Auburn University (Auburn, Alabama)

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Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama. With nearly 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest universities in the state, occupying more than 1,843 acres.

Auburn was chartered on February 1, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College. In 1872, the college became the state's first public land-grant university and was renamed the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama. In 1892, the college became the first four-year coeducational school in the state. The college was renamed the Alabama Polytechnic Institute (API) in 1899. In 1960, the school officially acquired the name it has long been called and its name was officially changed to Auburn University to acknowledge its location, size, and the varied academic programs and larger curriculum of a major university.

Auburn is among the few American universities designated as a land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research center.

Auburn University
Auburn, AL 36849
Phone: 334-844-4000
www.auburn.edu