UA earned 160 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 7 in the top 1%, 41 in the top 5%, 57 in the top 10% and 55 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 19 in Most Popular Online for Food, Nutrition & Related Services, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 160 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 7 / 41
Highest placement: #1 of 19, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 23
Placements this edition: 489
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 The University of Alabama Earned?
The University of Alabama holds 160 ranking badges across 23 fields of study, 48 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Our rankings are refreshed through the year as new data arrives. The awards below are from the 2027 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. To use these badges in your college’s communications, administrators can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
7
Top 5%
41
Top 10%
57
Top 15%
55
Total
160
What Is The University of Alabama Known For?
The University of Alabama is best known for Business, Management & Marketing: 17 of its 85 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Marketing, Finance & Financial Management and Food, Nutrition & Related Services. Its highest traditional-student placement is #1 of 73 in Most Popular (Alabama).
How Does The University of Alabama Rank in Athletics?
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, The University of Alabama earned 16 badges across 13 sports, 3 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #15 of 820 in Baseball.
How Does The University of Alabama Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, The University of Alabama earned 14 badges across 13 online programs, 6 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 19 in Most Popular Online for Food, Nutrition & Related Services.
How Does The University of Alabama Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, The University of Alabama earned 45 badges, 4 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #103 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
Each ranking here is grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. The University of Alabama appears in 489 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