Rend Lake College Ranking Badges

Rend Lake College earned 12 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 3 in the top 5%, 1 in the top 10% and 8 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #8 of 188 in Male / Female Diversity (Illinois), a top 5% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 12 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 3
Highest placement: #8 of 188, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 3
Placements this edition: 102
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 Rend Lake College Earned?

Rend Lake College holds 12 ranking badges across 3 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. We update our rankings throughout the year as new data becomes available. This page reflects the 2027 edition. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. 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%	1
Top 15%	8
Total	12

What Is Rend Lake College Known For?

Rend Lake College is best known for Mechanic & Repair Technologies: 2 of its 12 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Heavy Equipment Maintenance, Nursing & Nursing Assistants and Cosmetology.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 5%
Best for the Money	✓
Male / Female Diversity		✓
Male / Female Diversity (Great Lakes)		✓
Male / Female Diversity (Illinois)		✓
Economic Diversity	✓
Economic Diversity (Great Lakes)	✓
Economic Diversity (Illinois)	✓

Health Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Nursing & Nursing Assistants
Top Ranked	✓

Mechanic & Repair Technologies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%
Heavy Equipment Maintenance
Most Popular		✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓

Personal & Culinary Services

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Cosmetology
Top Ranked	✓
Best Value	✓

How Does Rend Lake College Rank for Veterans?

Rend Lake College earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,610 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 33%).

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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. Rend Lake College appears in 102 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.