by our College Data Analytics TeamDelta State University earned 16 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 5 in the top 5%, 6 in the top 10% and 5 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #8 of 293 in Most Focused for Geography & Cartography, a top 5% award.
Key facts
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2026. Data as of: July 2026.
Delta State University holds 16 ranking badges across 3 fields of study, 5 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. We update our rankings throughout the year as new data becomes available. The current ranking cycle is 2026 edition. This page indicates the top award category achieved for this year. 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% | 5 |
| Top 10% | 6 |
| Top 15% | 5 |
| Total | 16 |
Delta State University is best known for Education: 4 of its 16 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Geography & Cartography, Teacher Education Grade Specific and Teacher Education Subject Specific.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Overall Diversity (Southeast) | ✓ | |||
| Overall Diversity (Mississippi) | ✓ | |||
| Ethnic Diversity (Mississippi) | ✓ | |||
| Age Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Age Diversity (Southeast) | ✓ | |||
| Age Diversity (Mississippi) | ✓ | |||
| Economic Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Economic Diversity (Southeast) | ✓ | |||
| Economic Diversity (Mississippi) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Student Counseling | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geography & Cartography | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Visual & Performing Arts | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
Delta State University earned no athletics badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #43 of 88 in Cross Country (D2) (top 49%).
Delta State University earned no veterans badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,867 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 38%).
The rankings above are based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2026 edition. Delta State University appears in 158 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
More about our data sources and methodologies.