SHSU earned 45 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 2 in the top 1%, 6 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 #10 of 1,766 in Most Popular for Criminal Justice & Corrections, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 45 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 2 / 6
Highest placement: #10 of 1,766, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 15
Placements this edition: 374
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 Sam Houston State University Earned?
Sam Houston State University holds 45 ranking badges across 15 fields of study, 8 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. The current ranking cycle is 2027 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. 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%
2
Top 5%
6
Top 10%
19
Top 15%
18
Total
45
What Is Sam Houston State University Known For?
Sam Houston State University is best known for Law Enforcement & Firefighting: 4 of its 30 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Criminal Justice & Corrections, Music and Teacher Education Grade Specific.
How Does Sam Houston State University Rank in Athletics?
Sam Houston State University earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #147 of 846 in Softball (top 18%).
How Does Sam Houston State University Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, Sam Houston State University earned 1 badge across 1 online program; its highest placement is #11 of 173 in Most Popular Online for Business & Commerce.
How Does Sam Houston State University Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, Sam Houston State University earned 14 badges, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #208 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
Each ranking here is built on federal education data, 2027 edition. Sam Houston State University appears in 374 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