Tarleton earned 28 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 5 in the top 5%, 12 in the top 10% and 10 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 37 in Highest Paid Graduates for Wildlife Management, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 28 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 1 / 5
Highest placement: #1 of 37, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 11
Placements this edition: 295
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 Tarleton State University Earned?
Tarleton State University holds 28 ranking badges across 11 fields of study, 6 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 online-program rankings. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. This page reflects the 2027 edition. This page indicates the top award category achieved for this year. 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%
1
Top 5%
5
Top 10%
12
Top 15%
10
Total
28
What Is Tarleton State University Known For?
Tarleton State University is best known for Agriculture: 7 of its 28 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Wildlife Management, General Agriculture and Health & Physical Education.
How Does Tarleton State University Rank in Athletics?
Tarleton State University earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #368 of 731 in Tennis.
How Does Tarleton State University Rank for Veterans?
Tarleton State University earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #789 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 16%).
College Factual’s rankings are built on federal education data, 2027 edition. Tarleton State University appears in 295 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