by our College Data Analytics TeamWilkes earned 25 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 8 in the top 5%, 8 in the top 10% and 8 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #3 of 219 in Most Focused for Instructional Media Design, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
Wilkes University holds 25 ranking badges across 4 fields of study, 9 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. College Factual re-runs each ranking as fresh data is published. These badges come from the 2027 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. Read about our data sources and methodologies. Administrators interested in displaying College Factual badges can contact us.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 1 |
| Top 5% | 8 |
| Top 10% | 8 |
| Top 15% | 8 |
| Total | 25 |
Wilkes University is best known for Education: 10 of its 22 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Instructional Media Design, Liberal Arts General Studies and Teacher Education Subject Specific.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Best | ✓ | |||
| Overall Best (Middle Atlantic) | ✓ | |||
| Overall Best (Pennsylvania) | ✓ | |||
| Overall Diversity (Pennsylvania) | ✓ | |||
| Age Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Age Diversity (Middle Atlantic) | ✓ | |||
| Age Diversity (Pennsylvania) | ✓ | |||
| Most Popular (Pennsylvania) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Curriculum & Instruction | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Educational Administration | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Instructional Media Design | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writing Studies | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Liberal Arts General Studies | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ |
Wilkes University earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #99 of 303 in Softball (D3) (top 33%).
Wilkes University earned no online-program badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #48 of 257 in Most Popular Online for Educational Administration (top 19%).
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, Wilkes University earned 3 badges; its highest placement is #326 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for Veterans | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Ranked Veterans | ✓ | |||
| Nursing | ||||
| Top Ranked Veterans | ✓ |
Each ranking here is grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. Wilkes University appears in 174 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
More about our data sources and methodologies.