by our College Data Analytics TeamGSU earned 8 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 2 in the top 5%, 4 in the top 10% and 2 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #20 of 1,549 in Most Focused for Criminal Justice & Corrections, a top 5% award.
Key facts
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2026. Data as of: July 2026.
Grambling State University holds 8 ranking badges across 5 fields of study, 2 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. We update our rankings throughout the year as new data becomes available. This page reflects the 2026 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. Explore 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.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 0 |
| Top 5% | 2 |
| Top 10% | 4 |
| Top 15% | 2 |
| Total | 8 |
Grambling State University is best known for Law Enforcement & Firefighting: 1 of its 8 traditional-student awards is in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Criminal Justice & Corrections, Communication & Media Studies and Social Work.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Location Diversity (Southeast) | ✓ | |||
| Location Diversity (Louisiana) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Engineering Technology | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Work | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
Grambling State University earned no athletics badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #457 of 596 in Football.
Grambling State University earned no online-program badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #71 of 379 in Most Popular Online for Criminal Justice & Corrections (top 19%).
Grambling State University earned no veterans badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,465 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 30%).
The rankings above are calculated from federal education data, 2026 edition. Grambling State University appears in 157 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
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