奧本大學(xué)是美國一所得到贈地、贈海和贈空的公立大學(xué)，在最新QS美國大學(xué)排名中位列第139位。奧本大學(xué)有許許多多的著名校友，它的基本概況如何呢?和出國留學(xué)網(wǎng)來看看吧。
一、關(guān)于奧本大學(xué)
Auburn University is a public land-, sea-, and space-grant university with strong academic and research programs in engineering, agriculture, natural resources, and the life and physical sciences, as well as additional doctoral and professional programs in architecture, business, education, forestry and wildlife sciences, human sciences, the liberal arts, nursing, pharmacy, mathematics, and veterinary medicine.
Auburn University, ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the top 50 public universities nationwide for 20 consecutive years, is dedicated to providing opportunities for all students to succeed and to engage in socially fulfilling and educationally purposeful experiences inside and outside the classroom. Beyond the campus, AU provides principal academic support for Alabama’s agricultural, construction and manufacturing industries and is the primary source of instruction and research for Alabama’s emerging aerospace, automotive, microelectronics and wireless technology industries. In 2014, Auburn and its graduates had an economic impact of $5.1 billion on the state of Alabama, including $1.9 billion in direct University contributions to the economy– a 7-to-1 return on the state's appropriation to Auburn – and a $3.2 billion impact in alumni earning power.
奧本大學(xué)是美國一所得到贈地、贈海和贈空的公立大學(xué)。其優(yōu)勢專業(yè)和科研計(jì)劃體現(xiàn)在工程、農(nóng)學(xué)、自然資源、生命科學(xué)和物理科學(xué)。其博士課程和職業(yè)課程內(nèi)容涉及建筑學(xué)、商學(xué)、教育學(xué)、林學(xué)、野生動物科學(xué)、人文科學(xué)、藝術(shù)、護(hù)理學(xué)、藥學(xué)、數(shù)學(xué)和獸醫(yī)學(xué)。
奧本大學(xué)連續(xù)二十年被《美國新聞與世界報道》列入美國前五十頂尖的公立大學(xué)，它專注于為所有學(xué)生提供機(jī)會，讓學(xué)生參與課堂內(nèi)外的有教育意義的活動，讓他們獲得成功。在校園以外，奧本大學(xué)也為阿拉巴馬州的農(nóng)業(yè)、建筑業(yè)和制造業(yè)提供了重要的學(xué)術(shù)支持，它是阿拉巴馬州航空航天、工程、汽車工程、微電子學(xué)和無線技術(shù)等新興產(chǎn)業(yè)教學(xué)和科研的主要所在地。2014年，奧本大學(xué)及其畢業(yè)生對阿拉巴馬州的經(jīng)濟(jì)效益達(dá)到了51億美元，其中包括大學(xué)對當(dāng)?shù)亟?jīng)濟(jì)的直接貢獻(xiàn)19億美元，后者實(shí)現(xiàn)了7比1的回饋率。同時，對校友收益能力的影響效益達(dá)到了32億美元。
faculty staff and students
| Number of academic faculty staff | Number of students | Number of international students | |||
| In total | 1323 | In total | 25151 | In total | 1753 |
| International | 67 | Postgraduate | 16% | Postgraduate | 58% |
| Undergraduate | 84% | Undergraduate | 42% | ||
奧本大學(xué)師生人數(shù)
| 專業(yè)教員人數(shù) | 學(xué)生人數(shù) | 國際學(xué)生人數(shù) | |||
| 總共 | 1323 | 總共 | 25151 | 總共 | 1753 |
| 國際教員 | 67 | 研究生占比 | 16% | 研究生占比 | 58% |
| 本科生占比 | 84% | 本科生占比 | 42% | ||
二、奧本大學(xué)的歷史
Auburn University today is a comprehensive land, sea and space grant institution – among the few that hold that distinction – occupying more than 1,840 acres and helping fulfill the dreams of nearly 25,000 students.
The university began, though, as the small, more humble East Alabama Male College, which was chartered in 1856 and opened its doors in 1859 as a private liberal arts institution.
From 1861 to 1866 the college was closed because of the Civil War. The college had begun an affiliation with the Methodist Church before the war. Due to dire financial straits, the church transferred legal control of the institution to the state in 1872, making it the first land-grant college in the South to be established separate from the state university. It thus became the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama.
今天，奧本大學(xué)已經(jīng)是一所獲得贈地、贈海和贈空的綜合性大學(xué)，這在美國是為數(shù)不多的。今天，奧本大學(xué)占地超過 1,840英畝，幫助近二萬五千名學(xué)生實(shí)現(xiàn)了夢想。
然而，起初的時候，奧本大學(xué)只是一所小型而卑微的學(xué)院——東阿拉巴馬男子學(xué)院。該學(xué)院于1856年獲得特許，1859年開放。當(dāng)時還是一所私立文科學(xué)校。
1861到1866年，學(xué)院由于美國內(nèi)戰(zhàn)被迫關(guān)閉。戰(zhàn)前，學(xué)院已開始附屬于衛(wèi)理公會教堂。1872年，迫于極端的經(jīng)濟(jì)困難，教會將學(xué)院的法律管理權(quán)轉(zhuǎn)給阿拉巴馬州。這樣，學(xué)院就成為美國南部第一所獨(dú)立于州立大學(xué)的獲得增地的學(xué)院。也因此，學(xué)校更名為阿拉巴馬農(nóng)業(yè)與機(jī)械學(xué)院。
A land-grant college or university is an institution that has been designated by its state legislature or Congress to receive the benefits of the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890. The original mission of these institutions, as set forth in the first Morrill Act, was to teach agriculture, military tactics, and the mechanical arts as well as classical studies so that members of the working classes could obtain a liberal, practical education.
Women were admitted in 1892, making Auburn the oldest four-year, coeducational school in the state and the second-oldest in the Southeast. In 1899, the name was again changed to the Alabama Polytechnic Institute. In 1960, the school officially acquired the name it has long been called and one more in keeping with its location, size, and mission — Auburn University. The institution has experienced its greatest growth since World War II, and now has more than 250,000 graduates.
Auburn University at Montgomery was established as a separately accredited campus in 1967. The institution has developed rapidly, especially since moving to a 500-acre campus east of Montgomery in 1971. Current enrollment at AUM is about 5,200.
贈地學(xué)院或大學(xué)指的是得到所在州議會或國會指定，享有《莫雷爾法案》(1862-1890)規(guī)定的福利的高校。根據(jù)《莫雷爾法案》最初規(guī)定，這些高校的任務(wù)是提供農(nóng)業(yè)、戰(zhàn)術(shù)、機(jī)械藝術(shù)和古典文學(xué)研究方面的課程，讓工人階層有機(jī)會接受開明而實(shí)用的教育。
1892年，奧本大學(xué)招收女學(xué)生，成為阿拉巴馬州第四古老的男女同校大學(xué)及美國東南部第二古老的男女同校大學(xué)。1899年，奧本大學(xué)再次更名為阿拉巴馬理工學(xué)院。1960年，正式獲得了它長久以來的與其位置、規(guī)模和任務(wù)更加貼近的名字——奧本大學(xué)。二戰(zhàn)期間，奧本大學(xué)經(jīng)歷巨變，目前有25萬名以上畢業(yè)生。
1967年，奧本大學(xué)蒙哥馬利分校成立。這是一個單獨(dú)得到認(rèn)證的校區(qū)。1971年，分校遷到蒙哥馬利東側(cè)，在那里擁有五百英畝土地。自那以后，奧本大學(xué)得到了快速發(fā)展。目前，奧本大學(xué)蒙哥馬利分校大約有五千二百名學(xué)生。
Chartered in 1856, Auburn University opened in 1859 and became affiliated with the Methodist Church.
Throughout the years, the institution has had four official names:
East Alabama Male College (1856-72)
Agricultural and Mechanical College (1872-99)
Alabama Polytechnic Institute (1899-1960)
Auburn University (1960-present)
1856年，奧本大學(xué)獲得特許，1859年開放，并附屬于衛(wèi)理公會教堂。
在其發(fā)展的歷史中，奧本大學(xué)先后有四個官方名字，分別是
東阿拉巴馬男子學(xué)院 (1856-72)，農(nóng)業(yè)與機(jī)械學(xué)院(1872-99)，阿拉巴馬理工學(xué)院(1899-1960)和奧本大學(xué)(1960至今)。
Auburn's current colleges and schools and dates of inception are:
College of Agriculture 1872
Samuel Ginn College of Engineering 1872
Graduate School 1872
James Harrison School of Pharmacy 1885
College of Veterinary Medicine 1907
College of Architecture, Design & Construction 1907
College of Education 1915
College of Human Sciences 1916
College of Business 1967
School of Nursing 1979
School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences 1984
College of Sciences and Mathematics 1986
College of Liberal Arts 1986
* In 1986, the colleges of Liberal Arts and Sciences & Mathematics were created from the former schools of Arts & Sciences, Agriculture and Biological Sciences, and Architecture and Fine Arts.
奧本大學(xué)目前的學(xué)院及各學(xué)院成立時間如下：
農(nóng)學(xué)院，1872;塞繆爾-吉恩工程學(xué)院，1872;研究生院，1872;詹姆斯-哈里森藥學(xué)院，1885;獸醫(yī)學(xué)院，1907;建筑、設(shè)計(jì)及建造學(xué)院，1907;教育學(xué)院，1915;人文科學(xué)學(xué)院，1916;商學(xué)院，1967;護(hù)理學(xué)院，1979;林學(xué)與野生動物科學(xué)學(xué)院，1984;科學(xué)與數(shù)學(xué)學(xué)院，1986;以上學(xué)院，1986。
*1986年，藝術(shù)學(xué)院、科學(xué)與數(shù)學(xué)學(xué)院在先前的文理學(xué)院、農(nóng)業(yè)與生物學(xué)院及建筑與美術(shù)學(xué)院基礎(chǔ)上成立。
三、奧本大學(xué)的教研情況（見下一頁）