Auburn University Alabama

Auburn University (AU or Auburn) 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 and according to U. S. News & World Report, has a selectivity rating of "more selective. " Auburn was chartered on February 1, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts school affiliated with the Methodist Church. Save Online!. 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 long been popularly known. Auburn is one of only 13 American universities designated as a land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research center. Building Renovation.

History

Auburn University was chartered by the Alabama Legislature as the East Alabama Male College on May 6, 1856, coming under the guidance of the Methodist Church in 1859. [1] The first president of the institution was Reverend William J.