Palm Beach State College earned 81 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 2 in the top 1%, 17 in the top 5%, 30 in the top 10% and 32 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #3 of 1,355 in Top Ranked for Cosmetology, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 81 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 2 / 17
Highest placement: #3 of 1,355, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 14
Placements this edition: 202
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 Palm Beach State College Earned?
Palm Beach State College holds 81 ranking badges across 14 fields of study, 19 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 rankings. We update our rankings throughout the year as new data becomes available. The awards below are from the 2027 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. Find out 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%
2
Top 5%
17
Top 10%
30
Top 15%
32
Total
81
What Is Palm Beach State College Known For?
Palm Beach State College is best known for Health Professions: 12 of its 59 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Cosmetology, Liberal Arts General Studies and Dental Support Services.
How Does Palm Beach State College Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, Palm Beach State College earned 4 badges across 3 online programs, 2 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #9 of 584 in Most Popular Online for Liberal Arts General Studies.
How Does Palm Beach State College Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, Palm Beach State College earned 18 badges, 2 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #159 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
Each ranking here is calculated from federal education data, 2027 edition. Palm Beach State College appears in 202 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).
by our College Data Analytics Team