American River earned 67 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 9 in the top 1%, 14 in the top 5%, 17 in the top 10% and 27 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 205 in Most Popular for Carpentry, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 67 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 9 / 14
Highest placement: #1 of 205, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 16
Placements this edition: 298
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has American River College Earned?
American River College holds 67 ranking badges across 16 fields of study, 23 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics rankings. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. This page reflects the 2027 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. Read about our data sources and methodologies. To use these badges in your college’s communications, administrators can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
9
Top 5%
14
Top 10%
17
Top 15%
27
Total
67
What Is American River College Known For?
American River College is best known for Business, Management & Marketing: 11 of its 64 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Carpentry, General Social Sciences and Allied Health Professions.
How Does American River College Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, American River College earned 3 badges across 3 online programs, 3 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 45 in Most Popular Online for General Social Sciences.
How Does American River College Rank for Veterans?
American River College earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #2,692 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
These rankings are drawn from U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. American River College appears in 298 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
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).
by our College Data Analytics Team