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Samuel GinnCollege of EngineeringFounded 1908Sta te’s largest engineer ing programAuburn’s largest col lege
NATIONAL RANKINGS Public institutions1
Undergraduate Program 30thGraduate Program 38thGraduate Online Program 6th
MINORS
Automotive Engineering and Manufacturing SystemsBusiness-Engineering-TechnologyComputer ScienceInformation TechnologyMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceNuclear Power Generation SystemsTribology and Lubrication Science
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Aerospace EngineeringBiosystems EngineeringChemical EngineeringCivil EngineeringComputer Science and Software EngineeringElectrical and Computer EngineeringIndustrial and Systems EngineeringMechanical EngineeringMaterials EngineeringPolymer and Fiber EngineeringWireless Engineering
FACULTY148 tenure/tenure track faculty
27 non-tenure track faculty 63 named professorships and endowed chairs
RESEARCHResearch Expenditures2
$57.4 million
44th in nation in research expenditures (Ranked in top 50 for the past six years)
Focus Areas
• Energy and Environment
• Cyber Security and Information Technology
• Infrastructure and Transportation
• Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Engineering
• Engineered Materials and Nanotechnology
• Advanced Manufacturing
1 2013 U.S. News & World Report 2 2011 American Association of Engineering Educators (ASEE)
STUDENTSUndergraduate 4,157
Graduate 853 MS 456 PhD 397
Total enrollment 5,010 • Students from 45 states and 37 countries • More than $2 million in scholarships awarded by the college
Freshman Class Snapshot
• Average ACT/SAT 28.5/1240 • Average High School GPA 3.9 • Comprises 26 percent of Auburn's freshman class
AUBURN ENGINEERING ONLINEOnline Gradua te Program Ranked 6th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report’s 2013 Best Online Engineering Graduate Programs
• 282 active students from 34 states, Canada, China, Korea, Great Britain and various U.S. military installations
• 2012 Course registration: Spring 459 Summer 254 Fall 535
Cont inuing Educa t ion Programs
• 94 live seminars and conferences serving 3,301 clients
• 104 distance continuing education courses delivered by DVD or streaming video serving 1,321 students in 50 states and international locations
PHILANTHROPYRaised $21,285,708
Goal $13,000,000
Goal exceeded by $8,285,708
Donor Societ ies
• Engineering Eagles Society u$1,000 annual gift • Keystone Society u$10,000 unrestricted annual gift • Ginn Society u$10,000 or more in cumulative giving
G O A L S • Competitively perform and achieve recognition as a top 25 engineering program
• Aggressively recruit, mentor, retain and support outstanding faculty members
• Sustain world-class academic programs at the frontier of engineering education
• Establish highly subscribed, highly competitive graduate programs
• Engage in innovative research that improves quality of life and economic competitiveness
• Significantly increase research activity throughout the college
• Position the college to compete for large, national research center grants
W O R T H N O T I N G • Exceptional study abroad program offers opportunities to gain a global perspective and experience
• Three engineering living/learning communities – co-ed, female and African-American
• Four new minors: Alabama Power nuclear power generation systems, materials engineering, materials science, and tribology and lubrication science
• 18 percent increase in graduate students in the past five years
• IGERT (Integrated Biorefining for Sustainable Production of Fuels and Chemical) $3 million, five-year grant to instruct more than 30 doctoral students in sustainable production of biofuels and chemicals
• MRI Research Center which houses 3T and 7T scanners
• National Center for Asphalt Technology – a world-renowned leader and authority on hot mix asphalt research, development, technology and education
Auburn University is an equal opportunity educational institution/employer. ENF1303CO1 03/13
OUTREACH • BEST Inc. – the nation’s third largest K-12 robotics program, serving 12,500 students from 850 schools in 15 states
• E-Day – open house that introduces thousands of middle and high school students to Auburn Engineering
• Engineering Summer Camp – residential summer program for 9th-12th graders, giving students hands-on experience
• Robo and Computer Camps – day camps targeted at increasing computer literacy for 5th-12th graders
• KEMET Academy (Knowledge and Excellence in Mathematics, Equilibrium and Technology) – summer academy that introduces minority high school students to courses that prepare them for graduation and college entrance exams
• Innovative Humanitarian Products Organization – a nonprofit group created by students to utilize portable water purifying systems developed to prevent water-borne diseases in impoverished countries
Individuals 95%
Corporations 4%
Foundations 1%
Donors by Source