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Pierce College District Ranking Badges

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom earned 19 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 6 in the top 5%, 2 in the top 10% and 11 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #25 of 1,035 in Highest Paid Graduates for Teacher Education Grade Specific, a top 5% award.

Key facts

• Badges earned: 19 (2027 edition)
• In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 6
• Highest placement: #25 of 1,035, a top 5% award
• Fields of study with a badge: 6
• Placements this edition: 104
• 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 Pierce College District Earned?

Pierce College District holds 19 ranking badges across 6 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 rankings. Each ranking is recalculated when updated data becomes available. This page reflects the 2027 edition. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. See our data sources and methodologies. Administrators interested in displaying College Factual badges can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	0
Top 5%	6
Top 10%	2
Top 15%	11
Total	19

What Is Pierce College District Known For?

Pierce College District is best known for Education: 3 of its 18 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Teacher Education Grade Specific, Liberal Arts General Studies and Business & Commerce.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best for the Money	✓
Ethnic Diversity		✓
Ethnic Diversity (Far Western)	✓
Most Popular (Washington)	✓

Business, Management & Marketing

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Business & Commerce
Top Ranked	✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓

Computer & Information Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Computer Software Applications
Most Popular		✓
Most Focused	✓

Education

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked	✓
Teacher Education Grade Specific
Top Ranked	✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓

Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Criminal Justice & Corrections
Highest Paid Graduates			✓

Liberal Arts & Humanities

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular			✓
Liberal Arts General Studies
Most Popular			✓
Most Focused			✓

Physical Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value	✓
General Physical Sciences
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular	✓

How Does Pierce College District Rank for Online Students?

Pierce College District earned no online-program badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #23 of 24 in Most Popular Online for Quality Control Technology.

How Does Pierce College District Rank for Veterans?

In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, Pierce College District earned 1 badge; its highest placement is #594 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best for Veterans	✓

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Notes and References

College Factual’s rankings are based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2027 edition. Pierce College District appears in 104 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.