re: 2012 US News and World Report Top Public Universities-SEC edition

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Also, even though AU's acceptance rate is "79%", enrollment isn't growing. Its remaining steady. Ergo, lots and lots more people apply to the "state" schools (i.e. Bama) than Auburn.

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Yeah, we've been holding steady at around 25k for the past couple years. I'm glad we're not going any higher, Auburn's growing too much as it is. Needz moar small college town imo.

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(Oh, and the "high" 79% acceptance rate doesn't seem to be affecting the average GPA and ACT/SAT scores of Auburn's entering freshmen, which continue to get HIGHER.)

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Which is what has me a bit