Northwest Missouri State University Ranking Badges
Northwest earned 28 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 5 in the top 1%, 5 in the top 5%, 8 in the top 10% and 10 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 52 in Age Diversity (Missouri), a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 28 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 5 / 5
Highest placement: #1 of 52, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 7
Placements this edition: 244
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 Northwest Missouri State University Earned?
Northwest Missouri State University holds 28 ranking badges across 7 fields of study, 10 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. The awards below are from the 2027 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. 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%
5
Top 5%
5
Top 10%
8
Top 15%
10
Total
28
What Is Northwest Missouri State University Known For?
Northwest Missouri State University is best known for Education: 10 of its 25 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Educational Administration, Teacher Education Subject Specific and Geography & Cartography.
How Does Northwest Missouri State University Rank in Athletics?
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, Northwest Missouri State University earned 1 badge across 1 sport; its highest placement is #20 of 141 in Football (D2).
How Does Northwest Missouri State University Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, Northwest Missouri State University earned 1 badge across 1 online program; its highest placement is #2 of 9 in Most Popular Online for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies.
How Does Northwest Missouri State University Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, Northwest Missouri State University earned 1 badge; its highest placement is #529 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
Each ranking here is drawn from U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. Northwest Missouri State University appears in 244 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