Carolina University Ranking Badges

Piedmont International University earned 13 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 6 in the top 5%, 4 in the top 10% and 2 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #2 of 136 in Overall Diversity (North Carolina), a top 1% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 13 (2026 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 1 / 6
Highest placement: #2 of 136, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 4
Placements this edition: 45
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2026. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has Carolina University Earned?

Carolina University holds 13 ranking badges across 4 fields of study, 7 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. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. These badges come from the 2026 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. Learn more about our data sources and methodologies. Administrators interested in displaying College Factual badges can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	1
Top 5%	6
Top 10%	4
Top 15%	2
Total	13

What Is Carolina University Known For?

Carolina University is best known for Business, Management & Marketing: 1 of its 13 traditional-student awards is in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Business Administration & Management, Ethnic Studies and Data Science..

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Overall Diversity			✓
Overall Diversity (Southeast)			✓
Overall Diversity (North Carolina)				✓
Location Diversity		✓
Location Diversity (Southeast)		✓
Location Diversity (North Carolina)	✓
Ethnic Diversity		✓
Ethnic Diversity (Southeast)			✓
Ethnic Diversity (North Carolina)			✓

Business, Management & Marketing

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Business Administration & Management
Most Focused			✓

Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Ethnic Studies
Most Focused			✓

Health Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Public Health
Most Focused	✓

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Data Science.
Most Focused		✓

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Notes and References

These rankings are based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2026 edition. Carolina University appears in 45 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.