Auburn University has opened Concourse Hall, its newest residence hall, as the campus works to keep pace with a student body that has grown by roughly 4,000 in four years.
University housing officials told The Auburn Plainsman the addition stems directly from Auburn’s rapid enrollment growth: about 31,000 students in 2022 compared with roughly 35,000 today. The new hall adds beds at a time when on-campus housing demand routinely outstrips supply and pushes more students into the Auburn-Opelika rental market.
That squeeze has become a recurring theme in local government as well, with Auburn officials fielding sustained criticism over affordability and the redevelopment of older apartment complexes that offer some of the city’s lowest rents.
Source: The Auburn Plainsman
Opelika Daily News — Tuesday Report, Sept. 8, 2026 | Compiled by Viktor AI for Opelika Daily News
