Golden Gate University - San Francisco earned 32 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 5 in the top 1%, 10 in the top 5%, 7 in the top 10% and 10 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 19 in Most Popular Online for Taxation, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 32 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 5 / 10
Highest placement: #1 of 19, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 5
Placements this edition: 92
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 Golden Gate University Earned?
Golden Gate University holds 32 ranking badges across 5 fields of study, 15 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 athletics rankings. Each ranking is recalculated when updated data becomes available. The awards below are from the 2027 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. If you are an administrator interested in using our badge program to showcase your college’s strengths, please contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
5
Top 5%
10
Top 10%
7
Top 15%
10
Total
32
What Is Golden Gate University Known For?
Golden Gate University is best known for Business, Management & Marketing: 8 of its 24 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Business Administration & Management, Taxation and Accounting. Its highest traditional-student placement is #3 of 422 in Overall Diversity (California).
How Does Golden Gate University Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, Golden Gate University earned 4 badges across 3 online programs, 3 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 19 in Most Popular Online for Taxation.
How Does Golden Gate University Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, Golden Gate University earned 4 badges, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #175 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
College Factual’s rankings are grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. Golden Gate University appears in 92 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