Waldorf University Ranking Badges

Waldorf earned 15 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 2 in the top 1%, 8 in the top 5%, 2 in the top 10% and 3 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #2 of 173 in Most Focused for Homeland Security, a top 1% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 15 (2026 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 2 / 8
Highest placement: #2 of 173, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 4
Placements this edition: 107
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 Waldorf University Earned?

Waldorf University holds 15 ranking badges across 4 fields of study, 10 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. Placements shown are from the 2026 edition. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. 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.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	2
Top 5%	8
Top 10%	2
Top 15%	3
Total	15

What Is Waldorf University Known For?

Waldorf University is best known for Law Enforcement & Firefighting: 3 of its 15 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Homeland Security, Quality Control Technology and Human Resource Management.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 10%	Top 5%
Overall Diversity		✓
Overall Diversity (The Plains States)		✓
Overall Diversity (Iowa)	✓
Location Diversity		✓
Location Diversity (The Plains States)		✓
Location Diversity (Iowa)		✓

Business, Management & Marketing

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%
Business & Commerce
Most Focused	✓
Human Resource Management
Highest Paid Graduates			✓
Most Focused		✓

Engineering Technologies

Ranking	Top 5%	Top 1%
Quality Control Technology
Most Popular		✓
Most Focused	✓

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Food, Nutrition & Related Services
Most Focused	✓

Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Fire Protection
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
Homeland Security
Most Popular		✓
Most Focused			✓

How Does Waldorf University Rank for Online Students?

Waldorf University earned no online-program badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #36 of 173 in Most Popular Online for Business & Commerce (top 21%).

How Does Waldorf University Rank for Veterans?

Waldorf University earned no veterans badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #3,172 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.

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Notes and References

Each ranking here is grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2026 edition. Waldorf University appears in 107 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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