by our College Data Analytics TeamWest Coast University - Orange County earned 24 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 13 in the top 5%, 5 in the top 10% and 5 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #7 of 2,144 in Most Popular for Nursing, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
West Coast University-Orange County holds 24 ranking badges across 2 fields of study, 14 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. We update our rankings throughout the year as new data becomes available. Placements shown are from the 2027 edition. This page indicates the top award category achieved for this year. Learn more about our data sources and methodologies. Administrators interested in displaying College Factual badges can contact us.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 1 |
| Top 5% | 13 |
| Top 10% | 5 |
| Top 15% | 5 |
| Total | 24 |
West Coast University-Orange County is best known for Health Professions: 11 of its 22 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Nursing, Dental Support Services and Bioethics/Medical Ethics.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Best | ✓ | |||
| Overall Best (Far Western) | ✓ | |||
| Overall Best (California) | ✓ | |||
| Overall Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Overall Diversity (Far Western) | ✓ | |||
| Overall Diversity (California) | ✓ | |||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ | |||
| Highest Paid Graduates (Far Western) | ✓ | |||
| Highest Paid Graduates (California) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Business Administration & Management | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Communication Sciences | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Dental Support Services | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ | |||
| Health/Medical Admin Services | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Nursing | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Most Popular | ✓ |
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, West Coast University-Orange County earned 1 badge across 1 online program in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #12 of 510 in Most Popular Online for Nursing.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | ||||
| Most Popular Online | ✓ |
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, West Coast University-Orange County earned 1 badge; its highest placement is #473 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for Veterans | ✓ |
Badges on this page come from rankings calculated from federal education data, 2027 edition. West Coast University-Orange County appears in 55 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
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