Auburn University

Auburn, AL

F
Score: 34/1400
24,782
Undergraduate students
92%
Retention rate
$12,176
Annual tuition
0.23
Diversity Index
Data submitted by: HeartMadeFullmetal
Large Campus
Large Campus
public
Public University
Urban Campus
Urban Campus
Four-Year College
Four-Year College
South Region
Conservative Campus
Conservative Campus
Sports Culture
Sports Culture
Noisy Campus
Noisy Campus
Graduate Students Unionized
Graduate Students Unionized

Description

In 2017, Auburn was ranked #2 in the Advocate’s list of “The 20 Colleges Most Hostile to LGBT Students.”

In 2019, The Washington Post reported that Auburn is one of a handful of universities that has partnered with the surveillance startup, SpotterEDU, to track students' movements on campus and their classroom attendance by connecting their smartphones to the campus WiFi.

Are all campus buildings physically accessible to students who use wheelchairs or other mobility aids?

NO

Are class session recordings readily available for lecture courses?

NO

Are students required to provide documentation of disability to qualify for receiving initial accommodations?

YES

Is there required diversity and inclusivity training for faculty/staff/and students, and does training include recognition of neurodivergence and disability?

NO

What types of student-run peer support groups exist on campus?

Disability Cultural Center

NO

Mutual Aid Networks

NO

Peer Support Groups

NO

Other

NO

Have you experienced ableism, discrimination, or witnessed stigmatizing language?

YES

See Negative Experiences section.

Are police involved in responding to student mental health crises?

YES

Does your college have a Student of Concern reporting page?

Yes (Allows anonymous reporting)

https://studentaffairs.auburn.edu/complaint-concern/

Clery Report data: Number of sexual assaults reported on campus per thousand students.

2

*2021 data

Has the college published an official statement in support of racial justice movements?

Support for Black Lives Matter

NO

Support for Land Back

NO

Does your college offer a Disability Studies curriculum?

NO

Auburn allows students to major in Rehabilitation and Disability Studies, but there is no program in true Disability Studies.

Does your college offer a course on Critical Theory?

NO

Does the college engage in morally questionable research?

Animal Experimentation

YES

Cure Autism

NO

Other

YES

NAGPRA: Auburn still holds the remains of 767 Native Americans.

Surveillance: Auburn uses SpotterEDU to track students' movements on campus through their smartphones.

Testimony
Submitted by:
Anonymous
2022-03-19

Denied accommodations for sensory issues because psychiatrist documentation was unable to be submitted due to the psychiatrist being online. Said psychiatrist was asked and responded that they couldn’t do this. Primary doctor along with the Medical Clinic refused to complete the documents. I was unable to get the documentation required even though I had asked every available health professional I had access to, including the University.

News
Submitted by:
admin
2020-12-10

Auburn has a history of students committing hate crimes or saying inflammatory things. A noose was found in a residence hall in 2019. Leaders of the White Student Union have made racist remarks and invited Richard Spencer, a neo-Nazi, to speak on campus. The Instagram account Black at Auburn details the microaggressions and outright racism students experience every day. One student said the first thing they were asked as a freshman was, "What sport do you play that got you into Auburn?" Another wrote that a student said to them, "There's a difference between [N-word] and Black people, and you're neither of them."

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