Southwestern College Ranking Badges

SC earned 11 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 4 in the top 5%, 4 in the top 10% and 3 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #32 of 1,109 in Highest Paid Graduates for Criminal Justice & Corrections, a top 5% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 11 (2026 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 4
Highest placement: #32 of 1,109, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 5
Placements this edition: 88
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2026. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has Southwestern College Earned?

Southwestern College holds 11 ranking badges across 5 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 athletics rankings. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. The current ranking cycle is 2026 edition. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. Learn more about our data sources and methodologies. College administrators who want to showcase these awards through our badge program can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	0
Top 5%	4
Top 10%	4
Top 15%	3
Total	11

What Is Southwestern College Known For?

Southwestern College is best known for Law Enforcement & Firefighting: 1 of its 11 traditional-student awards is in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Criminal Justice & Corrections, Other Social Sciences and Computer Science.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%
Overall Diversity			✓
Overall Diversity (The Plains States)		✓
Location Diversity	✓
Ethnic Diversity		✓
Ethnic Diversity (The Plains States)			✓
Ethnic Diversity (Kansas)		✓

Business, Management & Marketing

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Human Resource Management
Most Focused	✓

Computer & Information Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Computer Science
Most Focused		✓

Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Criminal Justice & Corrections
Highest Paid Graduates			✓

Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Health & Physical Education
Highest Paid Graduates	✓

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Other Social Sciences
Most Focused			✓

How Does Southwestern College Rank for Online Students?

Southwestern College earned no online-program badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #4 of 7 in Most Popular Online for Other Social Sciences.

How Does Southwestern College Rank for Veterans?

Southwestern College earned no veterans badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #3,080 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.

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Notes and References

These rankings are based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2026 edition. Southwestern College appears in 88 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.