The school was named the #1 Landscape Architecture program for undergraduates in the nation, as well as #3 for post-grad studies in the list of top 15 Landscape Architecture Schools for 2006. On July 1, 2007, the Institute of Ecology separated from the College after joining with the former SED in 2001, becoming the Odum School of Ecology, the first stand-alone academic school of Ecology in the United States.
The school was recognized as the top program for undergraduate landscape architecture nationally and ranked third for graduate studies in the list of top 15 Landscape Architecture Schools in 2006. In July 2007, the Institute of Ecology separated from the College after merging with the former SED in 2001 to become the Odum School of Ecology, the first independent academic school dedicated to ecology in the United States.