by our College Data Analytics TeamSonoran Desert Institute earned 19 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 13 in the top 1%, 3 in the top 5%, 2 in the top 10% and 1 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 2,080 in Highest Paid Graduates, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2026. Data as of: July 2026.
Sonoran Desert Institute holds 19 ranking badges across 2 fields of study, 16 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. 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. Explore 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.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 13 |
| Top 5% | 3 |
| Top 10% | 2 |
| Top 15% | 1 |
| Total | 19 |
Sonoran Desert Institute is best known for Mechanic & Repair Technologies: 3 of its 14 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Precision Systems Maintenance and Electromechanical Engineering.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Location Diversity (Southwest) | ✓ | |||
| Location Diversity (Arizona) | ✓ | |||
| Most Popular (Southwest) | ✓ | |||
| Most Popular (Arizona) | ✓ | |||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ | |||
| Highest Paid Graduates (Southwest) | ✓ | |||
| Highest Paid Graduates (Arizona) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Electromechanical Engineering | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Precision Systems Maintenance | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ |
In College Factual’s 2026 online-program rankings, Sonoran Desert Institute earned 2 badges across 1 online program, 2 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 19 in Most Popular Online for Electromechanical Engineering.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Popular Online | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electromechanical Engineering | ||||
| Most Popular Online | ✓ |
In College Factual’s 2026 veterans rankings, Sonoran Desert Institute earned 3 badges, 3 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 3 in Top Ranked Veterans for Precision Systems Maintenance.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for Veterans | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Ranked Veterans | ✓ | |||
| Precision Systems Maintenance | ||||
| Top Ranked Veterans | ✓ |
The rankings above are built on federal education data, 2026 edition. Sonoran Desert Institute appears in 46 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
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