National University earned 110 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 8 in the top 1%, 28 in the top 5%, 38 in the top 10% and 36 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 731 in Most Popular for General Education, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 110 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 8 / 28
Highest placement: #1 of 731, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 16
Placements this edition: 284
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 National University Earned?
National University holds 110 ranking badges across 16 fields of study, 36 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics rankings. Our rankings are refreshed through the year as new data arrives. This page reflects the 2027 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. Read about our data sources and methodologies. College administrators who want to showcase these awards through our badge program can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
8
Top 5%
28
Top 10%
38
Top 15%
36
Total
110
What Is National University Known For?
National University is best known for Education: 19 of its 60 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include General Education, Multilingual Education and Student Counseling.
How Does National University Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, National University earned 1 badge across 1 online program; its highest placement is #53 of 510 in Most Popular Online for Nursing.
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, National University earned 49 badges, 9 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 11 in Top Ranked Veterans for Corporate Communications.
These rankings are drawn from U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. National University appears in 284 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