Middle Tennessee State University earned 67 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 9 in the top 5%, 20 in the top 10% and 38 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #3 of 136 in Most Popular (Tennessee), a top 5% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 67 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 9
Highest placement: #3 of 136, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 21
Placements this edition: 418
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 Middle Tennessee State University Earned?
Middle Tennessee State University holds 67 ranking badges across 21 fields of study, 9 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Our rankings are refreshed through the year as new data arrives. The current ranking cycle is 2027 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. Explore 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%
9
Top 10%
20
Top 15%
38
Total
67
What Is Middle Tennessee State University Known For?
Middle Tennessee State University is best known for Visual & Performing Arts: 6 of its 32 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Music, Arts & Media Management and Other Interdisciplinary Studies.
How Does Middle Tennessee State University Rank in Athletics?
Middle Tennessee State University earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #237 of 909 in Volleyball (top 27%).
How Does Middle Tennessee State University Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, Middle Tennessee State University earned 1 badge across 1 online program; its highest placement is #2 of 12 in Most Popular Online for Area Studies.
How Does Middle Tennessee State University Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, Middle Tennessee State University earned 34 badges, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #131 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
Badges on this page come from rankings calculated from federal education data, 2027 edition. Middle Tennessee State University appears in 418 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