Princeton Review consistently ranks Auburn #1 in the USA for “Colleges with the Happiest Students”, so Auburn students feel they get a good experience and value. In fact, 97% of recent graduates feel their Auburn University education has enhanced their opportunity for future advancement.

Auburn’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering ranked number 16 among engineering colleges for online programs according to U.S. News and World Report’s 2025 Best Online Program rankings. Other noteworthy specialty area rankings include Civil Engineering (#3), Industrial and Systems Engineering (#8) and Engineering Management (#15). Tim Cook (Apple CEO) is an Engineering graduate from Auburn University as is Amazon’s Consumer CEO Dave Clark.