Georgia State earned 126 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 3 in the top 1%, 41 in the top 5%, 40 in the top 10% and 42 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 48 in Most Popular for Other Foreign Language & Literature, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 126 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 3 / 41
Highest placement: #1 of 48, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 18
Placements this edition: 476
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 Georgia State University Earned?
Georgia State University holds 126 ranking badges across 18 fields of study, 44 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Each ranking is recalculated when updated data becomes available. The current ranking cycle is 2027 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. 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%
3
Top 5%
41
Top 10%
40
Top 15%
42
Total
126
What Is Georgia State University Known For?
Georgia State University is best known for Business, Management & Marketing: 11 of its 71 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Other Foreign Language & Literature, Other Interdisciplinary Studies and Film, Video & Photographic Arts.
How Does Georgia State University Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, Georgia State University earned 10 badges across 9 online programs, 7 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #2 of 122 in Most Popular Online for Other Interdisciplinary Studies.
How Does Georgia State University Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, Georgia State University earned 44 badges, 4 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #110 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
Each ranking here is calculated from federal education data, 2027 edition. Georgia State University appears in 476 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