IU Bloomington earned 183 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 22 in the top 1%, 65 in the top 5%, 48 in the top 10% and 48 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 1,389 in Most Popular for Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 183 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 22 / 65
Highest placement: #1 of 1,389, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 28
Placements this edition: 521
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 Indiana University-Bloomington Earned?
Indiana University-Bloomington holds 183 ranking badges across 28 fields of study, 87 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. The awards below are from the 2027 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. Learn more about our data sources and methodologies. College administrators who want to showcase these awards through our badge program can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
22
Top 5%
65
Top 10%
48
Top 15%
48
Total
183
What Is Indiana University-Bloomington Known For?
Indiana University-Bloomington is best known for Visual & Performing Arts: 11 of its 138 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Business & Commerce, Textile & Apparel Studies and Computational Science.
How Does Indiana University-Bloomington Rank in Athletics?
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, Indiana University-Bloomington earned 25 badges across 17 sports, 8 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #14 of 933 in Basketball.
How Does Indiana University-Bloomington Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, Indiana University-Bloomington earned 3 badges across 3 online programs, 2 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 173 in Most Popular Online for Business & Commerce.
How Does Indiana University-Bloomington Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, Indiana University-Bloomington earned 17 badges, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #169 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
College Factual’s rankings are grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. Indiana University-Bloomington appears in 521 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