C of C earned 28 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 3 in the top 5%, 13 in the top 10% and 12 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #20 of 1,027 in Most Focused for Communication & Media Studies, a top 5% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 28 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 3
Highest placement: #20 of 1,027, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 9
Placements this edition: 290
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 College of Charleston Earned?
College of Charleston holds 28 ranking badges across 9 fields of study, 3 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. We update our rankings throughout the year as new data becomes available. Placements shown are from the 2027 edition. This page indicates the top award category achieved for this year. Learn more about our data sources and methodologies. If you are an administrator interested in using our badge program to showcase your college’s strengths, please contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
0
Top 5%
3
Top 10%
13
Top 15%
12
Total
28
What Is College of Charleston Known For?
College of Charleston is best known for Business, Management & Marketing: 4 of its 27 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Communication & Media Studies, Arts & Media Management and International Business.
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, College of Charleston earned 1 badge across 1 sport; its highest placement is #35 of 295 in Cross Country.
How Does College of Charleston Rank for Online Students?
College of Charleston earned no online-program badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #35 of 63 in Most Popular Online for Public Relations & Advertising.
How Does College of Charleston Rank for Veterans?
College of Charleston earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,110 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 23%).
Each ranking here is calculated from federal education data, 2027 edition. College of Charleston appears in 290 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