Pepperdine earned 92 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 6 in the top 1%, 27 in the top 5%, 39 in the top 10% and 20 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 33 in Most Popular for Dispute Resolution, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 92 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 6 / 27
Highest placement: #1 of 33, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 14
Placements this edition: 248
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 Pepperdine University Earned?
Pepperdine University holds 92 ranking badges across 14 fields of study, 33 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 current ranking cycle is 2027 edition. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. Find out more 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%
6
Top 5%
27
Top 10%
39
Top 15%
20
Total
92
What Is Pepperdine University Known For?
Pepperdine University is best known for Business, Management & Marketing: 10 of its 70 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Dispute Resolution, Accounting and Clinical & Counseling Psychology.
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, Pepperdine University earned 19 badges across 16 sports, 6 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #5 of 219 in Outdoor Track and Field.
How Does Pepperdine University Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, Pepperdine University earned 3 badges across 3 online programs, 3 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 8 in Most Popular Online for Dispute Resolution.
Pepperdine University earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,235 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 26%).
Badges on this page come from rankings based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2027 edition. Pepperdine University appears in 248 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