SSU earned 57 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 14 in the top 5%, 14 in the top 10% and 28 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #2 of 304 in Highest Paid Graduates for Drama & Theater Arts, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 57 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 1 / 14
Highest placement: #2 of 304, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 16
Placements this edition: 229
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 Sonoma State University Earned?
Sonoma State University holds 57 ranking badges across 16 fields of study, 15 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. We update our rankings throughout the year as new data becomes available. This page reflects the 2027 edition. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. See 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%
14
Top 10%
14
Top 15%
28
Total
57
What Is Sonoma State University Known For?
Sonoma State University is best known for Education: 8 of its 52 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Drama & Theater Arts, Criminal Justice & Corrections and General Education.
How Does Sonoma State University Rank in Athletics?
Sonoma State University earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #16 of 88 in Cross Country (D2) (top 19%).
How Does Sonoma State University Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, Sonoma State University earned 1 badge across 1 online program; its highest placement is #4 of 41 in Most Popular Online for Other Education.
Each ranking here is built on federal education data, 2027 edition. Sonoma State University appears in 229 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