Sacred Heart earned 53 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 15 in the top 5%, 19 in the top 10% and 18 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 81 in Wrestling, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 53 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 1 / 15
Highest placement: #1 of 81, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 14
Placements this edition: 265
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 Sacred Heart University Earned?
Sacred Heart University holds 53 ranking badges across 14 fields of study, 16 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. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. Read about our data sources and methodologies. Administrators interested in displaying College Factual badges can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
1
Top 5%
15
Top 10%
19
Top 15%
18
Total
53
What Is Sacred Heart University Known For?
Sacred Heart University is best known for Health Professions: 12 of its 50 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Medical Illustration & Informatics, General English Literature and Liberal Arts General Studies. Its highest traditional-student placement is #3 of 165 in Most Popular for Medical Illustration & Informatics.
How Does Sacred Heart University Rank in Athletics?
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, Sacred Heart University earned 1 badge across 1 sport in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 81 in Wrestling.
How Does Sacred Heart University Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, Sacred Heart University earned 1 badge across 1 online program; its highest placement is #76 of 510 in Most Popular Online for Nursing.
The rankings above are drawn from U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. Sacred Heart University appears in 265 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