2026 Rankings for City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College

What kind of rankings and accolades has Harold Washington College earned? Any College Factual rankings and awards Harold Washington College has received are listed below.

Ranking Highlights

Quality Rankings
Best for the Money Rankings

How Harold Washington College Ranks in College Factual’s Best Quality Rankings

#531 Best Associate Degree Colleges

#9 Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Illinois

#9 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Illinois

Top Ranked Majors

Harold Washington College has 42 top ranked majors, led by its placement in the Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Illinois Ranking.

The best rankings are listed below:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Details
Best General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Illinois	5	30	View Report
Best General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	6	81	View Report
Best General Studies Schools in Illinois	7	34	View Report
Best General Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region	9	94	View Report
Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	9	118	View Report
Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Illinois	9	47	View Report
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Illinois	9	47	View Report
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Illinois	9	47	View Report
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	10	165	View Report
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	10	165	View Report
Best Liberal Arts Schools in Illinois	12	58	View Report
Best General Studies Associate Degree Schools	13	451	View Report
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Illinois	13	61	View Report
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in Illinois	13	61	View Report
Best Liberal Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region	16	143	View Report
Best Biological & Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	17	46	View Report
Best Biological & Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Illinois	17	44	View Report
Best Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in Illinois	17	44	View Report
Best Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	17	46	View Report
Best Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in Illinois	17	44	View Report
Best Biological & Physical Science Schools in Illinois	17	44	View Report
Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools in Illinois	18	45	View Report
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region	21	213	View Report
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in the Great Lakes Region	21	213	View Report
Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	22	52	View Report
Best Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region	23	52	View Report
Best Biological & Physical Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region	23	52	View Report
Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools	31	825	View Report
Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in Illinois	31	63	View Report
Best General Studies Schools	35	574	View Report
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	37	1120	View Report
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools	37	1120	View Report
Best Biological & Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools	52	154	View Report
Best Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools	52	154	View Report
Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region	75	124	View Report
Best Biological & Physical Sciences Schools	89	200	View Report
Best Biological & Physical Science Schools	89	200	View Report
Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools	98	262	View Report
Best Liberal Arts Schools	114	1076	View Report
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	149	1506	View Report
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools	149	1506	View Report
Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools	547	878	View Report

How Harold Washington College Ranks for Value

Top Value Majors

Harold Washington College has 42 best-value majors, including its placement in the Best Value General Studies Schools in Illinois Ranking.

The best rankings are listed below:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Details
Best Value General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	2	109	View Report
Best Value General Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region	2	130	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	2	130	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Illinois	2	47	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region	2	164	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Illinois	2	60	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	2	165	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Illinois	2	47	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region	2	212	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Illinois	2	61	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	2	165	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Illinois	2	47	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in the Great Lakes Region	2	212	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in Illinois	2	61	View Report
Best Value General Studies Associate Degree Schools	3	597	View Report
Best Value General Studies Schools	3	773	View Report
Best Value General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Illinois	4	40	View Report
Best Value General Studies Schools in Illinois	4	47	View Report
Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	4	46	View Report
Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region	4	52	View Report
Best Value Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	4	46	View Report
Best Value Biological & Physical Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region	4	52	View Report
Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	4	52	View Report
Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools in Illinois	4	45	View Report
Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region	4	122	View Report
Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in Illinois	4	62	View Report
Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Illinois	5	44	View Report
Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in Illinois	5	44	View Report
Best Value Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in Illinois	5	44	View Report
Best Value Biological & Physical Science Schools in Illinois	5	44	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools	8	912	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	8	1119	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools	8	1119	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts Schools	9	1186	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	9	1497	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools	9	1497	View Report
Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools	19	153	View Report
Best Value Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools	19	153	View Report
Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools	20	197	View Report
Best Value Biological & Physical Science Schools	20	197	View Report
Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools	32	261	View Report
Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools	40	861	View Report

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Notes and References

The rankings above are drawn from U.S. Department of Education data, 2026 edition.

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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