William Carey University Ranking Badges

William Carey University earned 16 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 4 in the top 5%, 9 in the top 10% and 3 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #19 of 842 in Most Popular for Educational Administration, a top 5% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 16 (2026 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 4
Highest placement: #19 of 842, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 2
Placements this edition: 113
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 William Carey University Earned?

William Carey University holds 16 ranking badges across 2 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. We update our rankings throughout the year as new data becomes available. These badges come from the 2026 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. Learn more about 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%	0
Top 5%	4
Top 10%	9
Top 15%	3
Total	16

What Is William Carey University Known For?

William Carey University is best known for Education: 8 of its 16 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Educational Administration, Teacher Education Grade Specific and Sacred Music.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%
Overall Diversity	✓
Overall Diversity (Southeast)		✓
Overall Diversity (Mississippi)		✓
Age Diversity		✓
Age Diversity (Southeast)		✓
Age Diversity (Mississippi)			✓
Economic Diversity	✓

Education

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%
Most Popular			✓
Educational Administration
Most Popular			✓
Most Focused			✓
Special Education
Most Focused	✓
Teacher Education Grade Specific
Most Focused		✓
Teacher Education Subject Specific
Most Popular		✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Most Focused		✓

Theology & Religious Vocations

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Sacred Music
Most Popular		✓

How Does William Carey University Rank for Veterans?

William Carey University earned no veterans badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,546 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 32%).

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Notes and References

The rankings above are built on federal education data, 2026 edition. William Carey University appears in 113 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.