NSU earned 20 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 4 in the top 5%, 9 in the top 10% and 6 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 7 in Most Popular Online for Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences, a top 1% award.
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Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2026. Data as of: July 2026.
Northeastern State University holds 20 ranking badges across 3 fields of study, 5 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Each ranking is recalculated when updated data becomes available. This page reflects the 2026 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. Learn more about our data sources and methodologies. Want to feature these awards on your college’s site? Administrators can contact us.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 1 |
| Top 5% | 4 |
| Top 10% | 9 |
| Top 15% | 6 |
| Total | 20 |
Northeastern State University is best known for Psychology: 2 of its 19 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Child Development & Psychology, Bioethics/Medical Ethics and Rehabilitation Professions. Its highest traditional-student placement is #124 of 5,473 in Economic Diversity.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Overall Diversity (Southwest) | ✓ | |||
| Overall Diversity (Oklahoma) | ✓ | |||
| Ethnic Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Ethnic Diversity (Southwest) | ✓ | |||
| Ethnic Diversity (Oklahoma) | ✓ | |||
| Age Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Age Diversity (Southwest) | ✓ | |||
| Age Diversity (Oklahoma) | ✓ | |||
| Economic Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Economic Diversity (Southwest) | ✓ | |||
| Economic Diversity (Oklahoma) | ✓ | |||
| Most Popular (Southwest) | ✓ | |||
| Most Popular (Oklahoma) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Rehabilitation Professions | ||||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child Development & Psychology | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
Northeastern State University earned no athletics badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #85 of 141 in Football (D2).
In College Factual’s 2026 online-program rankings, Northeastern State University earned 1 badge across 1 online program in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 7 in Most Popular Online for Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | ||||
| Most Popular Online | ✓ |
Northeastern State University earned no veterans badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,767 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 36%).
Each ranking here is grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2026 edition. Northeastern State University appears in 274 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
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