Bethany Lutheran College Ranking Badges

BLC earned 11 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 2 in the top 5%, 5 in the top 10% and 4 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #16 of 356 in Most Focused for Public Relations & Advertising, a top 5% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 11 (2026 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 2
Highest placement: #16 of 356, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 6
Placements this edition: 85
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2026. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has Bethany Lutheran College Earned?

Bethany Lutheran College holds 11 ranking badges across 6 fields of study, 2 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 online-program rankings. College Factual re-runs each ranking as fresh data is published. The awards below are from the 2026 edition. This page indicates the top award category achieved for this year. Explore 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%	0
Top 5%	2
Top 10%	5
Top 15%	4
Total	11

What Is Bethany Lutheran College Known For?

Bethany Lutheran College is best known for Communication & Journalism: 2 of its 11 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Public Relations & Advertising, Non-Professional Legal Studies and Legal Support Services.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Location Diversity	✓
Location Diversity (Minnesota)	✓

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%
Biochemistry & Biophysics
Most Focused		✓
Physiology & Pathology Sciences
Most Focused	✓

Communication & Journalism

Ranking	Top 10%	Top 5%
Communication & Media Studies
Most Focused	✓
Public Relations & Advertising
Most Focused		✓

Engineering

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Engineering Science
Most Focused		✓

Health Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Mental & Social Health Services
Most Focused		✓

Legal Professions

Ranking	Top 10%	Top 5%
Legal Support Services
Most Focused	✓
Non-Professional Legal Studies
Most Focused		✓

Visual & Performing Arts

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Design & Applied Arts
Most Focused	✓

How Does Bethany Lutheran College Rank in Athletics?

Bethany Lutheran College earned no athletics badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #176 of 303 in Softball (D3).

How Does Bethany Lutheran College Rank for Veterans?

Bethany Lutheran College earned no veterans badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,871 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 38%).

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Notes and References

Each ranking here is grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2026 edition. Bethany Lutheran College appears in 85 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.