Guilford College Ranking Badges

Guilford earned 12 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 2 in the top 1%, 5 in the top 5%, 4 in the top 10% and 1 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 153 in Economic Diversity (North Carolina), a top 1% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 12 (2026 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 2 / 5
Highest placement: #1 of 153, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 2
Placements this edition: 88
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 Guilford College Earned?

Guilford College holds 12 ranking badges across 2 fields of study, 7 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 online-program rankings. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. The awards below are from the 2026 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. 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%	2
Top 5%	5
Top 10%	4
Top 15%	1
Total	12

What Is Guilford College Known For?

Guilford College is best known for Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness: 1 of its 12 traditional-student awards is in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Health & Physical Education and Criminal Justice & Corrections.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Overall Diversity		✓
Overall Diversity (Southeast)		✓
Overall Diversity (North Carolina)		✓
Male / Female Diversity			✓
Male / Female Diversity (Southeast)			✓
Male / Female Diversity (North Carolina)			✓
Ethnic Diversity (Southeast)	✓
Economic Diversity				✓
Economic Diversity (Southeast)			✓
Economic Diversity (North Carolina)				✓

Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Criminal Justice & Corrections
Most Focused		✓

Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Health & Physical Education
Most Focused			✓

How Does Guilford College Rank in Athletics?

Guilford College earned no athletics badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #187 of 230 in Golf (D3).

How Does Guilford College Rank for Veterans?

Guilford College earned no veterans badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #2,525 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.

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Notes and References

Badges on this page come from rankings grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2026 edition. Guilford College appears in 88 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.