CUA earned 39 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 3 in the top 1%, 12 in the top 5%, 13 in the top 10% and 11 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 535 in Highest Paid Graduates for Social Work, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 39 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 3 / 12
Highest placement: #1 of 535, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 15
Placements this edition: 193
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 The Catholic University of America Earned?
The Catholic University of America holds 39 ranking badges across 15 fields of study, 15 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. College Factual re-runs each ranking as fresh data is published. This page reflects the 2027 edition. This page indicates the top award category achieved for this year. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. Want to feature these awards on your college’s site? Administrators can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
3
Top 5%
12
Top 10%
13
Top 15%
11
Total
39
What Is The Catholic University of America Known For?
The Catholic University of America is best known for Business, Management & Marketing: 5 of its 38 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Social Work, Biomedical Engineering and General English Literature.
How Does The Catholic University of America Rank for Online Students?
The Catholic University of America earned no online-program badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #77 of 165 in Most Popular Online for Social Work (top 47%).
How Does The Catholic University of America Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, The Catholic University of America earned 1 badge; its highest placement is #404 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
College Factual’s rankings are drawn from U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. The Catholic University of America appears in 193 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