South Texas College earned 103 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 5 in the top 1%, 40 in the top 5%, 38 in the top 10% and 20 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #14 of 1,926 in Best Value for Nursing, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 103 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 5 / 40
Highest placement: #14 of 1,926, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 22
Placements this edition: 240
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 South Texas College Earned?
South Texas College holds 103 ranking badges across 22 fields of study, 45 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 rankings. Our rankings are refreshed through the year as new data arrives. This page reflects the 2027 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. Learn more about our data sources and methodologies. Want to feature these awards on your college’s site? Administrators can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
5
Top 5%
40
Top 10%
38
Top 15%
20
Total
103
What Is South Texas College Known For?
South Texas College is best known for Health Professions: 7 of its 82 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Nursing, Health & Physical Education and Precision Metal Working.
How Does South Texas College Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, South Texas College earned 4 badges across 4 online programs; its highest placement is #27 of 369 in Most Popular Online for Teacher Education Grade Specific.
These rankings are grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. South Texas College appears in 240 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