Auburn University released an official snapshot of the 2024–25 enrollment factbook on Monday, marking another year of the institution’s largest student body.
The current freshman class, like that of the past year and several preceding it, is the largest ever at the university, sitting at 6,103 first-time enrollments. This is a 2.83% increase from the previous year and a 15.08% increase from the 2022–23 academic year.
As of the census, there are 34,195 students currently enrolled in the university, a 3.58% increase from last year’s count of 33,015 students. The official count is slightly higher than the number put out in a university press release in late August.
The same article also stated 62% of the 2024–25 student body consists of Alabama residents, a 4% increase from the previous year. The Auburn Plainsman cannot yet confirm these statistics.
The snapshot information released consists of only four figures — total headcount enrollment, first-time freshman enrollment, one year retention rate and six year graduation rate. The census data on which the snapshot is based was conducted Sept. 9, the 15th day of class and last day to withdraw from a course without a grade assignment.
The first year retention rate, which marks the percent of the full-time freshman cohort who are enrolled as of the census date for the subsequent fall semester, is 95%. The six year graduation rate is 82%. Both of these seem to be increases from the previous years, although it is not yet clear.
The full data set is yet to be released, and university officials have not yet responded to request for further information at the time of this article’s publication.
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Connor Copeland, sophomore in English literature and philosophy, has been with The Auburn Plainsman since fall 2023.
