The American University earned 106 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 5 in the top 1%, 29 in the top 5%, 45 in the top 10% and 27 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 104 in Highest Paid Graduates for Linguistics & Literature, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 106 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 5 / 29
Highest placement: #1 of 104, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 21
Placements this edition: 344
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has American University Earned?
American University holds 106 ranking badges across 21 fields of study, 34 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. The awards below are from the 2027 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. Explore 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%
5
Top 5%
29
Top 10%
45
Top 15%
27
Total
106
What Is American University Known For?
American University is best known for Social Sciences: 10 of its 96 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Linguistics & Literature, International Relations & Security and Political Science & Government.
How Does American University Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, American University earned 4 badges across 4 online programs; its highest placement is #7 of 103 in Most Popular Online for Public Administration.
The rankings above are calculated from federal education data, 2027 edition. American University appears in 344 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).
by our College Data Analytics Team