Auburn University

In the latest year of federal data, Auburn University graduated 27 social work students, placing it #229 of 587 BSW programs nationally. Cohorts of this size typically mean seminar-scale classes in the practice sequence rather than lecture halls.

69.5% of students here finish their degree, against a national median of 50.4% across the BSW colleges in this directory — a meaningful margin. Students who finish take a median of 5 years to do it. Unusually, part-time students complete at a higher rate here (74.2%) than full-time students (62.0%) — often a sign of a program built around people already working in the field. First-time entrants complete at 78.0% against 68.7% for transfers — worth checking how transfer credits map onto the practice sequence.

The average student pays $25,242 a year after grants and scholarships — $9,168 above the $16,074 median across the 15 BSW colleges in Alabama. 12.0% of first-time students receive Pell Grants. Net price is the number that matters when comparing programs, not sticker tuition — and because most social work roles are with government or nonprofit employers, graduates are typically eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.