Northwestern College Ranking Badges

NWC earned 11 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 3 in the top 5%, 2 in the top 10% and 6 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #12 of 748 in Most Focused for Educational Administration, a top 5% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 11 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 3
Highest placement: #12 of 748, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 2
Placements this edition: 77
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 Northwestern College Earned?

Northwestern College holds 11 ranking badges across 2 fields of study, 3 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 current ranking cycle is 2027 edition. This page indicates the top award category achieved for this year. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. If you are an administrator interested in using our badge program to showcase your college’s strengths, please contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	0
Top 5%	3
Top 10%	2
Top 15%	6
Total	11

What Is Northwestern College Known For?

Northwestern College is best known for Education: 6 of its 11 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Educational Administration, Special Education and Teacher Education Grade Specific.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Overall Best	✓
Overall Best (The Plains States)	✓
Overall Best (Iowa)	✓
Age Diversity (Iowa)	✓

Education

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%
Educational Administration
Most Popular		✓
Most Focused			✓
Special Education
Most Focused			✓
Teacher Education Grade Specific
Most Focused			✓
Teacher Education Subject Specific
Top Ranked	✓
Most Focused		✓

Health Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Allied Health Professions
Top Ranked	✓

How Does Northwestern College Rank for Veterans?

Northwestern College earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #3,041 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.

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Notes and References

College Factual’s rankings are grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. Northwestern College appears in 77 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.