Jefferson College Ranking Badges

JeffCo earned 9 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 1 in the top 5%, 2 in the top 10% and 5 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #8 of 756 in Highest Paid Graduates for Nursing & Nursing Assistants, a top 1% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 9 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 1 / 1
Highest placement: #8 of 756, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 3
Placements this edition: 87
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 Jefferson College Earned?

Jefferson College holds 9 ranking badges across 3 fields 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. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. Placements shown are from the 2027 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. See our data sources and methodologies. Want to feature these awards on your college’s site? Administrators can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	1
Top 5%	1
Top 10%	2
Top 15%	5
Total	9

What Is Jefferson College Known For?

Jefferson College is best known for Education: 2 of its 9 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Nursing & Nursing Assistants, Teacher Education Grade Specific and General Biology.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%
Best for the Money	✓
Best for the Money (The Plains States)		✓
Best for the Money (Missouri)			✓
Economic Diversity (The Plains States)	✓

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value	✓
General Biology
Best Value	✓

Education

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%
Best Value	✓
Teacher Education Grade Specific
Best Value		✓

Health Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Nursing & Nursing Assistants
Highest Paid Graduates				✓

How Does Jefferson College Rank for Veterans?

Jefferson College earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #2,276 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 47%).

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Notes and References

College Factual’s rankings are drawn from U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. Jefferson College appears in 87 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.