Sterling College Ranking Badges

Sterling College earned 8 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 0 in the top 5%, 6 in the top 10% and 2 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #63 of 1,188 in Most Focused for Health & Physical Education, a top 10% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 8 (2026 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 0
Highest placement: #63 of 1,188, a top 10% award
Fields of study with a badge: 3
Placements this edition: 58
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2026. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has Sterling College Earned?

Sterling College holds 8 ranking badges across 3 fields of study; 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. College Factual re-runs each ranking as fresh data is published. These badges come from the 2026 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. Read 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%	0
Top 5%	0
Top 10%	6
Top 15%	2
Total	8

What Is Sterling College Known For?

Sterling College is best known for Business, Management & Marketing: 2 of its 8 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Health & Physical Education, Other Business & Marketing and Teacher Education Subject Specific.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%
Overall Diversity		✓
Overall Diversity (The Plains States)		✓
Location Diversity		✓
Ethnic Diversity (The Plains States)	✓

Business, Management & Marketing

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%
Management Sciences & Methods
Most Focused	✓
Other Business & Marketing
Most Focused		✓

Education

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Teacher Education Subject Specific
Most Focused		✓

Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Health & Physical Education
Most Focused		✓

How Does Sterling College Rank for Online Students?

Sterling College earned no online-program badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #95 of 161 in Most Popular Online for Health & Physical Education.

How Does Sterling College Rank for Veterans?

Sterling College earned no veterans badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,588 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 33%).

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Notes and References

Badges on this page come from rankings built on federal education data, 2026 edition. Sterling College appears in 58 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.