City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College Ranking Badges

Harold Washington College earned 12 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 5 in the top 5%, 1 in the top 10% and 5 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 787 in Economic Diversity (Great Lakes), a top 1% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 12 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 1 / 5
Highest placement: #1 of 787, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 4
Placements this edition: 74
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 City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College Earned?

City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College holds 12 ranking badges across 4 fields of study, 6 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. The current ranking cycle is 2027 edition. This page indicates the top award category achieved for this year. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. College administrators who want to showcase these awards through our badge program can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	1
Top 5%	5
Top 10%	1
Top 15%	5
Total	12

What Is City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College Known For?

City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College is best known for Engineering Technologies: 2 of its 12 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Liberal Arts General Studies, Drafting & Design Engineering and Biological & Physical Science.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best for the Money		✓
Best for the Money (Great Lakes)	✓
Ethnic Diversity (Great Lakes)	✓
Economic Diversity			✓
Economic Diversity (Great Lakes)				✓
Economic Diversity (Illinois)			✓

Business, Management & Marketing

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value	✓

Engineering Technologies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Drafting & Design Engineering
Most Popular			✓
Most Focused			✓

Liberal Arts & Humanities

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Liberal Arts General Studies
Most Focused			✓

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value	✓
Biological & Physical Science
Most Focused	✓

How Does City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College Rank for Veterans?

City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,117 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 23%).

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Notes and References

Each ranking here is based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2027 edition. City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College appears in 74 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.