by our College Data Analytics TeamNCAD earned 4 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 3 in the top 5%, 0 in the top 10% and 0 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #4 of 886 in Most Focused for Design & Applied Arts, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2026. Data as of: July 2026.
Northwest College of Art & Design holds 4 ranking badges across 1 field of study, 4 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. Our rankings are refreshed through the year as new data arrives. The awards below are from the 2026 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. Learn more about our data sources and methodologies. College administrators who want to showcase these awards through our badge program can contact us.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 1 |
| Top 5% | 3 |
| Top 10% | 0 |
| Top 15% | 0 |
| Total | 4 |
Northwest College of Art & Design is best known for Visual & Performing Arts: 1 of its 4 traditional-student awards is in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Design & Applied Arts.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Economic Diversity (Far Western) | ✓ | |||
| Economic Diversity (Washington) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design & Applied Arts | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
Northwest College of Art & Design earned no veterans badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #3,029 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
Badges on this page come from rankings calculated from federal education data, 2026 edition. Northwest College of Art & Design appears in 23 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
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