Harper College earned 58 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 2 in the top 1%, 19 in the top 5%, 13 in the top 10% and 24 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #2 of 242 in Top Ranked for Fire Protection, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 58 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 2 / 19
Highest placement: #2 of 242, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 12
Placements this edition: 186
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 William Rainey Harper College Earned?
William Rainey Harper College holds 58 ranking badges across 12 fields of study, 21 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 rankings. Our rankings are refreshed through the year as new data arrives. The awards below are from the 2027 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. Read 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%
19
Top 10%
13
Top 15%
24
Total
58
What Is William Rainey Harper College Known For?
William Rainey Harper College is best known for Health Professions: 10 of its 52 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Fire Protection, Nursing & Nursing Assistants and Allied Health Services.
How Does William Rainey Harper College Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, William Rainey Harper College earned 1 badge across 1 online program; its highest placement is #8 of 134 in Most Popular Online for Child Development & Family Studies.
How Does William Rainey Harper College Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, William Rainey Harper College earned 5 badges; its highest placement is #391 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
Each ranking here is drawn from U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. William Rainey Harper College appears in 186 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