Texas State earned 77 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 3 in the top 1%, 25 in the top 5%, 26 in the top 10% and 23 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #4 of 945 in Most Popular for Drama & Theater Arts, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 77 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 3 / 25
Highest placement: #4 of 945, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 25
Placements this edition: 505
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 Texas State University Earned?
Texas State University holds 77 ranking badges across 25 fields of study, 28 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. College Factual re-runs each ranking as fresh data is published. The awards below are from the 2027 edition. This page indicates the top award category achieved for this year. Find out more 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%
3
Top 5%
25
Top 10%
26
Top 15%
23
Total
77
What Is Texas State University Known For?
Texas State University is best known for Visual & Performing Arts: 14 of its 75 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Drama & Theater Arts, Health & Physical Education and General English Literature.
How Does Texas State University Rank in Athletics?
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, Texas State University earned 1 badge across 1 sport; its highest placement is #136 of 909 in Volleyball.
How Does Texas State University Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, Texas State University earned 1 badge across 1 online program; its highest placement is #12 of 122 in Most Popular Online for Other Interdisciplinary Studies.
How Does Texas State University Rank for Veterans?
Texas State University earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #932 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 19%).
College Factual’s rankings are based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2027 edition. Texas State University appears in 505 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