2025-26 Rankings and Data
By Editorial Staff
By the Numbers
2025 College Snapshot
A year-end look at Auburn Engineering enrollment, national rankings, faculty, research awards and strategic areas of impact.
Total Engineering Enrollment
6,799
5,614 undergraduate and 1,185 graduate students
New Research Awards and Grants
$62.5M
Awarded in 2025
Research Expenditures
$130.9M
2025 research expenditures
National Rankings
33rd
Undergraduate program among public universities1
32nd
Graduate program among public universities1
18th
Graduate online program among all engineering colleges1
51st
National ranking in undergraduate degrees awarded to women2
13th
Best online program for veterans1
38th
Bachelor's degrees awarded among public universities2
37th
Undergraduate enrollment among public universities2
1 U.S. News & World Report | 2 American Society for Engineering Education
Enrollment Snapshot
5,614
Undergraduate students
1,185
Graduate students
6,799
Total engineering enrollment
23%
Female enrollment
14%
Underrepresented enrollment
1,259
First-time freshman students
202
Transfer students
30.1
Average freshman ACT composite superscore
4.18
Average high school GPA
Graduate Snapshot
518
Master’s students
640
Doctoral students
259
Online graduate students
24%
Female graduate students
2025 Enrollment by Program
Fall 2025 enrollment by degree level.
| Program | Fall 2025 Enrollment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelors | Masters | PhD | |
| Aerospace Engineering | 762 | 42 | 50 |
| Artificial Intelligence | — | 15 | — |
| Biosystems Engineering | 152 | 14 | 35 |
| Chemical Engineering | 460 | 14 | 83 |
| Civil & Environmental Engineering | 675 | 70 | 73 |
| Computer Science & Software Engineering | 944 | 64 | 120 |
| Cybersecurity | — | 19 | — |
| Data | — | 17 | — |
| Electrical & Computer Engineering | 609 | 48 | 91 |
| Master of Engineering | — | 20 | — |
| Engineering Management | — | 65 | — |
| Industrial & Systems Engineering | 478 | 43 | 79 |
| Materials Engineering | 52 | 19 | 21 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 1,445 | 65 | 83 |
| Polymer & Fiber Engineering | — | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-Engineering | 37 | — | — |
Faculty Snapshot
181
Tenured/tenure-track faculty
45
Non-tenure-track teaching/research faculty
21
Postdoctoral researchers/fellows
Research Momentum
New Research Awards and Grants
$62.5 million
Research Expenditures
Research Award Highlights in 2025
$10,250,000
U.S. Department of War Missile Defense Agency
Radiation Hardened Microelectronics Testing Facility
Melanie Baker
Auburn University’s Applied Research Institute
$10,250,000
Alabama Department of Transportation
Accelerated performance testing on the 2024 NCAT Pavement Test Track with MnROAD research partnership
Nathan Moore
National Center for Asphalt Technology
$10,000,000
U.S. Department of Energy
Model regional operations center to enhance the cyber security of the U.S. electricity sector
Frank Cilluffo and James Goosby
McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security
$8,901,958
Advanced Technology International
Lightweight, advanced manufacturing of metallic, polymer, and composite structures for aviation and missile weapon systems
Nima Shamsaei and Shaui Shao
Mechanical engineering
$6,228,000
Advanced Technology International
Manufacturing technology stitching maturation
Charles Birdsong
Applied Research Center
$3,945,000
Advanced Technology International
PB-free solder performance and reliability
Sa’d Hamasha, Jeff Suhling and Haneen Ali
Industrial and systems engineering
High-Profile Research Areas
Funding awarded in 2025.
Strategic Research Areas
- Advanced Manufacturing and Materials
- Cyber Security and Intelligent Systems
- Resilient Infrastructure and Transportation
- Energy and Environment
- Biomedical and Health Systems Engineering
- Space and Space Systems