Mendocino College Ranking Badges

Mendocino College earned 15 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 2 in the top 1%, 3 in the top 5%, 6 in the top 10% and 4 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #4 of 1,109 in Highest Paid Graduates for Criminal Justice & Corrections, a top 1% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 15 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 2 / 3
Highest placement: #4 of 1,109, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 6
Placements this edition: 84
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 Mendocino College Earned?

Mendocino College holds 15 ranking badges across 6 fields of study, 5 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 current ranking cycle is 2027 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that 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%	2
Top 5%	3
Top 10%	6
Top 15%	4
Total	15

What Is Mendocino College Known For?

Mendocino College is best known for Health Professions: 5 of its 15 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Criminal Justice & Corrections, Nursing and Health Sciences & Services.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%
Best for the Money	✓
Age Diversity			✓
Age Diversity (Far Western)		✓
Age Diversity (California)		✓

Business, Management & Marketing

Ranking	Top 10%	Top 5%
Accounting
Most Focused		✓
Real Estate
Most Focused	✓

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Child Development & Family Studies
Most Focused		✓

Health Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked	✓
Best Value		✓
Allied Health Services
Top Ranked	✓
Health Sciences & Services
Most Focused			✓
Nursing
Highest Paid Graduates				✓

Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Criminal Justice & Corrections
Highest Paid Graduates				✓

Liberal Arts & Humanities

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Liberal Arts General Studies
Highest Paid Graduates		✓

Precision Production

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Woodworking
Most Popular	✓

How Does Mendocino College Rank for Veterans?

Mendocino College earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #3,891 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.

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Notes and References

The rankings above are drawn from U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. Mendocino College appears in 84 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.