University of Charleston Ranking Badges

UC earned 21 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 4 in the top 5%, 11 in the top 10% and 6 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #28 of 2,314 in Most Focused for Business Administration & Management, a top 5% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 21 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 4
Highest placement: #28 of 2,314, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 3
Placements this edition: 94
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 University of Charleston Earned?

University of Charleston holds 21 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 athletics rankings. College Factual re-runs each ranking as fresh data is published. These badges come from the 2027 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. 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%	0
Top 5%	4
Top 10%	11
Top 15%	6
Total	21

What Is University of Charleston Known For?

University of Charleston is best known for Business, Management & Marketing: 4 of its 20 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Business Administration & Management and Security Science and Technology..

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%
Overall Best (Southeast)	✓
Overall Best (West Virginia)			✓
Overall Diversity		✓
Overall Diversity (Southeast)		✓
Overall Diversity (West Virginia)		✓
Location Diversity		✓
Location Diversity (Southeast)		✓
Location Diversity (West Virginia)	✓
Age Diversity		✓
Age Diversity (Southeast)		✓
Age Diversity (West Virginia)		✓
Most Popular (West Virginia)			✓
Highest Paid Graduates (Southeast)		✓
Highest Paid Graduates (West Virginia)	✓

Business, Management & Marketing

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 5%
Top Ranked	✓
Business Administration & Management
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular		✓
Most Focused		✓

Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Security Science and Technology.
Most Popular		✓
Most Focused		✓

How Does University of Charleston Rank for Online Students?

In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, University of Charleston earned 1 badge across 1 online program; its highest placement is #54 of 510 in Most Popular Online for Nursing.

Health Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Nursing
Most Popular Online	✓

How Does University of Charleston Rank for Veterans?

University of Charleston earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,285 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 27%).

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Notes and References

College Factual’s rankings are grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. University of Charleston appears in 94 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.