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What % of your school’s enrollment comes from inside the SEC footprint?

Posted on 12/11/25 at 10:20 am
Posted by AUTiger789
Birmingham, AL
Member since Apr 2022
3656 posts
Posted on 12/11/25 at 10:20 am
For Auburn (total enrollment; Fall 2025) here are the number of students from each state:

Alabama- 18,758 (56.0%)
Georgia- 3,789 (11.3%)
Florida- 1,675 (5.0%)
Texas- 1,283 (3.8%)
Tennessee- 1,264 (3.5%)
S Carolina- 381 (1.1%)
Kentucky- 364 (1.1%)
Louisiana- 291 (0.9%)
Mississippi- 245 (0.7%)
Missouri- 153 (0.5%)
Arkansas- 97 (0.3%)
Oklahoma- 61 (0.2%)

Total enrollment from inside the SEC footprint = 84.3%
Posted by Henry Jones Jr
Member since Jun 2011
75772 posts
Posted on 12/11/25 at 10:21 am to
I don’t know the percentage but I know a frick ton of people from Georgia and Texas go to Ole Miss
Posted by jangalang
Member since Dec 2014
50294 posts
Posted on 12/11/25 at 10:23 am to
Number from Texas is surprising.
Posted by coachcrisp
pensacola, fl
Member since Jun 2012
30901 posts
Posted on 12/11/25 at 10:26 am to
Agriculture is a huge part of our culture, so.....
Posted by Murph4HOF
A-T-L-A-N-T-A (that's where I stay)
Member since Sep 2019
17583 posts
Posted on 12/11/25 at 10:27 am to
quote:

I don’t know the percentage but I know a frick ton of people from Georgia and Texas go to Ole Miss
I remember a lot of Atlanta area kids going to Ole Miss.

Auburn gets the rep for being a back up school for Georgia kids, but damn there were a lot of kids I knew or knew of that went to Ole Miss.
Posted by cdur86
Member since Jan 2014
1603 posts
Posted on 12/11/25 at 10:42 am to
For Alabama: 42,360 total enrollment

Alabama - 17,976 (42.4%)
Georgia - 3,043 (7.2%)
Floria - 1,975 (4.7%)
Texas - 2,121 (5%)
Tennessee - 1,446 (3.4%)
S Carolina - 429 (1%)
Kentucky - 354 (.8%)
Louisiana - 740 (1.7%)
Mississippi - 603 (1.4%)
Missouri - 333 (.8%)
Arkansas - 141 (.3%)
Oklahoma - 99 (.2%)

68.9% from SEC footprint

Interestingly the northern schools, midwestern, and California is a lot:
California - 1,142 (2.7%)
Illinois - 1,487 (3.5%)
New Jersey - 885 (2.1%)
New York - 868 (2.05%)
Pennsylvania - 786 (1.9%)
Posted by dallastiger55
Jennings, LA
Member since Jan 2010
33136 posts
Posted on 12/11/25 at 10:43 am to
We are in north Texas and my kid is applying inside Texas and it’s almost impossible to get into Texas and A&M isn’t far behind.

That’s why Arkansas, Ole Miss and OU/Okie State have so many from north Texas. Arkansas is like north Texas 2.0. 4.5 hours away and easy to get in to.
Posted by skrayper
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Member since Nov 2012
34356 posts
Posted on 12/11/25 at 10:43 am to
I poke fun at Auburn for football all the time, but the veterinary school is supremely legit.

I know this is anecdotal, but a friend of mine graduated from Auburn as a veterinary surgeon, and she's saved many a pet's life including one of mine. For that alone, off the field and court, Auburn has my respect.

So it doesn't surprise me they get a lot of folks from states even as far as Texas.
Posted by SEC Doctor
Member since Aug 2024
10400 posts
Posted on 12/11/25 at 10:46 am to
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Missouri- 153 (0.5%)


Big 12 footprint.
Posted by baldona
Florida
Member since Feb 2016
23348 posts
Posted on 12/11/25 at 10:46 am to
Alabama at 42,000? Does that include UAH and what not?
Posted by PSS101
Member since Jun 2024
1075 posts
Posted on 12/11/25 at 10:49 am to
No Alabama's enrollment is at 42,000. That is Tuscaloosa. LSU's enrollment is at 42,000 as well. LSU, Ole Miss, Alabama and Tennessee are pulling a lot of kids from the Northeast now who want to go to a southern school
Posted by cdur86
Member since Jan 2014
1603 posts
Posted on 12/11/25 at 10:49 am to
quote:

Alabama at 42,000? Does that include UAH and what not?


Oh yeah, that includes Distance Learning (7K) and Main Campus (35K). They don't have it broken out though when it comes to the states and percentages
Posted by JoseyWalesTheOutlaw
In The Ham
Member since Nov 2017
12708 posts
Posted on 12/11/25 at 10:52 am to
DEI U at Lee County

Posted by cdur86
Member since Jan 2014
1603 posts
Posted on 12/11/25 at 10:55 am to
quote:

No Alabama's enrollment is at 42,000.


According to the link it looks like it includes both distance learning (whatever that is) and main campus

UA enrollment
Posted by anc
Member since Nov 2012
20386 posts
Posted on 12/11/25 at 10:55 am to
I can give you Ole Miss and State. Fits what I have always heard. State is attractive to Alabama kids and does slightly better in Memphis. Ole Miss is more attractive to Atlanta and Dallas kids and slightly better in the rest of the South.

Ole Miss
Mississippi - 48.9%
Alabama - 2.3%
Arkansas - 1.0%
Florida 3.0%
Georgia 4.9%
Kentucky 0.9%
Louisiana 2.8%
Oklahoma 0.3%
South Carolina 0.9%
Tennessee 6.3%
Texas 7.2%



State
Mississippi - 62.4%
Alabama - 7.2%
Arkansas - 1.0%
Florida - 1.7%
Georgia - 3.2%
Kentucky - 0.3%
Louisiana - 2.2%
Oklahoma - 0.2%
South Carolina - 0.7%
Tennessee - 7.1%
Texas - 2.7%
This post was edited on 12/11/25 at 10:59 am
Posted by WRhodesTider
Birmingham, Al
Member since Nov 2005
950 posts
Posted on 12/11/25 at 10:57 am to
quote:

I poke fun at Auburn for football all the time, but the veterinary school is supremely legit.


The state of Kentucky doesn't have any vet schools. Instead, Auburn reserves a number of enrollments for Kentucky residents. Don't know the details of the arrangement.
Posted by skrayper
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Member since Nov 2012
34356 posts
Posted on 12/11/25 at 10:59 am to
quote:

The state of Kentucky doesn't have any vet schools.


I would have thought that the number of horses in Kentucky would at least have one vet school there. That's pretty surprising.
Posted by PSS101
Member since Jun 2024
1075 posts
Posted on 12/11/25 at 11:01 am to
The state of Arkansas does not have any dental schools. The University of Tennessee holds slots for Arkansas residents at Tennessee's dental school in Memphis
Posted by SEC Doctor
Member since Aug 2024
10400 posts
Posted on 12/11/25 at 11:02 am to
quote:

I would have thought that the number of horses in Kentucky would at least have one vet school there. That's pretty surprising.


Agreed, that's odd.

LSU has an excellent vet school, but it has a less than a 10% admission rate. Really tough to get in.
Posted by coachcrisp
pensacola, fl
Member since Jun 2012
30901 posts
Posted on 12/11/25 at 11:05 am to
The NY, New Jersey, Penn main cities have large alumni organizations.
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