2026 Rankings for Irvine Valley College

What kind of rankings and accolades has Irvine Valley College received from College Factual? All of the ranking badges and placements Irvine Valley College has earned will be listed on this page.

Irvine Valley College earned 42 ranking badges in College Factual’s 2026 rankings.

Top Rankings for Irvine Valley College:



#1 out of 71	#1 out of 71	#1 out of 91	#1 out of 153

How Irvine Valley College Ranks in College Factual’s Best Quality Rankings

#219 Best Associate Degree Colleges

#1 Best Humanities Associate Degree Schools in California

#1 Best Humanities Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Top Placement in Best Associate Degree Colleges Ranking

#219 out of 2,043.

This makes Irvine Valley College a top 5% school for students.

The Best Colleges Ranking identifies the strongest colleges nationwide.

Top Ranked Majors

Irvine Valley College has 24 top ranked majors, led by its placement in the Best Humanities Associate Degree Schools in California Ranking.

The best rankings are listed below:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Details
Best Humanities Associate Degree Schools in California	1	71	View Report
Best Humanities Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	71	View Report
Best Humanities Schools in California	1	77	View Report
Best Humanities Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	83	View Report
Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in California	1	91	View Report
Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	153	View Report
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in California	1	105	View Report
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	172	View Report
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in California	1	105	View Report
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	172	View Report
Best Humanities Associate Degree Schools	2	112	View Report
Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools	4	825	View Report
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	5	1120	View Report
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools	5	1120	View Report
Best Humanities Schools	11	150	View Report
Best Liberal Arts Schools in California	11	143	View Report
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in California	11	150	View Report
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in California	11	150	View Report
Best Liberal Arts Schools in the Far Western US Region	12	212	View Report
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region	12	230	View Report
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in the Far Western US Region	12	230	View Report
Best Liberal Arts Schools	40	1076	View Report
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	56	1506	View Report
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools	56	1506	View Report

How Irvine Valley College Ranks for Value

Top Value Majors

Irvine Valley College has 24 best-value majors, including its placement in the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in California Ranking.

The best rankings are listed below:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Details
Best Value Humanities Associate Degree Schools	1	217	View Report
Best Value Humanities Schools	1	310	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools	1	912	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts Schools	1	1186	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	172	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	1	1119	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	227	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	1	1497	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	172	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools	1	1119	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	227	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools	1	1497	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	2	165	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in the Far Western US Region	2	215	View Report
Best Value Humanities Associate Degree Schools in California	3	95	View Report
Best Value Humanities Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	3	97	View Report
Best Value Humanities Schools in California	3	109	View Report
Best Value Humanities Schools in the Far Western US Region	3	118	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in California	3	103	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in California	3	144	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in California	3	105	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in California	3	148	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in California	3	105	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in California	3	148	View Report

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Notes and References

The rankings above are built on federal education data, 2026 edition.

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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