St. Cloud State University earned 25 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 2 in the top 5%, 8 in the top 10% and 14 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 53 in Highest Paid Graduates for Recreation Administration, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 25 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 1 / 2
Highest placement: #1 of 53, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 10
Placements this edition: 266
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 Saint Cloud State University Earned?
Saint Cloud State University holds 25 ranking badges across 10 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 online-program rankings. We update our rankings throughout the year as new data becomes available. The current ranking cycle is 2027 edition. This page indicates the top award category achieved for this year. Explore our data sources and methodologies. If you are an administrator interested in using our badge program to showcase your college’s strengths, please contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
1
Top 5%
2
Top 10%
8
Top 15%
14
Total
25
What Is Saint Cloud State University Known For?
Saint Cloud State University is best known for Law Enforcement & Firefighting: 3 of its 20 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Recreation Administration, Geography & Cartography and Liberal Arts General Studies.
How Does Saint Cloud State University Rank in Athletics?
Saint Cloud State University earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #134 of 251 in Volleyball (D2).
How Does Saint Cloud State University Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, Saint Cloud State University earned 5 badges; its highest placement is #307 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
Each ranking here is drawn from U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. Saint Cloud State University appears in 266 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