Central College Ranking Badges

Central earned 9 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 1 in the top 5%, 5 in the top 10% and 3 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #21 of 1,188 in Most Focused for Health & Physical Education, a top 5% award.

Key facts

• Badges earned: 9 (2027 edition)
• In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 1
• Highest placement: #21 of 1,188, a top 5% award
• Fields of study with a badge: 5
• Placements this edition: 70
• 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 Central College Earned?

Central College holds 9 ranking badges across 5 fields of study, 1 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 or online-program rankings. Our rankings are refreshed through the year as new data arrives. These badges come from the 2027 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. Read about our data sources and methodologies. Administrators interested in displaying College Factual badges can contact us.

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What Is Central College Known For?

Central College is best known for Communication & Journalism: 2 of its 9 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Health & Physical Education, Communication & Media Studies and General English Literature.

College Overall

Communication & Journalism

Engineering

English Language & Literature

Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness

Social Sciences

How Does Central College Rank for Veterans?

Central College earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #2,749 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.

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Notes and References

These rankings are calculated from federal education data, 2027 edition. Central College appears in 70 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).

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