Auburn University, AL, U.S.A
　　一、奧本大學(xué)簡介
　　奧本大學(xué)于1856年建校，位于亞拉巴馬州的奧本大學(xué)城。今天注冊學(xué)生數(shù)為24，100人，是該州最大的校園。距美東南最大城市亞特蘭大約一個半小時車程。1967年在蒙哥馬利建立分校，現(xiàn)注冊學(xué)生數(shù)為5，408人。奧本大學(xué)在130多個領(lǐng)域提供學(xué)位并在許多領(lǐng)域提供該州僅有的公共支持項目，包括農(nóng)業(yè)、林業(yè)、建筑、建筑學(xué)、藥學(xué)和獸醫(yī)學(xué)。尤其是它在文學(xué)、科學(xué)、數(shù)學(xué)、商業(yè)、教育和工程等學(xué)院都有很強的研究項目。目前ROTC項目在軍事指導(dǎo)方面具有非常重要的地位。奧本大學(xué)有綜合性的研究生院，該院授予64個領(lǐng)域的碩士學(xué)位和40多個領(lǐng)域的博士學(xué)位，其中許多在奧本是僅有的。在農(nóng)業(yè)、林業(yè)、生物和物理學(xué)、數(shù)學(xué)、工程、教育及人文科學(xué)、藥學(xué)和獸醫(yī)學(xué)方面都比較強。最近，比較好的研究出現(xiàn)在文學(xué)、社會學(xué)和商業(yè)等方面。作為研究教育和科研的綜合性中心，為適應(yīng)現(xiàn)代社會的變化，奧本開發(fā)一些研究項目。奧本大學(xué)主圖書館藏書24,000,000多冊，23,000,000多件縮微資料，15,000,000件政府出版物及136,000件地圖。期刊19,000多種，包括160種報紙。奧本大學(xué)圖書館的萬維網(wǎng)為用戶提供進入INTERNET及大量遠程數(shù)據(jù)庫，如在局域網(wǎng)上的CD-ROM數(shù)據(jù)庫。奧本大學(xué)設(shè)農(nóng)學(xué)院、建筑設(shè)計學(xué)院、商學(xué)院、教育學(xué)院、林業(yè)及野生學(xué)院、人類學(xué)院、文學(xué)院、護理學(xué)院、藥學(xué)院、獸醫(yī)學(xué)院、數(shù)理學(xué)院、研究生院、榮譽學(xué)院等�？墒谟璐T士、博士學(xué)位。
　　
　　二、奧本大學(xué)的各項排名
　　Ranking School or Department
　　1st Department of Fisheries (College of Agriculture) named the top fisheries graduate program in the U.S. by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, CSREES, June 2006
　　2nd School of Architecture (College of Architecture, Design and Construction) ranks in DesignIntelligence Magazine, 2007 as second most-admired program in the nation, according to other university deans and department
　　3rd Department of Industrial Design (College of Architecture, Design and Construction) graduate program national ranking by DesignIntelligence Magazine, 2007
　　4th Department of Poultry Science (College of Agriculture) 2004 ranking for programs specializing in poultry processing
　　4th Physicians Executive M.B.A. program (College of Business) ranking among top M.B.A. programs for physician executives, Modern Physician, 2006
　　4th The Interior Design program, in the Department of Consumer Affairs, in the College of Human Sciences ranked #4 by DesignIntelligence magazine, 2008
　　5th College of Agriculture Native-Americans rankings for the top 100 Undergraduate Degree Producers by Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 2007
　　5th Department of Landscape Architecture (College of Architecture, Design and Construction) Southeast Region ranking by DesignIntelligence Magazine, 2007
　　6th School of Architecture (College of Architecture, Design and Construction) ranking for best programs in architecture nationally in DesignIntelligence Magazine, 2007
　　6th Department of Industrial Design (College of Architecture, Design and Construction) undergraduate program ranking for best programs in industrial design nationally by DesignIntelligence Magazine, 2007
　　7th Forestry research (School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences) national ranking based on citations/publications as reported in the Journal of Forestry, 2006
　　7th Department of Interior Design (College of Human Sciences) national ranking by DesignIntelligence Magazine, 2007
　　7th Department of Interior Architecture (College of Architecture, Design and Construction) national ranking by DesignIntelligence Magazine, 2007
　　9th Physicians Executive M.B.A. (College of Business) ranking among top business schools for physician executives, Modern Physician, 2006
　　10th Department of Agricultural Economics (College of Agriculture) national ranking by the 2005 Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index, as reported in the Chronicle of Higher Education
　　10th Animal Sciences and Poultry Science departments (College of Agriculture) national ranking service to the industry by Meat & Poultry 2004 (business journal of the North American meat and poultry industry)
　　11th Logistics program (College of Business) ranking among the nation’s logistics and transportation programs with an undergraduate logistics major, Supply Chain Management Review, 2005
　　15th The Auburn University Libraries ranking in the 2007 Princeton Review survey among 361 colleges and universities.
　　16th Community Planning Program (College of Architecture, Design and Construction) ranking in terms of faculty publication productivity, Journal of Planning Education and Research, 2004 AU Academic Rankings since 2002
　　17th Department of Rehabilitation and Special Education (College of Education) ranking nationally in Health Disciplines/Rehabilitation Counseling by U.S. News & World Report (current ranking period:2005-2007)
　　20th Logistics program (College of Business) ranking among the nation’s logistics and transportation programs, Supply Chain Management Review, 2005
　　22nd College of Engineering African-Americans rankings for the top 100 Undergraduate Degree Producers by Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 2007
　　22nd Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (College of Engineering) graduate program ranking in U.S. News & World Report, 2004
　　25th Harrison School of Pharmacy U.S. pharmacy programs ranking in U.S. News & World Report, 2005
　　26th M.B.A. program (College of Business) ranking among nation’s top public business schools, Forbes, 2005
　　28th Department of Health and Human Performance (College of Education) national ranking by the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education (AAKPE) for doctoral programs, 2006
　　31st College of Business national rankings among public institutions by U.S. News & World Report, 2007
　　34th College of Agriculture African-Americans rankings for the top 100 Undergraduate Degree Producers by Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 2007
　　34th College of Science and Mathematics African-Americans rankings for the top 100 Undergraduate Degree Producers by Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 2007
　　35th College of Engineering ranking among public universities offering doctoral programs in engineering by 2007 U.S. News & World Report
　　39th M.B.A. program (College of Business) ranking among the nation’s public graduate programs in business, U.S. News & World Report, 2006
　　39th Auburn University best public institution by 2007 U.S. News & World Report
　　44th Department of Audiology (College of Liberal Arts) graduate program within the Department of Communication Disorders national ranking by U.S. News & World Report, 2004
　　46th College of Education graduate program ranking in the 2007 U.S. News & World Report “Best Graduate Schools” among public institutions
　　48th Department of Civil Engineering (College of Engineering) graduate program ranking by U.S. News & World Report, 2005
　　48th AUM College of Physical Sciences African-Americans rankings for the top 100 Undergraduate Degree Producers by Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 2007
　　49th Department of Electrical Engineering (College of Engineering) ranking by U.S. News & World Report, 2006
　　50th Department of Speech Pathology (College of Liberal Arts) graduate program within the Department of Communication Disorders national ranking by U.S. News & World Report, 2004
　　51st College of Business ranked among the nation’s best undergraduate business programs in the U.S. News & World Report 2007
　　51st Department of Chemical Engineering (College of Engineering) graduate program ranking by U.S. News & World Report, 2006
　　53rd M.B.A. program (College of Business) ranking among nation’s top business schools, Forbes, 2005
　　57th Public Affairs (Graduate School) national ranking by U.S. News & World Report, 2008
　　60th College of Engineering ranking by 2007 U.S. News & World Report
　　62nd Department of Mechanical Engineering (College of Engineering) national ranking by U.S. News & World Report, 2006
　　69th M.B.A. program (College of Business) ranking among the nation’s graduate programs in business, U.S. News & World Report, 2006
　　76th Master of Public Administration (College of Liberal Arts) ranking in the nation in the U.S. News and World Report survey, 2004
　　92nd Chemistry Department's Ph.D. program (College of Sciences and Mathematics) 2007 ranking according to U.S. News and World Report
　　100th The Auburn University Libraries ranking in the Association of Research Libraries among the 114 elite libraries in North America, 2005
　　三、奧本大學(xué)校訓(xùn)
　　THE AUBURN CREED
　　I believe that this is a practical world and that I can count only on what I earn. Therefore, I believe in work, hard work.

　　I believe in education, which gives me the knowledge to work wisely and trains my mind and my hands to work skillfully.

　　I believe in honesty and truthfulness, without which I cannot win the respect and confidence of my fellow men.

　　I believe in a sound mind, in a sound body and a spirit that is not afraid, and in clean sports that develop these qualities.

　　I believe in obedience to law because it protects the rights of all.

　　I believe in the human touch, which cultivates sympathy with my fellow men and mutual helpfulness and brings happiness for all.

　　I believe in my Country, because it is a land of freedom and because it is my own home, and that I can best serve that country by "doing justly, loving mercy, and walking humbly with my God."

　　And because Auburn men and women believe in these things, I believe in Auburn and love it.

　　-George Petrie (1945)
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