auburn was the only college or university in alabama included in the inaugural edition (1981) of the widely respected peterson's guides to america's 296 most competitive colleges,
auburn is the largest, and has consistently been ranked as the top public university in the state of alabama (usnewsworldreport)
"auburn was the only college or university in alabama included in the inaugural edition (1981) of the widely respected peterson's guides to america's 296 most competitive colleges," What is the definition of "auburn"?