Ottawa University-Surprise Ranking Badges

Ottawa University - Surprise earned 10 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 2 in the top 1%, 1 in the top 5%, 4 in the top 10% and 3 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #8 of 1,188 in Most Focused for Health & Physical Education, a top 1% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 10 (2026 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 2 / 1
Highest placement: #8 of 1,188, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 5
Placements this edition: 54
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2026. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has Ottawa University-Surprise Earned?

Ottawa University-Surprise holds 10 ranking badges across 5 fields of study, 3 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 rankings. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. The awards below are from the 2026 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. 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%	2
Top 5%	1
Top 10%	4
Top 15%	3
Total	10

What Is Ottawa University-Surprise Known For?

Ottawa University-Surprise is best known for Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness: 1 of its 10 traditional-student awards is in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Health & Physical Education, Communication & Media Studies and Business Administration & Management.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%
Location Diversity	✓
Location Diversity (Southwest)		✓
Ethnic Diversity		✓
Ethnic Diversity (Southwest)	✓
Ethnic Diversity (Arizona)		✓

Business, Management & Marketing

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Business Administration & Management
Most Focused			✓

Communication & Journalism

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

Engineering

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
General Engineering
Most Focused	✓

Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Health & Physical Education
Most Focused				✓

Psychology

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
General Psychology
Most Focused		✓

How Does Ottawa University-Surprise Rank for Online Students?

Ottawa University-Surprise earned no online-program badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #62 of 63 in Most Popular Online for Information Science.

How Does Ottawa University-Surprise Rank for Veterans?

Ottawa University-Surprise earned no veterans badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #2,209 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 45%).

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Notes and References

College Factual’s rankings are based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2026 edition. Ottawa University-Surprise appears in 54 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.