Hastings College Ranking Badges

Hastings earned 10 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 3 in the top 1%, 1 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 #1 of 34 in Male / Female Diversity (Nebraska), a top 1% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 10 (2026 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 3 / 1
Highest placement: #1 of 34, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 5
Placements this edition: 65
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 Hastings College Earned?

Hastings College holds 10 ranking badges across 5 fields of study, 4 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 or online-program rankings. Each ranking is recalculated when updated data becomes available. The current ranking cycle is 2026 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. Explore 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%	1
Top 10%	4
Top 15%	2
Total	10

What Is Hastings College Known For?

Hastings College is best known for Communication & Journalism: 1 of its 10 traditional-student awards is in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Public Relations & Advertising, General Psychology and Other Interdisciplinary Studies.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 1%
Male / Female Diversity		✓
Male / Female Diversity (The Plains States)		✓
Male / Female Diversity (Nebraska)		✓
Location Diversity	✓
Ethnic Diversity (Nebraska)	✓

Communication & Journalism

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Public Relations & Advertising
Most Focused			✓

Education

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Teacher Education Subject Specific
Most Focused		✓

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Other Interdisciplinary Studies
Most Focused		✓

Psychology

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
General Psychology
Highest Paid Graduates		✓

Visual & Performing Arts

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Fine & Studio Arts
Most Focused		✓

How Does Hastings College Rank for Veterans?

Hastings College earned no veterans badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #2,019 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 41%).

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Notes and References

These rankings are drawn from U.S. Department of Education data, 2026 edition. Hastings College appears in 65 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.