Ridgewater College Ranking Badges

Ridgewater College earned 12 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 2 in the top 5%, 5 in the top 10% and 5 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #35 of 1,355 in Top Ranked for Cosmetology, a top 5% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 12 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 2
Highest placement: #35 of 1,355, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 5
Placements this edition: 129
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 Ridgewater College Earned?

Ridgewater College holds 12 ranking badges across 5 fields of study, 2 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. College Factual re-runs each ranking as fresh data is published. The awards below are from the 2027 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. Read about our data sources and methodologies. Want to feature these awards on your college’s site? Administrators can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	0
Top 5%	2
Top 10%	5
Top 15%	5
Total	12

What Is Ridgewater College Known For?

Ridgewater College is best known for Personal & Culinary Services: 3 of its 12 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Cosmetology, Agricultural Economics and Drafting & Design Engineering.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%
Best for the Money	✓
Best for the Money (The Plains States)		✓
Best for the Money (Minnesota)		✓

Agriculture

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Agricultural Economics
Most Focused		✓

Construction Trades

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked	✓
Electrical & Power Installation
Top Ranked	✓

Engineering Technologies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Drafting & Design Engineering
Most Focused		✓

Personal & Culinary Services

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

Precision Production

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%
Top Ranked	✓
Precision Metal Working
Highest Paid Graduates		✓

How Does Ridgewater College Rank for Veterans?

Ridgewater College earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #785 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 16%).

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Notes and References

The rankings above are calculated from federal education data, 2027 edition. Ridgewater College appears in 129 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.