Top 2020 Rankings For Central College
A more complete picture of where Central College is the "best of the best" can be found on our 2020 Badges Awarded page.
All 2020 Rankings For Central College
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 413 of 1727 |
| The Plains States | 39 of 190 |
| Iowa | 9 of 34 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 72 of 1481 |
| The Plains States | 23 of 165 |
| Iowa | 9 of 30 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 102 of 1483 |
| The Plains States | 24 of 165 |
| Iowa | 8 of 30 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 620 of 1483 |
| The Plains States | |
| Iowa | 10 of 30 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 954 of 2179 |
| Ethnic | |
| Male / Female | 78 of 2415 |
| Location | 854 of 2183 |
Best Religiously Affiliated
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| Reformed Church in America |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 154 of 824 |
| Best Value | 8 of 808 |
| Most Popular | 417 of 1422 |
| Most Focused | 15 of 1429 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 314 of 890 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 62 of 574 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 232 of 820 |
| Best Value | 15 of 802 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 163 of 1379 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 272 of 846 |
Physiology & Pathology Sciences
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| Most Popular | 31 of 79 |
| Most Focused | 2 of 79 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 233 of 810 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 305 of 901 |
Accounting
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 212 of 647 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 197 of 711 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 704 of 1667 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 200 of 724 |
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 80 of 171 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 32 of 83 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 49 of 713 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 62 of 600 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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Computer Science
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 142 of 360 |
Information Science
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 46 of 124 |
Education
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 475 of 1363 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 155 of 706 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 218 of 1161 |
English Language & Literature
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 484 of 1351 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 363 of 871 |
General English Literature
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 331 of 1267 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 334 of 799 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 81 of 341 |
| Best Value | 2 of 333 |
| Most Popular | 373 of 941 |
| Most Focused | 29 of 942 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 226 of 653 |
Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 35 of 272 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 98 of 196 |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 104 of 299 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 67 of 352 |
| Best Value | 2 of 345 |
| Most Popular | 295 of 809 |
| Most Focused | 9 of 811 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 225 of 571 |
Health Professions
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Allied Health Professions
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 151 of 658 |
History
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History
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 268 of 822 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 224 of 1223 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 309 of 805 |
Mathematics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 178 of 1171 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 268 of 771 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 152 of 750 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 112 of 267 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 123 of 695 |
Physical Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 371 of 1156 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 215 of 786 |
Chemistry
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 273 of 753 |
Physics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 112 of 717 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 239 of 537 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 299 of 835 |
| Best Value | 33 of 809 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 287 of 897 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 295 of 840 |
| Best Value | 27 of 813 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 264 of 833 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 54 of 654 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 212 of 1316 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 379 of 873 |
Anthropology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 115 of 427 |
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Economics
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 239 of 536 |
General Social Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
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Political Science & Government
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 489 of 1081 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 272 of 757 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 196 of 533 |
| Best Value | 12 of 524 |
| Most Popular | 396 of 962 |
| Most Focused | 34 of 963 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 247 of 687 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 347 of 848 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 241 of 808 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 195 of 535 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 293 of 693 |
Music
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 228 of 658 |
Veterans
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| Overall |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 366 of 825 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 147 of 341 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 150 of 352 |
Psychology
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General Psychology
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Social Sciences
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Sociology
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Central College has no rankings in this category.
Central College has no rankings in this category.
