Niagara earned 29 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 6 in the top 5%, 13 in the top 10% and 10 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #46 of 2,215 in Most Popular for Education, a top 5% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 29 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 6
Highest placement: #46 of 2,215, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 7
Placements this edition: 185
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 Niagara University Earned?
Niagara University holds 29 ranking badges across 7 fields of study, 6 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. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. Read 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%
6
Top 10%
13
Top 15%
10
Total
29
What Is Niagara University Known For?
Niagara University is best known for Education: 9 of its 19 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Special Education, Marketing and General Education.
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, Niagara University earned 2 badges across 2 sports; its highest placement is #15 of 240 in Outdoor Track and Field.
How Does Niagara University Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, Niagara University earned 2 badges across 2 online programs; its highest placement is #24 of 369 in Most Popular Online for Teacher Education Grade Specific.
College Factual’s rankings are calculated from federal education data, 2027 edition. Niagara University appears in 185 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