Linfield University Ranking Badges

Linfield earned 12 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 2 in the top 5%, 4 in the top 10% and 6 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #28 of 659 in Highest Paid Graduates for Health & Physical Education, a top 5% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 12 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 2
Highest placement: #28 of 659, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 3
Placements this edition: 119
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 Linfield University Earned?

Linfield University holds 12 ranking badges across 3 fields of study, 2 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. This page indicates the top award category achieved for this year. Learn 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%	0
Top 5%	2
Top 10%	4
Top 15%	6
Total	12

What Is Linfield University Known For?

Linfield University is best known for Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness: 1 of its 10 traditional-student awards is in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Health & Physical Education, Food Science Technology and Romance Languages.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%
Overall Best		✓
Overall Best (Far Western)	✓
Overall Best (Oregon)	✓
Location Diversity (Far Western)	✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓
Highest Paid Graduates (Far Western)	✓
Highest Paid Graduates (Oregon)		✓

Agriculture

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Food Science Technology
Most Focused		✓

Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Romance Languages
Most Focused	✓

Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Health & Physical Education
Highest Paid Graduates			✓

How Does Linfield University Rank in Athletics?

In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, Linfield University earned 2 badges across 2 sports; its highest placement is #5 of 47 in Wrestling (D3).

Women’s Sports

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Wrestling	✓
Wrestling (D3)		✓

How Does Linfield University Rank for Online Students?

Linfield University earned no online-program badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #8 of 17 in Most Popular Online for Food Science Technology (top 48%).

How Does Linfield University Rank for Veterans?

Linfield University earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,454 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 30%).

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Notes and References

College Factual’s rankings are based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2027 edition. Linfield University appears in 119 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.