Athens State University Ranking Badges

Athens State University earned 8 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 3 in the top 5%, 3 in the top 10% and 1 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 65 in Overall Diversity (Alabama), a top 1% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 8 (2026 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 1 / 3
Highest placement: #1 of 65, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 2
Placements this edition: 86
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 Athens State University Earned?

Athens State University holds 8 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. Each ranking is recalculated when updated data becomes available. These badges come from the 2026 edition. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. See 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%	1
Top 5%	3
Top 10%	3
Top 15%	1
Total	8

What Is Athens State University Known For?

Athens State University is best known for Education: 3 of its 8 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Accounting, Teacher Education Subject Specific and Other Education.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 5%	Top 1%
Overall Diversity	✓
Overall Diversity (Southeast)	✓
Overall Diversity (Alabama)		✓

Business, Management & Marketing

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 5%
Accounting
Most Focused		✓
Human Resource Management
Most Focused	✓

Education

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Other Education
Most Popular		✓
Most Focused		✓
Teacher Education Subject Specific
Most Focused		✓

How Does Athens State University Rank for Veterans?

Athens State University earned no veterans badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,926 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 39%).

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Notes and References

These rankings are grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2026 edition. Athens State University appears in 86 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.