Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Ranking Badges

OHIO Lancaster earned 8 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 1 in the top 5%, 3 in the top 10% and 3 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #8 of 1,027 in Most Focused for Communication & Media Studies, a top 1% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 8 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 1 / 1
Highest placement: #8 of 1,027, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 3
Placements this edition: 45
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 Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Earned?

Ohio University-Lancaster Campus holds 8 ranking badges across 3 fields of study, 2 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 or online-program rankings. We update our rankings throughout the year as new data becomes available. These badges come from the 2027 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. Explore our data sources and methodologies. If you are an administrator interested in using our badge program to showcase your college’s strengths, please contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	1
Top 5%	1
Top 10%	3
Top 15%	3
Total	8

What Is Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Known For?

Ohio University-Lancaster Campus is best known for Public & Social Service: 3 of its 8 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Communication & Media Studies, Social Work and Interdisciplinary Studies.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 10%	Top 5%
Best for the Money	✓
Best for the Money (Great Lakes)	✓
Best for the Money (Ohio)		✓

Communication & Journalism

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Communication & Media Studies
Most Focused				✓

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Interdisciplinary Studies
Most Focused	✓

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%
Best Value	✓
Social Work
Best Value	✓
Most Focused		✓

How Does Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Rank for Veterans?

Ohio University-Lancaster Campus earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #844 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 18%).

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Notes and References

The rankings above are grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. Ohio University-Lancaster Campus appears in 45 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.