SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville Ranking Badges

SAE Institute - Nashville earned 8 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 2 in the top 1%, 1 in the top 5%, 1 in the top 10% and 4 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #2 of 307 in Most Popular for Audiovisual Communications, a top 1% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 8 (2026 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 2 / 1
Highest placement: #2 of 307, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 2
Placements this edition: 45
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 SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville Earned?

SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville holds 8 ranking badges across 2 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 or online-program rankings. College Factual re-runs each ranking as fresh data is published. The current ranking cycle is 2026 edition. This page indicates the top award category achieved for this year. Learn 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%	2
Top 5%	1
Top 10%	1
Top 15%	4
Total	8

What Is SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville Known For?

SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville is best known for Communications Technology/Support: 3 of its 8 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Audiovisual Communications and Arts & Media Management.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Location Diversity	✓
Location Diversity (Southeast)	✓
Location Diversity (Tennessee)	✓

Communications Technology/Support

Ranking	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular		✓
Audiovisual Communications
Most Popular		✓
Most Focused	✓

Visual & Performing Arts

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%
Arts & Media Management
Most Popular	✓
Most Focused		✓

How Does SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville Rank for Veterans?

SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville earned no veterans badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #4,069 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.

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Notes and References

These rankings are built on federal education data, 2026 edition. SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville 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).

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