Oregon State earned 102 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 12 in the top 1%, 35 in the top 5%, 22 in the top 10% and 33 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 1,065 in Most Popular for Natural Resources & Conservation, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 102 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 12 / 35
Highest placement: #1 of 1,065, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 22
Placements this edition: 562
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 Oregon State University Earned?
Oregon State University holds 102 ranking badges across 22 fields of study, 47 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. College Factual re-runs each ranking as fresh data is published. These badges come from the 2027 edition. This page indicates the top award category achieved for this year. Explore 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%
12
Top 5%
35
Top 10%
22
Top 15%
33
Total
102
What Is Oregon State University Known For?
Oregon State University is best known for Natural Resources & Conservation: 8 of its 92 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Botany/Plant Biology, Construction Engineering and Fisheries Sciences.
How Does Oregon State University Rank in Athletics?
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, Oregon State University earned 5 badges across 5 sports; its highest placement is #73 of 820 in Baseball.
How Does Oregon State University Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, Oregon State University earned 3 badges across 3 online programs, 2 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 3 in Most Popular Online for Fisheries Sciences.
How Does Oregon State University Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, Oregon State University earned 2 badges, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 1 in Top Ranked Veterans for Forest Engineering.
Badges on this page come from rankings calculated from federal education data, 2027 edition. Oregon State University appears in 562 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