Southern Wesleyan University Ranking Badges

SWU earned 9 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 2 in the top 1%, 2 in the top 5%, 1 in the top 10% and 4 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 98 in Most Focused for Educational Assessment, a top 1% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 9 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 2 / 2
Highest placement: #1 of 98, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 3
Placements this edition: 98
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 Southern Wesleyan University Earned?

Southern Wesleyan University holds 9 ranking badges across 3 fields of study, 4 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. The awards below are from the 2027 edition. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. Explore our data sources and methodologies. To use these badges in your college’s communications, administrators can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	2
Top 5%	2
Top 10%	1
Top 15%	4
Total	9

What Is Southern Wesleyan University Known For?

Southern Wesleyan University is best known for Education: 1 of its 9 traditional-student awards is in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Educational Assessment, Child Development & Family Studies and Religious Studies.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Overall Diversity	✓
Overall Diversity (Southeast)	✓
Overall Diversity (South Carolina)		✓
Economic Diversity			✓
Economic Diversity (Southeast)				✓
Economic Diversity (South Carolina)			✓

Education

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Educational Assessment
Most Focused				✓

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Child Development & Family Studies
Most Focused	✓

Philosophy & Religious Studies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Religious Studies
Best Value	✓

How Does Southern Wesleyan University Rank in Athletics?

Southern Wesleyan University earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #146 of 260 in Overall Athletics (D2).

How Does Southern Wesleyan University Rank for Veterans?

Southern Wesleyan University earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,335 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 28%).

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Notes and References

College Factual’s rankings are built on federal education data, 2027 edition. Southern Wesleyan University appears in 98 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).

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