SWIC earned 23 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 4 in the top 5%, 14 in the top 10% and 5 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #33 of 1,938 in Most Popular for Law Enforcement & Firefighting, a top 5% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 23 (2026 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 4
Highest placement: #33 of 1,938, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 6
Placements this edition: 167
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 Illinois College Earned?
Southwestern Illinois College holds 23 ranking badges across 6 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 or online-program rankings. Our rankings are refreshed through the year as new data arrives. This page reflects the 2026 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. Explore 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%
4
Top 10%
14
Top 15%
5
Total
23
What Is Southwestern Illinois College Known For?
Southwestern Illinois College is best known for Law Enforcement & Firefighting: 5 of its 21 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Criminal Justice & Corrections, Health/Medical Admin Services and Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science.
How Does Southwestern Illinois College Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2026 veterans rankings, Southwestern Illinois College earned 2 badges; its highest placement is #443 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
College Factual’s rankings are grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2026 edition. Southwestern Illinois College appears in 167 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