Eastern Michigan earned 75 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 5 in the top 5%, 26 in the top 10% and 43 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 6 in Top Ranked Veterans for Communications Technology, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 75 (2026 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 1 / 5
Highest placement: #1 of 6, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 18
Placements this edition: 363
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 Eastern Michigan University Earned?
Eastern Michigan University holds 75 ranking badges across 18 fields of study, 6 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 current ranking cycle is 2026 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. Explore our data sources and methodologies. College administrators who want to showcase these awards through our badge program can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
1
Top 5%
5
Top 10%
26
Top 15%
43
Total
75
What Is Eastern Michigan University Known For?
Eastern Michigan University is best known for Education: 3 of its 16 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Teacher Education Subject Specific, Drama & Theater Arts and Other Interdisciplinary Studies. Its highest traditional-student placement is #50 of 1,068 in Most Popular for Teacher Education Subject Specific.
How Does Eastern Michigan University Rank in Athletics?
Eastern Michigan University earned no athletics badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #182 of 596 in Football (top 31%).
How Does Eastern Michigan University Rank for Online Students?
Eastern Michigan University earned no online-program badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #82 of 510 in Most Popular Online for Nursing (top 17%).
How Does Eastern Michigan University Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2026 veterans rankings, Eastern Michigan University earned 59 badges, 5 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 6 in Top Ranked Veterans for Communications Technology.
College Factual’s rankings are calculated from federal education data, 2026 edition. Eastern Michigan University appears in 363 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