College of the Atlantic Ranking Badges

College of the Atlantic earned 4 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 1 in the top 5%, 0 in the top 10% and 2 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #8 of 1,767 in Most Focused for Liberal Arts General Studies, a top 1% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 4 (2026 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 1 / 1
Highest placement: #8 of 1,767, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 1
Placements this edition: 28
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2026. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has College of the Atlantic Earned?

College of the Atlantic holds 4 ranking badges across 1 field of study, 2 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. College Factual re-runs each ranking as fresh data is published. This page reflects the 2026 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. Find out 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%	1
Top 5%	1
Top 10%	0
Top 15%	2
Total	4

What Is College of the Atlantic Known For?

College of the Atlantic is best known for Liberal Arts & Humanities: 1 of its 4 traditional-student awards is in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Liberal Arts General Studies.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 5%
Location Diversity		✓
Location Diversity (New England)	✓
Location Diversity (Maine)	✓

Liberal Arts & Humanities

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

How Does College of the Atlantic Rank for Veterans?

College of the Atlantic earned no veterans badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #3,994 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.

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Notes and References

The rankings above are based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2026 edition. College of the Atlantic appears in 28 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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