Auburn University at
Montgomery is a public institution, operating under state control, located in
Montgomery County. Total enrollment is approximately 5800. The program leads to bachelors degrees, masters degrees and post-masters certificates.
Athletic scholarships are given in basketball, baseball and various sports. Student housing is available for 576.
Established by an act of the Alabama Legislature in 1967, the University had its origin in a downtown extension center that began offering classes from the University of Alabama in 1936. In the mid-1960s, Montgomery civic leaders decided to expand the center into a four-year, degree granting institution, and it changed hands to become AUM's first home. AUM opened its doors to students in 1969. Two years later, the university relocated to a 500-acre campus on the McLemore Plantation tract east of the city.
