by our College Data Analytics TeamAnderson University South Carolina earned 9 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 1 in the top 5%, 4 in the top 10% and 4 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #3 of 43 in Most Popular Online for Religious Studies, a top 5% award.
Key facts
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
Anderson University holds 9 ranking badges across 4 fields of study, 1 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 rankings. Each ranking is recalculated when updated data becomes available. These badges come from the 2027 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. Read about our data sources and methodologies. College administrators who want to showcase these awards through our badge program can contact us.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 0 |
| Top 5% | 1 |
| Top 10% | 4 |
| Top 15% | 4 |
| Total | 9 |
Anderson University is best known for Education: 2 of its 8 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Instructional Media Design, Data Analytics. and Religious Studies. Its highest traditional-student placement is #16 of 219 in Most Focused for Instructional Media Design.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Best (Southeast) | ✓ | |||
| Overall Best (South Carolina) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Education | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Instructional Media Design | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Child Development & Family Studies | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Analytics. | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religious Studies | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ |
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, Anderson University earned 1 badge across 1 online program in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #3 of 43 in Most Popular Online for Religious Studies.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religious Studies | ||||
| Most Popular Online | ✓ |
Anderson University earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,579 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 32%).
Badges on this page come from rankings calculated from federal education data, 2027 edition. Anderson University appears in 161 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
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