SLU earned 55 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 24 in the top 5%, 10 in the top 10% and 20 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #4 of 659 in Highest Paid Graduates for Health & Physical Education, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 55 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 1 / 24
Highest placement: #4 of 659, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 15
Placements this edition: 336
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 Louis University Earned?
Saint Louis University holds 55 ranking badges across 15 fields of study, 25 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Each ranking is recalculated when updated data becomes available. These badges come from the 2027 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. Find out more about 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%
24
Top 10%
10
Top 15%
20
Total
55
What Is Saint Louis University Known For?
Saint Louis University is best known for Business, Management & Marketing: 7 of its 50 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Health & Physical Education, Computer Information Systems and Criminal Justice & Corrections.
How Does Saint Louis University Rank in Athletics?
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, Saint Louis University earned 2 badges across 2 sports, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #38 of 846 in Softball.
How Does Saint Louis University Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, Saint Louis University earned 2 badges across 2 online programs, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #6 of 288 in Most Popular Online for Computer Information Systems.
These rankings are based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2027 edition. Saint Louis University appears in 336 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