McPherson College Ranking Badges

McPherson College earned 8 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 0 in the top 5%, 5 in the top 10% and 2 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #3 of 210 in Most Focused for Mechanical Engineering, a top 1% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 8 (2026 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 1 / 0
Highest placement: #3 of 210, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 3
Placements this edition: 55
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 McPherson College Earned?

McPherson College holds 8 ranking badges across 3 fields of study, 1 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. The awards below are from the 2026 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. Learn 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%	1
Top 5%	0
Top 10%	5
Top 15%	2
Total	8

What Is McPherson College Known For?

McPherson College is best known for Engineering Technologies: 1 of its 8 traditional-student awards is in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Mechanical Engineering, Health Sciences & Services and Radio, TV & Digital Communication.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%
Overall Diversity	✓
Location Diversity		✓
Location Diversity (The Plains States)		✓
Location Diversity (Kansas)		✓
Ethnic Diversity (The Plains States)	✓

Communication & Journalism

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Radio, TV & Digital Communication
Most Focused		✓

Engineering Technologies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Mechanical Engineering
Most Focused				✓

Health Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Health Sciences & Services
Most Focused		✓

How Does McPherson College Rank for Veterans?

McPherson College earned no veterans badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #2,713 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.

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Notes and References

Each ranking here is based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2026 edition. McPherson College appears in 55 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.