by our College Data Analytics TeamSIUE earned 20 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 1 in the top 5%, 8 in the top 10% and 11 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #2 of 58 in Highest Paid Graduates for Dentistry, a top 5% award.
Key facts
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville holds 20 ranking badges across 6 fields of study, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. These badges come from the 2027 edition. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. See our data sources and methodologies. To use these badges in your college’s communications, administrators can contact us.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 0 |
| Top 5% | 1 |
| Top 10% | 8 |
| Top 15% | 11 |
| Total | 20 |
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is best known for Business, Management & Marketing: 4 of its 18 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Dentistry, Liberal Arts General Studies and Educational Administration.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Best | ✓ | |||
| Overall Best (Great Lakes) | ✓ | |||
| Overall Best (Illinois) | ✓ | |||
| Most Popular (Great Lakes) | ✓ | |||
| Most Popular (Illinois) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Business Administration & Management | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Management Sciences & Methods | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dentistry | ||||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ | |||
| Nursing | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Liberal Arts General Studies | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geography and Environmental Studies. | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Interdisciplinary Studies | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ |
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #234 of 820 in Baseball (top 29%).
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville earned 1 badge across 1 online program; its highest placement is #39 of 510 in Most Popular Online for Nursing.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | ||||
| Most Popular Online | ✓ |
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville earned 1 badge; its highest placement is #725 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for Veterans | ✓ |
These rankings are grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville appears in 289 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
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