Auburn University Board of Trustees agrees to freeze tuition at Auburn, AUM for fall Published: April 16, 2021 Decrease Font Size Font Size Increase Font Size Article body Students at Auburn University and Auburn University at Montgomery, or AUM, will not see an increase in tuition for the first time in at least 30 years. Kelli Shomaker, Auburn’s vice president for business and finance and chief financial officer, said the fall 2021 tuition freeze was recommended as many parents and students are facing ongoing financial hardships from the COVID-19 pandemic, and the university received a significant increase in state appropriations for fiscal year 2022.