Nichols College Ranking Badges

Nichols earned 8 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 1 in the top 5%, 4 in the top 10% and 3 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #23 of 1,646 in Most Focused for Accounting, a top 5% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 8 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 1
Highest placement: #23 of 1,646, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 3
Placements this edition: 113
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 Nichols College Earned?

Nichols 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 online-program rankings. College Factual re-runs each ranking as fresh data is published. Placements shown are from the 2027 edition. This page indicates the top award category achieved for this year. Learn more about our data sources and methodologies. To use these badges in your college’s communications, administrators can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	0
Top 5%	1
Top 10%	4
Top 15%	3
Total	8

What Is Nichols College Known For?

Nichols College is best known for Business, Management & Marketing: 5 of its 8 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Accounting, Marketing and Finance & Financial Management.

Business, Management & Marketing

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%
Accounting
Most Focused			✓
Business & Commerce
Most Focused		✓
Finance & Financial Management
Most Focused		✓
Marketing
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
Most Focused		✓

Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Criminal Justice & Corrections
Top Ranked	✓
Homeland Security
Most Focused	✓

Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Health & Physical Education
Most Focused		✓

How Does Nichols College Rank in Athletics?

Nichols College earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #140 of 303 in Softball (D3) (top 47%).

How Does Nichols College Rank for Veterans?

Nichols College earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #2,523 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.

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Notes and References

Each ranking here is grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. Nichols College appears in 113 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.