SMC earned 50 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 9 in the top 5%, 22 in the top 10% and 18 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #6 of 514 in Highest Paid Graduates for Sociology, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 50 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 1 / 9
Highest placement: #6 of 514, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 13
Placements this edition: 189
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 Saint Mary’s College of California Earned?
Saint Mary’s College of California holds 50 ranking badges across 13 fields of study, 10 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 online-program rankings. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. Placements shown are from 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%
1
Top 5%
9
Top 10%
22
Top 15%
18
Total
50
What Is Saint Mary’s College of California Known For?
Saint Mary’s College of California is best known for Business, Management & Marketing: 8 of its 45 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Sociology, Business Administration & Management and General Biology.
How Does Saint Mary’s College of California Rank in Athletics?
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, Saint Mary’s College of California earned 5 badges across 3 sports; its highest placement is #23 of 295 in Cross Country.
How Does Saint Mary’s College of California Rank for Veterans?
Saint Mary’s College of California earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,503 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 31%).
College Factual’s rankings are grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. Saint Mary’s College of California appears in 189 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).
by our College Data Analytics Team