Liberty University earned 122 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 51 in the top 1%, 34 in the top 5%, 17 in the top 10% and 20 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 739 in Most Popular for Clinical & Counseling Psychology, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 122 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 51 / 34
Highest placement: #1 of 739, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 21
Placements this edition: 557
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 Liberty University Earned?
Liberty University holds 122 ranking badges across 21 fields of study, 85 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. Placements shown are from the 2027 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. Want to feature these awards on your college’s site? Administrators can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
51
Top 5%
34
Top 10%
17
Top 15%
20
Total
122
What Is Liberty University Known For?
Liberty University is best known for Education: 11 of its 96 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Student Counseling, Other Interdisciplinary Studies and Clinical & Counseling Psychology.
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, Liberty University earned 7 badges across 6 sports, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #38 of 930 in Basketball.
How Does Liberty University Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, Liberty University earned 8 badges across 7 online programs, 7 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 120 in Most Popular Online for Theological & Ministerial Studies.
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, Liberty University earned 11 badges, 5 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 5 in Top Ranked Veterans for Sacred Music.
These rankings are calculated from federal education data, 2027 edition. Liberty University appears in 557 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