Chadron State College Ranking Badges

Chadron State College earned 10 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 1 in the top 5%, 1 in the top 10% and 8 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #26 of 997 in Highest Paid Graduates for General Biology, a top 5% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 10 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 1
Highest placement: #26 of 997, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 4
Placements this edition: 130
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 Chadron State College Earned?

Chadron State College holds 10 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 online-program rankings. College Factual re-runs each ranking as fresh data is published. The current ranking cycle is 2027 edition. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. See our data sources and methodologies. Administrators interested in displaying College Factual badges can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	0
Top 5%	1
Top 10%	1
Top 15%	8
Total	10

What Is Chadron State College Known For?

Chadron State College is best known for Education: 4 of its 10 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include General Biology, Student Counseling and Plant Sciences.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Location Diversity	✓
Age Diversity (The Plains States)	✓
Age Diversity (Nebraska)	✓

Agriculture

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Plant Sciences
Most Focused	✓

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
General Biology
Highest Paid Graduates			✓

Education

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%
Curriculum & Instruction
Best Value	✓
Most Focused	✓
Student Counseling
Best Value	✓
Most Focused		✓

Physical Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
General Physical Sciences
Most Focused	✓

How Does Chadron State College Rank in Athletics?

Chadron State College earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #30 of 69 in Wrestling (D2) (top 44%).

How Does Chadron State College Rank for Veterans?

Chadron State College earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,353 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 28%).

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Notes and References

Each ranking here is calculated from federal education data, 2027 edition. Chadron State College appears in 130 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.