by our College Data Analytics TeamCSM earned 15 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 2 in the top 1%, 4 in the top 5%, 6 in the top 10% and 3 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #2 of 424 in Highest Paid Graduates for Business & Commerce, a top 1% award.
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Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
College of Southern Maryland holds 15 ranking badges across 5 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. Each ranking is recalculated when updated data becomes available. Placements shown are from the 2027 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. Explore our data sources and methodologies. College administrators who want to showcase these awards through our badge program can contact us.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 2 |
| Top 5% | 4 |
| Top 10% | 6 |
| Top 15% | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
College of Southern Maryland is best known for Liberal Arts & Humanities: 3 of its 14 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Business & Commerce, Computer Information Systems and Criminal Justice & Corrections.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for the Money | ✓ | |||
| Best for the Money (Middle Atlantic) | ✓ | |||
| Best for the Money (Maryland) | ✓ | |||
| Most Popular (Middle Atlantic) | ✓ | |||
| Most Popular (Maryland) | ✓ | |||
| Highest Paid Graduates (Middle Atlantic) | ✓ | |||
| Highest Paid Graduates (Maryland) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business & Commerce | ||||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Information Systems | ||||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | ||||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Liberal Arts General Studies | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interdisciplinary Studies | ||||
| Best Value | ✓ |
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, College of Southern Maryland earned 1 badge; its highest placement is #598 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for Veterans | ✓ |
Each ranking here is grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. College of Southern Maryland appears in 101 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
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