Mercer earned 30 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 4 in the top 5%, 13 in the top 10% and 13 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #44 of 1,769 in Most Popular for Teacher Education Grade Specific, a top 5% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 30 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 4
Highest placement: #44 of 1,769, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 7
Placements this edition: 269
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 Mercer University Earned?
Mercer University holds 30 ranking badges across 7 fields of study, 4 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. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. Learn more about our data sources and methodologies. If you are an administrator interested in using our badge program to showcase your college’s strengths, please contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
0
Top 5%
4
Top 10%
13
Top 15%
13
Total
30
What Is Mercer University Known For?
Mercer University is best known for Education: 3 of its 20 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Teacher Education Grade Specific, General Engineering and Mental & Social Health Services.
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, Mercer University earned 8 badges across 7 sports, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #15 of 295 in Cross Country.
How Does Mercer University Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, Mercer University earned 2 badges across 2 online programs; its highest placement is #89 of 897 in Most Popular Online for Business Administration & Management.
Mercer University earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #972 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 20%).
Each ranking here is drawn from U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. Mercer University appears in 269 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