Howard earned 35 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 4 in the top 1%, 10 in the top 5%, 11 in the top 10% and 10 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 300 in Highest Paid Graduates for Child Development & Family Studies, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 35 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 4 / 10
Highest placement: #1 of 300, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 10
Placements this edition: 321
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 Howard University Earned?
Howard University holds 35 ranking badges across 10 fields of study, 14 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. This page reflects the 2027 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. To use these badges in your college’s communications, administrators can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
4
Top 5%
10
Top 10%
11
Top 15%
10
Total
35
What Is Howard University Known For?
Howard University is best known for Health Professions: 7 of its 35 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Child Development & Family Studies, Rehabilitation Professions and Allied Health Professions.
Howard University earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #297 of 909 in Volleyball (top 33%).
How Does Howard University Rank for Online Students?
Howard University earned no online-program badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #35 of 165 in Most Popular Online for Social Work (top 22%).
How Does Howard University Rank for Veterans?
Howard University earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,945 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 40%).
College Factual’s rankings are built on federal education data, 2027 edition. Howard University appears in 321 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