Auburn University

Auburn University (AU) is a state university located in Auburn, Alabama in the United States. With over 23,000 students and 1,200 faculty, it is the largest university in the state. Auburn was chartered on February 1, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts school affiliated with the Methodist Church. The college was donated to the state of Alabama in 1872, when it became the state's public land-grant university under the Morrill Act 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, its name was changed to Auburn University, as it had become popularly known.

Academics

Auburn has been ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the highest-ranked public university in the state of Alabama for 11 consecutive years and in the 2004 rankings was 44th among the nation's top 50 public universities. The university's core curriculum has been recognized as one of the best in the nation.

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U.S. News & World Report - Core curriculum

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The university currently consists of thirteen schools and colleges. Programs in engineering, architecture and business have been ranked among the best in the country and Auburn also boasts strong programs in veterinary medicine, mathematics, science and journalism. The Old Rotation on campus is the oldest continuous agricultural experiment in the Southeast, and third oldest in the United States, dating from 1896. In 2003, Auburn started the first Bachelor of Wireless Engineering degree program in the US.

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1896 - 2003

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Schools and year originated:

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• College of Agriculture, 1872
• College of Architecture, Design and Construction, 1907
• College of Business, 1967
• College of Education, 1915
• Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, 1872
• School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, 1984
• College of Human Sciences, 1916
• College of Liberal Arts, 1986
• School of Nursing, 1979
• James Harrison School of Pharmacy, 1885
• College of Sciences and Mathematics, 1986
• College of Veterinary Medicine, 1907
• Graduate School, 1872