Auburn University at Montgomery Data & Information Overview

Want the scoop on Auburn University at Montgomery? We've put together a comprehensive report on the school that covers what majors AUM offers, how the school ranks, how diverse it is, and much more. Want to dig deeper into a particular stat? Just click on its tile and you'll be taked to a more in-depth page on the figure. In addition, you can use the links below to quickly jump to any section on this page.

• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning

How Well Is Auburn University at Montgomery Ranked?

2021 Rankings

College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.

Auburn University at Montgomery was awarded 6 badges in the 2021 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is criminal justice and corrections.

Overall Quality

AUM landed the #1,343 spot in College Factual's 2021 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 1,715 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when AUM held the #1,390 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

AUM is also ranked #17 out of 30 schools in Alabama.

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Is It Hard to Get Into AUM?

Acceptance Rate

Auburn University at Montgomery has an acceptance rate of 83%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.

Average Test Scores

About 4% of students accepted to AUM submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 565. Math scores were between 475 and 545.

AUM received ACT scores from 84% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 19 and 24.

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Auburn University at Montgomery Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Auburn University at Montgomery, this ratio is 16 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Auburn University at Montgomery is 97%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at Auburn University at Montgomery

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Auburn University at Montgomery is 68%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Graduation Rate

When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at AUM is 7%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%

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Average Overall Diversity at AUM

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,313 undergraduates at AUM with 3,239 being full-time and 1,074 being part-time.

AUM Diversity Score

For each college and university, College Factual calculates an overall diversity score that takes four factors into account: gender, ethnicity, age, and home location of the student. Then, the schools with the best mixtures of students with respect to these factors are ranked the highest.

AUM scored 54.97 out of 100 for overall diversity. This is about average when compared to other colleges and universities in the United States.

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How Much Does Auburn University at Montgomery Cost?

The overall average net price of AUM is $12,680. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for AUM

$0-30 K	$30K-48K	$48-75	$75-110K	$110K +
$10,877	$12,321	$14,734	$15,871	$15,341

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of AUM, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At AUM, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $5,639 a year. That adds up to $22,556 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at AUM is 10.4%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

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How Much Money Do AUM Graduates Make?

The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from AUM make about $33,300 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is about 16% less that the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.

See which majors at Auburn University at Montgomery make the most money.

Location of Auburn University at Montgomery

Auburn University at Montgomery is a public institution located in Montgomery, Alabama. The city atmosphere of Montgomery makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

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Contact details for AUM are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	7440 East Drive, Montgomery, AL 36117-3596
Phone:	334-244-3000
Website:	www.aum.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/auburnmontgomery
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/aumontgomery

Auburn University at Montgomery Majors

During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 44 majors graduated from Auburn University at Montgomery. Of these students, 680 received undergraduate degrees and 189 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors	Bachelor’s Degrees	Average Salary of Graduates
Nursing	168	$53,300
Teacher Education Grade Specific	43	$35,200
Computer Information Systems	42	NA
General Psychology	40	$23,000
Health & Physical Education	38	$32,100
General Biology	35	NA
Accounting	32	NA
Communication & Media Studies	26	$21,600
Criminal Justice & Corrections	23	$42,300
Finance & Financial Management	23	$39,400

Learn more about the majors offered at Auburn University at Montgomery along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at AUM

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2017-2018, 2,483 students took at least one online class at Auburn University at Montgomery. This is an increase from the 1,919 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2017-2018	2,483	610
2016-2017	1,919	403
2015-2016	1,659	325
2014-2015	1,569	305
2013-2014	2,052	509

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References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
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