by our College Data Analytics TeamHoward Payne earned 12 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 1 in the top 5%, 9 in the top 10% and 2 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #7 of 202 in Most Focused for Criminology, a top 5% award.
Key facts
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2026. Data as of: July 2026.
Howard Payne University holds 12 ranking badges across 5 fields of study, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. The awards below are from the 2026 edition. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. Explore our data sources and methodologies. College administrators who want to showcase these awards through our badge program can contact us.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 0 |
| Top 5% | 1 |
| Top 10% | 9 |
| Top 15% | 2 |
| Total | 12 |
Howard Payne University is best known for Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness: 2 of its 12 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Criminology, Marketing and Health & Physical Education.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male / Female Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Male / Female Diversity (Southwest) | ✓ | |||
| Male / Female Diversity (Texas) | ✓ | |||
| Economic Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Economic Diversity (Southwest) | ✓ | |||
| Economic Diversity (Texas) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marketing | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| History | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health & Physical Education | ||||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminology | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
Howard Payne University earned no athletics badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #210 of 233 in Tennis (D3).
Howard Payne University earned no online-program badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #39 of 45 in Most Popular Online for Pastoral Specialized Ministries.
Howard Payne University earned no veterans badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #3,148 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
Each ranking here is drawn from U.S. Department of Education data, 2026 edition. Howard Payne University appears in 93 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
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