- For 17 straight years, King's College has been ranked in the top tier of U.S. News and World Report's list of Best Colleges in the United States.
- Barron's Best Buys in College Education has listed King's among the best values in education for 11 consecutive editions.
- Forbes MagazineAmerica's Best Colleges 2012 has chosen King's as one of the best 650 colleges and universities in America.
- The President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll recognized King's innovative and effective community service and service-learning programs for the sixth consecutive year.
- For the second consecutive year, King's College was recognized as among the best master's degree granting institutions in the country in a national ranking by Washington Monthly magazine, which recognizes higher learning institutions for service to the community and social mobility of the student body.
- The Princeton Review named King's College "A Best in the Northeast" College for their "2013 Best Colleges: Region By Region."
- 2012 College Access & Opportunity Guide selected King's for inclusion because "King's is working to help low-income, first-generation college-bound students make their college dreams a reality."
- The American Association of Colleges and Universities Greater Expectations Initiative named King's as one of only 16 "Leadership Institutions" nationwide.
- The John Templeton Honor Roll for Character-Building Colleges has recognized King's in its select group of 100 colleges nationwide.
