Montclair State earned 74 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 25 in the top 5%, 33 in the top 10% and 16 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #3 of 148 in Most Popular (New Jersey), a top 5% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 74 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 25
Highest placement: #3 of 148, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 15
Placements this edition: 389
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 Montclair State University Earned?
Montclair State University holds 74 ranking badges across 15 fields of study, 25 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. College Factual re-runs each ranking as fresh data is published. 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. 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%
25
Top 10%
33
Top 15%
16
Total
74
What Is Montclair State University Known For?
Montclair State University is best known for Education: 9 of its 63 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include General English Literature, General Psychology and Business Administration & Management.
How Does Montclair State University Rank in Athletics?
Montclair State University earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #96 of 320 in Basketball (D3) (top 30%).
How Does Montclair State University Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, Montclair State University earned 7 badges across 6 online programs, 4 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #8 of 257 in Most Popular Online for Educational Administration.
The rankings above are built on federal education data, 2027 edition. Montclair State University appears in 389 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