By Alabama Public Radio
Undated, AL – Auburn University and the University of Alabama are ranked 39th in the annual college and university survey from U-S News and World Report. It marks the first time that the state's two major colleges have tied in a national ranking of colleges. Auburn has been listed as a top 50 public university for 14 consecutive years. Alabama has been among the top 50 for the last six years. The magazine's top ranked college is Princeton.