Auburn has been ranked by
U.S. News &
World Report as the highest-ranked public university in the state of Alabama for 11 consecutive years and in the 2004
rankings was 44th among the nation's top 50 public universities. The university's core curriculum has been recognized as one of the best in the nation.The university currently consists of thirteen schools and colleges. Programs in engineering, architecture and business have
been ranked among the best in the country and Auburn also boasts strong programs in veterinary medicine, mathematics, science and
journalism. The Old Rotation on campus is the oldest continuous agricultural experiment in the Southeast, and third oldest in the
United States, dating from 1896. In 2003, Auburn
started the first Bachelor of Wireless Engineering degree program in the US.Schools and year originated:
- College of Agriculture, 1872
- College of Architecture, Design and Construction, 1907
- College of Business, 1967
- College of Education, 1915
- Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, 1872
- School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, 1984
- College of Human Sciences, 1916
- College of Liberal Arts, 1986
- School of Nursing, 1979
- James Harrison School of Pharmacy, 1885
- College of Sciences and Mathematics, 1986
- College of Veterinary Medicine, 1907
- Graduate School, 1872