Tier and Academic Reputation ranking

Discussion in 'General Distance Learning Discussions' started by rtongue, Dec 5, 2005.

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  1. rtongue

    rtongue New Member

    I have attached a link that I just came across. It list Colleges and Universities offering distance learning programs. It also gives the Tier and Academic Reputation ranking Please note it is a couple of years old. I was surprised to find that Nova only had an Academic Reputation ranking of 1.7.

    http://www.paychecks-now.com/college/ebook/collegeAM.html
     
  2. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    Ignore with impunity

    Yes, and that American InterContinental University has a 2.2 on the same scale. AIU higher than Nova Southeastern in academic reputation? Completely ridiculous.

    -=Steve=-
     
  3. Stanislav

    Stanislav Well-Known Member

    Nova is "national doctoral" university. AIU... I don't remember, but I guess "regional master's". Completely different rankings.
     
  4. Re: Ignore with impunity

    I also noted that Marist was listed as a 1st tier with a 3.1 while IU's Kelley Direct was a tier 4 with a 2.9.

    I guess I should switch...even NYIT is 2nd tier with a 2.9 :)

    Cheers,
    Mark
     
  5. Jack Tracey

    Jack Tracey New Member

    It seems clear that there is some question as to these scores. It might be easier to understand if the site listed some sort of criteria. Without this there can be no real understanding of the scores.
    Jack
     
  6. Ike

    Ike New Member


    The ranking purportedly came form US News and World Report's ranking but American InterContinental University has never been ranked by US News and World Report. According to information from this Website , AIU was described as an unranked college.
     
  7. Ike

    Ike New Member


    ..purportedly came from (not form)
     
  8. jimnagrom

    jimnagrom New Member

    It's important to compare apples with apples.

    Also, few private universities have the research focus of the top public ones.
     
  9. Jack Tracey

    Jack Tracey New Member

    Hi Ike - I'm not a big fan of the USNews rankings but I have looked at them (that's why I'm not a big fan). As you stated, the website cited has indicated rankings that I do not believe were ever done by USNews. I could be mistaken. My initial impression upon scanning the list of schools and looking and the rankings assigned is that the originator of the website has invented some of these rankings.
    Jack
     
  10. Agreed - or at least interpreted them in some way not intended (or even likely permitted) by US News.

    I've always preferred the BusinessWeek rankings as IU is a top 20 school there ;)

    Cheers,
    Mark
     

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