Southern Arkansas University Tech Ranking Badges

SAU Tech earned 19 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 2 in the top 5%, 4 in the top 10% and 13 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #3 of 149 in Best Value for Interdisciplinary Studies, a top 5% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 19 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 2
Highest placement: #3 of 149, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 6
Placements this edition: 108
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 Southern Arkansas University Tech Earned?

Southern Arkansas University Tech holds 19 ranking badges across 6 fields of study, 2 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. The awards below are from the 2027 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. Read about our data sources and methodologies. Administrators interested in displaying College Factual badges can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	0
Top 5%	2
Top 10%	4
Top 15%	13
Total	19

What Is Southern Arkansas University Tech Known For?

Southern Arkansas University Tech is best known for Law Enforcement & Firefighting: 5 of its 19 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Interdisciplinary Studies, Criminal Justice & Corrections and Precision Metal Working.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%
Overall Best (Southeast)	✓
Overall Best (Arkansas)		✓
Best for the Money	✓
Best for the Money (Southeast)	✓
Male / Female Diversity (Southeast)	✓
Male / Female Diversity (Arkansas)	✓

Engineering Technologies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Industrial Production Technology
Most Focused	✓

Health Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Health Sciences & Services
Most Focused		✓

Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 5%
Top Ranked	✓
Criminal Justice & Corrections
Top Ranked	✓
Most Focused		✓
Fire Protection
Top Ranked	✓
Most Focused	✓

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 5%
Best Value	✓
Interdisciplinary Studies
Best Value		✓

Personal & Culinary Services

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Cosmetology
Top Ranked	✓
Best Value	✓

Precision Production

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked		✓
Precision Metal Working
Top Ranked		✓

How Does Southern Arkansas University Tech Rank for Online Students?

Southern Arkansas University Tech earned no online-program badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #18 of 43 in Most Popular Online for Industrial Production Technology (top 42%).

How Does Southern Arkansas University Tech Rank for Veterans?

Southern Arkansas University Tech earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #2,254 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 46%).

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Notes and References

These rankings are drawn from U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. Southern Arkansas University Tech appears in 108 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.