NKU earned 56 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 9 in the top 5%, 23 in the top 10% and 24 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #3 of 173 in Most Popular Online for Business & Commerce, a top 5% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 56 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 9
Highest placement: #3 of 173, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 12
Placements this edition: 292
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 Northern Kentucky University Earned?
Northern Kentucky University holds 56 ranking badges across 12 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 awards below are from the 2027 edition. This page indicates the top award category achieved for this year. Explore our data sources and methodologies. Administrators interested in displaying College Factual badges can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
0
Top 5%
9
Top 10%
23
Top 15%
24
Total
56
What Is Northern Kentucky University Known For?
Northern Kentucky University is best known for Business, Management & Marketing: 9 of its 42 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Nursing, Business & Commerce and Management Information Systems. Its highest traditional-student placement is #30 of 2,144 in Most Popular for Nursing.
How Does Northern Kentucky University Rank in Athletics?
Northern Kentucky University earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #180 of 820 in Baseball (top 22%).
How Does Northern Kentucky University Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, Northern Kentucky University earned 5 badges across 4 online programs, 3 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #3 of 173 in Most Popular Online for Business & Commerce.
How Does Northern Kentucky University Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, Northern Kentucky University earned 9 badges; its highest placement is #271 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
The rankings above are based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2027 edition. Northern Kentucky University appears in 292 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