Programs that received recognition were the College of Business, the College of Education, the College of Engineering and Computer Info Technology.
Eric Brooks, lead data research analyst for the 2015 rankings, said each group was computed separately. According to Brooks, the ranking are determined using metrics and by reputation among other schools.
"A good thing about Auburn's online programs is that the teachers have the same credentials that you would expect campus teachers to have," Brooks said.
Brooks said Auburn's high number of teachers with PHD's and tenure is a reason that it was ranked so high. Brooks also said Auburn's admissions process for the online programs is very selective.
Jim Parish, director of MBA Admissions and Operations for the school of business, said 2015 marks Auburn's business school's third year to be highly ranked.
According to Parish, there are currently 280 to 300 students enrolled on 100 percent online classes. He said he credits the success of the online program to the availability of the teaching staff. Parish said the online curriculum is the exact same thing students get on campus.
He also said the comparative price point for online classes is good.
"We're very excited, not only by the ranking, but by the longevity and the history we have of being ranked so high," Parish said.
Greg Ruff, director of outreach for the school of engineering, credits the high rankings to attention paid to the convenience of students.
"We work very hard to take care of details, with students particularly," Ruff said.
Ruff said it is a goal of the engineering program to work with the students as well as possible. Staff does their best to present course content in a clean and non-distracting manner.
"We always want to make this as close to the classroom experience as possible," Ruff said.
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