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7 Statistics
Schools and colleges: 13
Campus: ~375 buildings on 1,840 acres (7 kmē)
Library Total Volumes: 5,316,652
2003 Fall Enrollment: 23,152
- Undergrad: 20,048
- Graduate: 3104
- Student to Faculty Ratio: 16 to 1
2003 Applicants/Entering Freshmen:
- Applied: 12,439
- Accepted: 9,653
- Enrolled: 3,706
- avg ACT: 24.4
- avg HS GPA: 3.51
8 Notable
8.1 Faculty
- Wayne Flynt ; renowned expert on Southern history, politics and religion, and noted author.
- Byron Blagburn ; professor of pathobiology specializing in parasitology; developed the PROGRAM flea pill for pets in 1995.
- James Voss; former US astronaut and veteran of five spaceflights; teaching courses on Space Mission Design.
8.2 Alumni
- Gen. Holland Smith (1901); USMC, "father of modern U.S. amphibious warfare"
- Gordon Persons (1922); Governor of Alabama, 1951-1955
- Paul Rudolph (1940); architect, chairman of Yale Department of Architecture - 1958 to 1965
- Vince Dooley (1954, M.His 1963); University of Georgia Head Football Coach 1964-1988, Athletic Director 1979-2004
- Hank Hartsfield (1954); astronaut, STS-4, STS-41-D, STS-61-A
- Millard Fuller (1957); founder of Habitat for Humanity
- Fob James (1957); Governor of Alabama, 1979-1983, 1995-1999
- Carl Mundy Jr. (1957); USMC General and Commandant
- Ken Mattingly (1958); astronaut, Apollo 13 (pulled), Apollo 16 (spacewalk), STS-4
- Anne Rivers Siddons (1958); best-selling author
- Samuel Ginn (1959); wireless communications pioneer and former chairman, Vodaphone .
- Don Logan (1966); Chairman, Time Warner's Media & Communications Group
- Joe Leonard (1967); chairman/CEO, Airtran Airways
- James Voss (1972); astronaut, STS-44, STS-53, STS-69, STS-101, ISS
- Samuel Mockbee (1974); architect, founder of Auburn's Rural Studio, 2004 AIA Gold Medal
- Kathryn Thornton (1974); astronaut, second US woman in space, spacewalk, STS-33, STS-73
- Cynthia Tucker (1976); syndicated columnist, Atlanta Journal-Constitution editorial page editor
- Jan Davis (1977); astronaut, STS-47, STS-60
- Rheta Grimsley-Johnson (1977); syndicated newspaper columnist
- Bill Holbrook (1980); cartoonist, " On The Fast Track ", " Save Havens " and " Kevin & Kell"
- Rowdy Gaines (1982); Olympic gold medalist, world record holder and television sports commentator
- Tim Dorsey (1983); author
- Charles Barkley (1984); former professional basketball player
- Frank Thomas (1990); professional baseball player
- Bo Jackson (1992); former professional football and baseball player
8.3 Attendees (Did Not Graduate)
8.4 Appearances
- Auburn was featured in the 2003 Sony Pictures' film Big Fish, directed by Tim Burton and starring Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Jessica Lange, and Billy Crudup. It is based off of a novel, Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions, by Daniel Wallace.
- Auburn has made a number of cameos in the syndicated comic strip Kevin & Kell, drawn by Auburn alumni Bill Holbrook. Appearances include 16-Dec-98, 3-Nov-04, 4-Nov-04, 5-Nov-04, and 6-Nov-04.
