by our College Data Analytics TeamSterling earned 4 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 0 in the top 5%, 2 in the top 10% and 1 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 680 in Most Focused for Natural Resources Conservation, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2026. Data as of: July 2026.
Sterling College holds 4 ranking badges across 1 field 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. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics or online-program rankings. Each ranking is recalculated when updated data becomes available. The current ranking cycle is 2026 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.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 1 |
| Top 5% | 0 |
| Top 10% | 2 |
| Top 15% | 1 |
| Total | 4 |
Sterling College is best known for Natural Resources & Conservation: 1 of its 4 traditional-student awards is in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Natural Resources Conservation.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Economic Diversity (New England) | ✓ | |||
| Economic Diversity (Vermont) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
Sterling College earned no veterans badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #2,587 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
College Factual’s rankings are built on federal education data, 2026 edition. Sterling College appears in 13 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
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