other stats from above links concerning enrolled freshmen:

Auburn average ACT: 27
Alabama average ACT: 26

Auburn average GPA: 3.78
Alabama average GPA: 3.57

Auburn GPA of 3.75 or above: 56%
Alabama GPA of 3.75 or above: 41%

[HQWest]

Originally Posted by Hartofsec

I didn't find an Auburn standard for unconditional acceptance on the Auburn site -- it seems as if some of the college websites have become vague on specific numbers and post averages instead.

It was my understanding years ago that a potential freshman needed a 24 on the ACT for unconditional admittance to Auburn (don't recall the GPA).
According to the following stats, 37% of Alabama freshman and 18% of Auburn freshmen scored below this threshold (between and 18 and 23):

Auburn
Alabama

Honestly I was a little surprised that 37% of Alabama freshmen scored below a 24.

Other stats from above links concerning enrolled freshmen:

Auburn average ACT: 27
Alabama average ACT: 26

Auburn average GPA: 3.78
Alabama average GPA: 3.57

Auburn GPA of 3.75 or above: 56%
Alabama GPA of 3.75 or above: 41%

I could not find the newspaper article I mentioned before.
Here is the graphical representation of this data
- for Alabama http://collegeapps.about.com/od/GPA-...pa-sat-act.htm

for Auburn -http://collegeapps.about.com/od/GPA-...pa-sat-act.htm

My understanding is schools do not give out a minimum ACT or SAT score anymore and prefer to present averages because these types of exams tend to favor white upper middle class males. They also put students that are home schooled at a disadvantage.

So Alabama appears to be more selective because they have a lot more applications; however, the applicant pool is of a wider range and the range of students accepted is wider. It looks like students that do not think they will get into Auburn don't apply.

[kiteflyersmom]

Originally Posted by HQWest

I could not find the newspaper article I mentioned before.
Here is the graphical representation of this data
- for Alabama http://collegeapps.about.com/od/GPA-...pa-sat-act.htm

for Auburn -http://collegeapps.about.com/od/GPA-...pa-sat-act.htm

My understanding is schools do not give out a minimum ACT or SAT score anymore and prefer to present averages because these types of exams tend to favor white upper middle class males. They also put students that are home schooled at a disadvantage.

So Alabama appears to be more selective because they have a lot more applications; however, the applicant pool is of a wider range and the range of students accepted is wider. It looks like students that do not think they will get into Auburn don't apply.

Exactly.^^^ Bama has an acceptance rate of about 45% and Auburn 70%, yet the median SAT/ACT and GPA's are similar. Seems like Auburn's applicant pool is of high quality- perhaps due to their awesome engineering/science programs.

[IndianaSigKap]

Originally Posted by Hartofsec

Honestly I was a little surprised that 37% of Alabama freshmen scored below a 24.

I will venture a guess that many that fall in this 37% are athletes. I worked with student athletes a few years back and quite a few of the students I worked with would be below that 24, not much below it, but below it.

[kiteflyersmom]

Originally Posted by IndianaSigKap

I will venture a guess that many that fall in this 37% are athletes. I worked with student athletes a few years back and quite a few of the students I worked with would be below that 24, not much below it, but below it.

Very true- and it is the case at many universities. I live in an area considered to be a hotbed for high school football and many athletes are admitted to universities with gpa and test scores that are way lower than the averages for students that are not recruited athletes.