Amridge University - Top-ranked?

Amridge University, a private university affiliated with the Churches of Christ, describes itself as a top-ranked DL university. Is that so?

The university's overall ranking, per USNWR, is #96-#122 in Regional Universities South.

They offer a nice range of programs from the associate to the doctoral degree level.

http://www.amridgeuniversity.edu/

 

Never heard of them but it seems decent. I could not find any faculty information though.

 

Two members of their Administration have doctorates from Northcentral University. http://www.amridgeuniversity.edu/about/

Their faculty are listed on page 596 through 602 of their academic catalog.
http://www.amridgeuniversity.edu/pdf/Amridge University Academic Catalog 2019-2020.pdf

 

Their President apparently has his Doctor or Osteopathic Medicine degree. Interesting to see a DO in an administrative position outside of a medical school.

 

To be honest, I am kind of impressed by the faculty credentials. I saw some Vanderbilt, Troy, Auburn, etc. graduates.

 

Unranked in the Times University Rankings.

 

Rankings are arbitrary however, a survey for Harvard business students showed that 74% consulted the US News Rankings and 46% used the rankings to influence their decision. I would imagine there is some variance from school to school but I’d imagine it would be relatively similar.

https://poetsandquants.com/2020/02/25/u-s-news-ranking-due-out-march-17th/?pq-category=business-school-news/