Fairmont State University Ranking Badges

Fairmont State earned 7 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 0 in the top 5%, 2 in the top 10% and 5 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #7 of 67 in Most Popular (West Virginia), a top 10% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 7 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 0
Highest placement: #7 of 67, a top 10% award
Fields of study with a badge: 3
Placements this edition: 164
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 Fairmont State University Earned?

Fairmont State University holds 7 ranking badges across 3 fields of study; 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. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. The awards below are from the 2027 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. Read about 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%	0
Top 10%	2
Top 15%	5
Total	7

What Is Fairmont State University Known For?

Fairmont State University is best known for Social Sciences: 2 of its 7 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include International Relations & Security, Educational Administration and General Education.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best for the Money	✓
Most Popular (West Virginia)		✓

Education

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Educational Administration
Best Value	✓
General Education
Best Value	✓

Engineering Technologies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Civil Engineering
Most Focused	✓

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%
International Relations & Security
Best Value	✓
Most Focused		✓

How Does Fairmont State University Rank in Athletics?

Fairmont State University earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #94 of 141 in Football (D2).

How Does Fairmont State University Rank for Veterans?

Fairmont State University earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,056 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 22%).

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Notes and References

Badges on this page come from rankings calculated from federal education data, 2027 edition. Fairmont State University appears in 164 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.