MD Anderson earned 19 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 3 in the top 1%, 10 in the top 5%, 6 in the top 10% and 0 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 338 in Highest Paid Graduates for Public Health, a top 1% award.
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Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center holds 19 ranking badges across 1 field of study, 13 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 rankings. Our rankings are refreshed through the year as new data arrives. The current ranking cycle is 2027 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. Explore our data sources and methodologies. College administrators who want to showcase these awards through our badge program can contact us.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 3 |
| Top 5% | 10 |
| Top 10% | 6 |
| Top 15% | 0 |
| Total | 19 |
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is best known for Health Professions: 9 of its 18 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Public Health, Allied Health Professions and Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Best | ✓ | |||
| Overall Best (Southwest) | ✓ | |||
| Overall Best (Texas) | ✓ | |||
| Overall Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Overall Diversity (Southwest) | ✓ | |||
| Overall Diversity (Texas) | ✓ | |||
| Ethnic Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Ethnic Diversity (Southwest) | ✓ | |||
| Ethnic Diversity (Texas) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Allied Health Professions | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Mental & Social Health Services | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Public Health | ||||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center earned 1 badge across 1 online program; its highest placement is #5 of 64 in Most Popular Online for Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | ||||
| Most Popular Online | ✓ |
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #4,795 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
These rankings are drawn from U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center appears in 36 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
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