by our College Data Analytics TeamPatrick Henry College earned 10 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 2 in the top 1%, 4 in the top 5%, 2 in the top 10% and 2 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 922 in Most Focused for Political Science & Government, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2026. Data as of: July 2026.
Patrick Henry College holds 10 ranking badges across 5 fields of study, 6 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, online-program or veterans rankings. Each ranking is recalculated when updated data becomes available. Placements shown are from the 2026 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. 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.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 2 |
| Top 5% | 4 |
| Top 10% | 2 |
| Top 15% | 2 |
| Total | 10 |
Patrick Henry College is best known for Communication & Journalism: 1 of its 10 traditional-student awards is in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Journalism, Political Science & Government and Managerial Economics.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male / Female Diversity (Southeast) | ✓ | |||
| Male / Female Diversity (Virginia) | ✓ | |||
| Location Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Location Diversity (Southeast) | ✓ | |||
| Location Diversity (Virginia) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Managerial Economics | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journalism | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other English Literature | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence & Command Operations | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political Science & Government | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
College Factual’s rankings are based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2026 edition. Patrick Henry College appears in 24 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
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