Points of Pride
- Forbes: America’s Best Colleges
- 2017 Best Colleges in Iowa
- Forbes: Top 120 of the Best Midwestern Colleges
- U.S. News: Ranked 17th in the Midwest on the list of Best Regional Colleges in 2018
- U.S. News: Listed as an A+ School for B Students in 2017
- U.S. News: Midwest’s top 10 Best Value Schools in 2018
- U.S. News: Ranked fifth among Midwest Regional College for operating efficiency in 2015
- Princeton Review: Best Midwestern Colleges
- The Washington Monthly: Best Baccalaureate Colleges, for contribution to the public good.
- The Washington Monthly: Ranked No. 22 among National Baccalaureate Universities.
- 2016 President’s Higher Education Honor Roll for community service
- Named the third safest campus in Iowa by Backgroundcheck.org
- Clarke has achieved the NAIA Champions of Character Five-Star Designation all six years that it has been presented
- National Arbor Day Foundation: Tree Campus USA for the third straight year
- Victory Media: Military Friendly School
