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University of Virginia’s College at Wise Ranking Badges

UVa - Wise earned 9 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 3 in the top 5%, 4 in the top 10% and 2 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #4 of 245 in Most Focused for General Social Sciences, a top 5% award.

Key facts

• Badges earned: 9 (2026 edition)
• In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 3
• Highest placement: #4 of 245, a top 5% award
• Fields of study with a badge: 5
• Placements this edition: 61
• Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2026. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has University of Virginia’s College at Wise Earned?

University of Virginia’s College at Wise holds 9 ranking badges across 5 fields of study, 3 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. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. The awards below are from the 2026 edition. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. Read about our data sources and methodologies. College administrators who want to showcase these awards through our badge program can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	0
Top 5%	3
Top 10%	4
Top 15%	2
Total	9

What Is University of Virginia’s College at Wise Known For?

University of Virginia’s College at Wise is best known for Social Sciences: 1 of its 7 traditional-student awards is in that field. Its top-ranked majors include General Social Sciences, General English Literature and General Education.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Age Diversity		✓
Age Diversity (Southeast)		✓
Age Diversity (Virginia)			✓

Business, Management & Marketing

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Business & Commerce
Most Focused	✓

Education

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
General Education
Most Focused		✓

English Language & Literature

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
General English Literature
Most Focused			✓

Social Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
General Social Sciences
Most Focused			✓

How Does University of Virginia’s College at Wise Rank for Online Students?

University of Virginia’s College at Wise earned no online-program badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #86 of 173 in Most Popular Online for Business & Commerce (top 50%).

How Does University of Virginia’s College at Wise Rank for Veterans?

In College Factual’s 2026 veterans rankings, University of Virginia’s College at Wise earned 2 badges; its highest placement is #279 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best for Veterans		✓

Health Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Nursing
Top Ranked Veterans	✓

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Notes and References

The rankings above are grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2026 edition. University of Virginia’s College at Wise appears in 61 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.